Forgotten Borough in Philadelphia on May 21!

We're taking Forgotten Borough on the road to Philadelphia! (Well, technically, I live here now, but it's still a two-hour trip from Queens!) If you're in the area, come to our special event at Robin's Books and Moonstone Arts Center on Saturday, May 21 at 4 p.m. for readings by RON HOGAN, BUZZ POOLE, and editor NICOLE STEINBERG!

By the way, this event is FREE! Robin's Books and Moonstone Arts Center is located at 110A S. 13th Street in Center City, Philadelphia. For more information about the event and our readers, visit our Facebook event page.

Buzz Poole on Forgotten Borough

A shout-out to Forgotten Borough comes today from book contributor Buzz Poole, who speaks at his blog about his piece for the book, "To Bridge: The Spaces Between, Behind, and Around Us" and why he loves Queens. Thanks, Buzz!

Check out Buzz's blog entry here!

The Politics of Space

There is a convergence of train lines at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station in Queens that makes Times Square seem downright tame. It's a place where the politics of space have devolved to anarchy, not violent but jostling. South Asians, Chinese, and Latinos are the majority; their prominence mirrors the world. The E train fills with them, as well as those from the projects of Jamaica and the more suburban settings of Queens that flirt with Long Island, plus the intrepid travelers who have just flown in from JFK, worrying that New York doesn't look like it does in the movies.

—from Buzz Poole's "To Bridge: The Spaces Between, Behind, and Around Us" in the upcoming anthology Forgotten Borough

Pre-order your copy of Forgotten Borough @ SUNY Press, Amazon, or other book retailers.

Above: "Jackson Heights in Three Levels" by lizzard_nyc on flickr