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  • Roslyn Times & Manhasset Times: “New Book touts North Hempstead history”
    Jan 21 2014

    Roslyn Times & Manhasset Times: “New Book touts North Hempstead history”

    Bill San Antonio has written an excellent article of my new book North Hempstead for the Manhasset Times and Roslyn Times. (0 comments)


  • Roslyn News: ” The Rise of North Hempstead”
    Jan 21 2014

    Roslyn News: ” The Rise of North Hempstead”

    Joe Scotchie of the Roslyn News has written a wonderful summary of my new book North Hempstead. (1 comments)


  • Newsday LI Life Cover Story: “Book about North Hempstead marks its 400th birthday”
    Jan 20 2014

    Newsday LI Life Cover Story: “Book about North Hempstead marks its 400th birthday”

    Newsday published a wonderful five-page LI life cover story on my new book "North Hempstead". (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #51 Solved: A Section of the Clubhouse of the Aviation Country Club of Long Island
    Jan 20 2014

    Mystery Foto #51 Solved: A Section of the Clubhouse of the Aviation Country Club of Long Island

    This week's Mystery Foto was another real challenge and probably the most unusual of the 51 Fotos that have been posted over the last year. (1 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage: The 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer
    Jan 18 2014

    Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage: The 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer

    In 2012, Alan Travis took Jay Leno under the hood of his 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer. (1 comments)


  • NY1 Video: “Hollis Hills Resident Pushes for Greenway Extension”
    Jan 17 2014

    NY1 Video: “Hollis Hills Resident Pushes for Greenway Extension”

    NY1 has posted a news story on Joby Jacobs who is trying to extend the Queens Greenway section of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (0 comments)


  • When Tazio Nuvolari Drove A Sprint Car In Ozone Park
    Jan 14 2014

    When Tazio Nuvolari Drove A Sprint Car In Ozone Park

    After winning the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Tazio Nuvolari and the Italian team had one more week in the New York area before sailing back to their home land. In the February 2008 issue of Automobile, Tony Kaye documented their trip to the Cross Bay Speedway in Ozone Park. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
    Jan 13 2014

    Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma

    Our 50th Mystery Foto featured a crowded location on the Motor Parkway. (7 comments)


  • Hemmings: Alco Black Beast Featured in 2014 Classic Car Calendar  and Jim Donnelly Honors
    Jan 11 2014

    Hemmings: Alco Black Beast Featured in 2014 Classic Car Calendar and Jim Donnelly Honors

    Hemmings announced two honors for the Alco Black Beast this month. (2 comments)


  • Video of the Week: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Queens, NYC (November 20, 2010)
    Jan 11 2014

    Video of the Week: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Queens, NYC (November 20, 2010)

    On November 20, 2010, Emilio Guerra documented this beautiful section of the Motor Parkway making up the Queens Greenway from Kissena Corridor East Park to Alley Pond Park. (0 comments)




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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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