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You will never see this again. Every year trains transported circus animals to the train yard in Long Island City, Queens. The Train yard is across the street from the Queens Midtown Tunnel. In the middle of the night the elephants would be marched through the tunnel to Manhattan. They would then be fed and then marched to Madison Square Garden where the would perform in The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Animal right groups forced the circus to stop using elephants in their shows. Attendance Dropped to low levels, forcing the Circus to shut down.

Steve donates his Photo's and Video's to the FDNY, for training purposes. He was honored on June 16th 2001, by Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen when he was promoted to the rank of Honorary Deputy Chief. Steve is also a member of the Fire Bell Club of New York Inc. Steve has been a Freelance photographer for more than 25 years. His photo's have appeared in all the major Newspapers in the New York City area, including the New York Times, Daily News, Newsday, N.Y. Post, Associated Press, and UPI. He was also published in Firehouse, Fire Engineering and WNYF magazines and other publications. Steve is the Author of New York Lifesavers which was published in 1991. He has also won numerous awards for his photo's including the UFA, UFOA,...