Architectural Oddities in New York City

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.