Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.