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Possible entrance into the tunnel

Brooklyn, New York

Staten Island's Lost Subway Tunnel

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

"Welcome to Tromaville..."

Queens, New York

Troma Entertainment Inc.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Bartow Station

Bronx, New York

Bartow Station

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The building today.

New York, New York

The Brown Building

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Castle Williams

New York, New York

Castle Williams

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

The abandoned boat.

Brooklyn, New York

Calvert Vaux Cove

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Inside a vault.

New York, New York

Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

New York City Police Museum

New York, New York

New York City Police Museum

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

One of the formidable Harris Batteries.

Queens, New York

Fort Tilden

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Wall Street Bombing Scars

New York, New York

Wall Street Bombing Scars

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The Old Headquarters of Murder, Inc.

Brooklyn, New York

The Old Headquarters of Murder, Inc.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

Hangman's Elm

New York, New York

The Hangman's Elm

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

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New York, New York

Titanic Memorial

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Fort Richmond ruins, Fort Wadsworth.

Staten Island, New York

Remains of Fort Wadsworth

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Hamilton's Grange, November 2016

New York, New York

Hamilton Grange

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station

New York, New York

Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

The Manhattan Well Murder

New York, New York

The Manhattan Well Murder

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Hart Island

Bronx, New York

Hart Island

The loneliest island in New York.

The beautifully tiled Art Deco tunnel hidden underneath 34th street.

New York, New York

The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Blockhouse No. 1

New York, New York

Blockhouse No. 1

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

The secret entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel (detail)

New York, New York

The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Abandoned fort ruins

Queens, New York

Fort Totten

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The remains of Riverside Hospital at North Brother Island

Bronx, New York

North Brother Island

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

A daytime view of the grate, looking north on Lexington Avenue towards the corner of 52nd Street.

New York, New York

Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

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