New York, New York
Gorilla Diorama
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Brooklyn, New York
12 Dead From Bad Moonshine
What’s a sure fire way to end up in jail in New York in the 1920s? Peddling bad moonshine.
Brooklyn, New York
John Paul Jones Park's Rodman Gun
The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.
New York, New York
Times Square Station Fake Tiles
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
Brooklyn, New York
Site of the Great Greenpoint Sewer Explosion
If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.
New York, New York
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.
Brooklyn, New York
Park Slope Plane Crash
One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Canarsie Trolley Graveyard
Residents of this Brooklyn neighborhood may be unaware their houses sit atop a buried trolley graveyard.
Brooklyn, New York
Kane Street Impaled Pumpkins
For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.
Brooklyn, New York
Bomelstein's Jewelers Clock
The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.
Queens, New York
Weekender Billiards & Bar
Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.
Brooklyn, New York
Bay Ridge Gingerbread House
On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Brewery Barrel Room
2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Winery
Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.
New York, New York
The Narrowest Building in New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
Queens, New York
'The Ramp'
Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.
Brooklyn, New York
Spritz Cookie Gravestone
This recipe is set in stone.
Brooklyn, New York
Gottlieb's Restaurant
One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.
Brooklyn, New York
Sunny's Bar
Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.
New York, New York
Onieals Grand Street Bar
A prohibition era watering hole for the police.
Queens, New York
Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass
The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.
Queens, New York
The Welling Court Mural Project
A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.
New York, New York
New York City Fire Museum
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
