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Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

A big shiny gin and whiskey distillery in Sunset Park.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

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

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

This recipe is set in stone.

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

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.