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The Forgotten Entrance to Clinton Hall
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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The Weathermen Townhouse Explosion
A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Septuagesimo Uno
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
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William Lescaze Townhouse
New York City's first Modernist house.
Permanently Closed
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Vintage Massimo Vignelli Subway Map
There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.
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Trinity Churchyard
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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Barthman's Sidewalk Clock
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
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Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.
Permanently Closed
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5 Pointz
A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.
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Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
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Water Tower
This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.
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Sunset Park's 68th Precinct
I fought the law and the precinct caved in.
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Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
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Steinberg Sculpture Garden
A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.
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The Old McGraw-Hill Building
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
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Red Hook Grain Terminal
The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk
Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.
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Second Avenue Subway Art
Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.
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Site of New York Slave Market
Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
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La Plaza Cultural
This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.
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Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
Queens, New York
TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Brooklyn, New York
Mary A. Whalen Oil Tanker
A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
