Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

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

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Where Greenpoint's first European settler—and troublemaker—made his home.