This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.