Brooklyn, New York
P.S. 15, Patrick F. Daly School
School named after its beloved principal, killed in the cross-fire of a drug related shooting.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Brooklyn, New York
Henry Chadwick's Grave
The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.
New York, New York
The Actor's Temple
A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.
New York, New York
14th Street-Union Square Moving Platforms
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
Brooklyn, New York
William Beard's Grave
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
Brooklyn, New York
Van Brunt St Fire House (H & L Engine Co 101, Engine 202)
Where there’s manufacturing, there’s fire!
Brooklyn, New York
'Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness'
This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.
Staten Island, New York
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.
Queens, New York
76th Street Subway Station
Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Clay Retort and Fire Bricks Works Storehouse
The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.
Brooklyn, New York
The Red Hook Community Justice Center
An experimental, community court opened in 2000 takes a new approach to youth offenders in south Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Naval Cemetery Landscape
What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.
Brooklyn, New York
Mechanics and Traders Bank
Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.
New York, New York
Sambar and Wild Dog Diorama
This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.
Bronx, New York
Fordham Cemetery
A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.
Brooklyn, New York
Newkirk Plaza Mural and Mosaic
A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.
Bronx, New York
West 230th Step Street
The longest step street in the city.
New York, New York
The Former Offices of McKim, Mead and White
The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.
Brooklyn, New York
The Leaning Brownstone
This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
New York, New York
'Dwellings' at the Breuer Building
This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.
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
The Japanese-Style House of Prospect Park South
This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.
New York, New York
The Press Room
Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.
New York, New York
Skyscraper Museum
An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.
