New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
The Ganesh Temple of Queens
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
New York, New York
Paley Park
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
Brooklyn, New York
The Carousel in Prospect Park
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
Brooklyn, New York
Bellocq Tea
A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
New York, New York
Church of the Intercession
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
Brooklyn, New York
Vinegar Hill
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Giant Needle and Button
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Museum at Eldridge Street
America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.
New York, New York
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
La Plaza Cultural
This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.
New York, New York
Hare Krishna Tree
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
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.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
'The Sale of Manhattan'
Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.
New York, New York
Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
Brooklyn, New York
Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen
Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.
New York, New York
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.
Staten Island, New York
Historic Richmond Town
A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.
Staten Island, New York
Tugboat Graveyard
Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.
Staten Island, New York
Kreischer Mansion
This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
