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The Remnants of Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
Places James Ricci Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Rose Hill Historic House
The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Commemorative Plaque
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.
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New York's Oldest Phone Number
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
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Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
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The Little Church Around the Corner
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
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Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
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Eight Mile Creek
Skewer up Kangaroo.
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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.
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William J. Syms Operating Theatre
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
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Padre Pio Shrine
Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
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Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
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'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.
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The Marine Grill Murals of the Hotel McAlpin
The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.
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Onieals Grand Street Bar
A prohibition era watering hole for the police.
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Collyer Brothers Park
Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.
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Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
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Exchange Bar & Grill
Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.
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La Plaza Cultural
This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.
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Hidden Wall of 1976 Graffiti
A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.
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Shrine of Saint Frances Cabrini
The mummified relics of an American missionary.
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Babycastles
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
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Billy's Antiques and Props
A veritable variety of odds and ends.
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Maxilla & Mandible
A Natural History and Science Emporium.
