Places jeffro66 Wants to Go

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

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