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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.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

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

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

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

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

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.