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.
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Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Queens, New York
Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.
Queens, New York
A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.
Queens, New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Queens, New York
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Brooklyn, New York
Where Greenpoint's first European settler—and troublemaker—made his home.
Brooklyn, New York
A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.
Brooklyn, New York
Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Brooklyn, New York
Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
Brooklyn, New York
Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.
Brooklyn, New York
The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.
Brooklyn, New York
A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
Brooklyn, New York
A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.
Brooklyn, New York
Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.
Brooklyn, New York
Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.
Brooklyn, New York
If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.
Brooklyn, New York
The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.
Brooklyn, New York
This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.
Brooklyn, New York
This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.