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This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.

This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.

Time travel back to the 19th century and catch an old-timey baseball game at a 209-acre recreated village.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.

Polish babkas, cheesecakes, and rose jelly-filled doughnuts are made fresh daily at this neighborhood stalwart.

A unique collection of figures perform down the facade of the Gene Frankel Theatre.

A museum that houses a collection of stenography machines plus dozens of books, photographs, and guides to shorthand languages from around the world.

Once the site of seances, this restaurant is said to be haunted by several ghosts.

Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.

A restored Shell gas station from 1937 that includes a tow truck, the original gas pumps, and the original office.

School named after its beloved principal, killed in the cross-fire of a drug related shooting.

This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

These sculptures were designed to beautify this neighborhood when it was established in the 1940s.

This Peruvian-Chinese institution has perfected the art of rotisserie chicken—alongside plantains and lo mein.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.