The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

Nondescript building owned by ExxonMobil working on siphoning Greenpoint Oil Spill out of the ground.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.