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There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

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

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.