Staten Island, New York
Kreischer Mansion
This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
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Staten Island, New York
This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
New York, New York
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
New York, New York
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
New York, New York
New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.
New York, New York
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
New York, New York
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
Kingston, New York
Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
New York, New York
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
New York, New York
A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
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.
New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
Brooklyn, New York
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
New York, New York
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
Brooklyn, New York
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
New York, New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
New York, New York
One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.
Staten Island, New York
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.