Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

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

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.

This reconstructed Revolutionary War-era residence marks the first major battle after the Declaration of Independence

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The Ortega family started their iconic food company in this small, adobe kitchen.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

The magic's in the hole!

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.