A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

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

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

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.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

A cargo of beautiful music.

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

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.