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

The longest step street in the city.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Haven for steampunks.

Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

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

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

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

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.