A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

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

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

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

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.