Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

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.

New York City's first Modernist house.

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

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

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

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

School named after its beloved principal, killed in the cross-fire of a drug related shooting.

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

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.