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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

The final resting place of some of Staten Island's earliest settlers and their descendants.

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

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

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

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

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

The oldest private residence in New York City.