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

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

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

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.