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

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Once home to the country's most gargantuan ships, this graving dock now waits for people to buy furniture.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.