A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

Historic Greenpoint theater, turned roller disco, now housing a chain pharmacy store.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

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

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

The childhood home of one of America's greatest unsung troubadours still stands in a much changed Brooklyn neighborhood.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

Fabrication workshop where the encasement for One World Trade Center's beacon was constructed.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.