This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

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

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

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

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

A cargo of beautiful music.

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.

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.