Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

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

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

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

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

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

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.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.