Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

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

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

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

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

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

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

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

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

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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