Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.

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

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

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

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

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.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

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

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

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

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.