During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

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.

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

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.