The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

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

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

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

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

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.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

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

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

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

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

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

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

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

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.