Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

A big shiny gin and whiskey distillery in Sunset Park.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

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

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

The site where Joe Gallo kept his guns, pet lion, and launched an all out mob war in 1960s Brooklyn.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.