School named after its beloved principal, killed in the cross-fire of a drug related shooting.

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

Nondescript building owned by ExxonMobil working on siphoning Greenpoint Oil Spill out of the ground.

The engineering feat of the Panama Canal was possible in small part thanks to materials developed in this humble Red Hook foundry.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Where there’s manufacturing, there’s fire!

The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

An experimental, community court opened in 2000 takes a new approach to youth offenders in south Brooklyn.

A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.

Once home to the country's most gargantuan ships, this graving dock now waits for people to buy furniture.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.