Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.

A cargo of beautiful music.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.