First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

Out of a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and stops, this Queens subway station is arguably the most mysterious—if it exists at all.

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

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