This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

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

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

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

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Discover the taste of mold.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.