A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

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

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

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

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

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

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

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

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.