This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

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

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

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

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

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

Historic Greenpoint theater, turned roller disco, now housing a chain pharmacy store.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.