This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.

A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.