The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

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

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The longest step street in the city.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.