A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

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

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

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

A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.

Retribution for death of infamous mob boss Franie Yale was a case of mistaken identity.

Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

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