A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

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

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

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

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

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

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

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

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

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.

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

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

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

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

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