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

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

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

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

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.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.