Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

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

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

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.