A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

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

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

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

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

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

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

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

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.