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The Webster Apartments

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
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Delmonico's Pompeii Columns

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
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The Ziegfeld Head

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
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Onieals Grand Street Bar

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.
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Nathan Hale Hanging Site

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
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Cole Porter's Piano

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
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Cathedral Peacock Hutch

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
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The Cross at Ground Zero

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

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
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Graybar Rats

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
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Survivor Tree

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
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300 West 38th Street

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
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Spotlight on Broadway Map

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
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Waldorf Astoria Archives

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.
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Hare Krishna Tree

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
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Ear Inn

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
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The Players

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
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The Standard Oil Building

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
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The Marriage of Money and Real Estate

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
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Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
New York, New York

Staple Street Skybridge

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
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Jeffrey's Hook Light

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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Greenwich Locksmith

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.