The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

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