This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

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

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

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

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Set sail on a small scale.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

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