Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.

This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

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

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

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