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City Hall Station

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

40.7134, -74.0046

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Interior of the Dream House

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Dream House

Lamonte Young and Mariane Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

40.7185, -74.0048

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Evolution Nature Store

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

40.7281, -73.9948

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Mmuseumm

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Mmuseumm

Tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

40.7174, -74.0028

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Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

Crumbling hospital from 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

40.7515, -73.9596

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Obscura Antiques and Oddities

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

40.7275, -73.9801

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5 Beekman Street

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

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The Trophy Room at the top of the Explorers Club headquarters

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Explorers Club Headquarters

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

40.7699, -73.9656

Added by Annetta Black

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Egg Cream

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Egg Cream

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

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Nathan’s Famous French Fry Fork

The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.

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Chopped Cheese

This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.

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Eggs are the story at this art installation.

The Story Behind New York City's New Egg House

If you visit this pop-up, you’ll enter the dreams of Ellis the egg.

Members of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in the 1920s.

The Feminist Lunch That Broke Boundaries 150 Years Ago

For women, dining in public without men was revolutionary.

Holt also described pizza with cheese added first.

Remembering When 'The New York Times' Explained Pizza

No "pizzas" here, only "pizze."

Bernice Stochek Friedson in 1948, aged 16, playing one of her father's violins.

The Man Who Made Violins Out of New York City Buildings

In the 1940s, luthier Samuel Stochek created stunning instruments from the wood of demolished houses.

by Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Fragments of prehistoric life are embedded all over the urban landscape. But you have to look close.

How to Spot the Fossils Hiding in Plain Sight

Traces of prehistoric life are everywhere.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

February 23, 2018

Farm Manager Tom Rubino harvests marigolds at Farm.one.

The Underground Farm Delivering Rare Herbs to New York’s Top Chefs

Bespoke greens and flowers are grown-to-order in Manhattan.

by John Washington

February 14, 2018

A bagel served with lox and cream cheese at Kutsher's restaurant in New York, 1977.

The Forgotten History of New York’s Bagel Famines

Remembering Local 338 and the world's toughest bagel bakers.

by Natasha Frost

February 09, 2018

Joe Cino, middle, in the re-opened Caffe Cino, some months after a 1965 fire.

The Gay Coffeehouse Where Off-Off Broadway Theater Was Born

Remembering the Caffe Cino of 31 Cornelia Street, New York.

by Natasha Frost

February 09, 2018

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