Queens

The BP Amoco yard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is one of the stops during The Poison Cauldron tour. Refining ceased along Newtown Creek in the 1960s, and today the name of the game is petroleum distribution from fuel barge fed tank farms like this.

Want to tour a toxic beach? 'Anti-tourism' explores the darker, dirtier corners of the world

The latest trend in tourism doesn't look like tourism at all. With the help of some adventurous tour guides, young urbanites are seeking out the world's most unusual, gross and often dangerous locales.

Want to tour a toxic beach? 'Anti-tourism' explores the darker, dirtier corners of the world
Sergei Dovlatov in 1980

A Russian writer who wrote about the absurdity of life now has a street in Queens named after him

A Russian writer who wrote about the absurdity of life now has a street in Queens named after him
Scott Philipps and his roommate own three Crokinole boards. Each board is over two feet in diameter and takes up a tabletop. The one pictured here is a "regulation" board used for tournament play.

Ever heard of Crokinole? The 'sport' has a small but passionate following

Ever heard of Crokinole? The 'sport' has a small but passionate following
Courtesy of The Center for an Urban Future

For New York City's aging immigrants, it can be hard to create a community

For New York City's aging immigrants, it can be hard to create a community

A Taiwanese immigrant’s first days in America were about getting by

A Taiwanese immigrant’s first days in America were about getting by