Tiny New York

Tiny New York: This little patch of pavement (2,569 square feet) has produced legends. It’s called ‘The Cage’ because it’s so tiny spectators crowd behind a chain-link fence to watch the best streetball there is. Read more.

Tiny New York: Matt and Viviana are great! The exhibitions range from the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding dustup to paintings of the Olsen Twins hiding from the paparazzi to in-depth panels on the Real Housewives. Read more.

Tiny New York: Twig Terrariums in Ditmas Park creates miniature worlds out of moss & tiny figurines. They also host Terrarium making workshops and host parties and events in their whimsical oasis of a shop. Read more.

Tiny New York: At 1/3 square mile, Ramblersville is NYC's tiniest neighborhood. A stone’s throw from the JFK Airport runway, take a trip out there to get a taste of real NYC grit. Read more.

Tiny New York: People line up around the block at a pocket-size takeout place in Bed-Stuy that has singularly perfected a Trinidadian street food called Doubles, whose spicy chickpea sandwich allegedly cures all. Read more.

Tiny New York: Some of the 5 million visitors of the natural history museum each year pass right by the fossil of Hypacrosaurus altispinus, which, at 20in long and 8in high, is the tiniest dinosaur at the museum. Read more.

Tiny New York: Tattooist Gerald Feliciano specializes in tiny tattoos. He uses his needle to create quarter-sized pieces that are nothing short of miniscule works of art. Read more.

Tiny New York: At 125 square feet, it’s the smallest freestanding building in NYC. Owner Philip Mortillaro decorated the store’s façade with 10,000 keys. Why? To bring some art and individuality back to the Village. Read more.

Tiny New York: The city's smallest privately-owned island is 2.5 acres at low tide. Snack at one of City Island’s many seafood joints while pondering why someone paid $160K for this lump of bedrock in the Atlantic. Read more.

Tiny New York: The New York Public Library’s Rare Books Division houses Harry Crosby’s The Sun, the tiniest library book! It’s 1in by 3⁄4in, set in 3point type, and you need a magnifying glass to read it. Read more.

Tiny New York: Roughly the size of a one-bedroom apartment, this place fits 48 seats. Owner Alberta Thompson, a retired NYPD cop, says: “We can squeeze in sixty-two seats. But I’m talking cheek-to-cheek. Squished.” Read more.