Via 57 West, a luxury rental designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, has a triangular sloping roof and a polygonal cut-out. This maximizes and diversifies views for not only this building's residents, but also for the adjacent building—which the Durst Organization owns as well.

The Brooklyn Bridge was designed and built by two generations in an engineering family. John Roebling began the project but died from complication resulting from an accident. He left the construction of the bridge to his son Washington. The structure achieved an architectural feat in suspensions bridges. Its masonry of the towers and gothic archways with its web of wire cables soon became one of the iconic landmarks symbolizing New York.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the US to commemorate its independence. Both countries overthrew monarchies, symbolized by the broken chains at the statue's feet. The monument was constructed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi who adhered copper panels onto a frame built by the structural engineer Gustave Eiffel. He created the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Lady Liberty's 1986 centennial restoration included removing glass panels which had been added to project light from inside the structure. But the windows were allowing water to seep in and corrode the statue. Today, the torch's flame is copper, covered in gold to reflect external lighting.

For additional anecdotes, behind, (adjacent to) or within New York City buildings and structures, view the photo gallery. If you want to remember the CREW New York tour, the images include the Financial District condominium nicknamed "The Post-It Note Building." All photos, unless otherwise noted, were taken by Betsy Kim. This reporter attended tours on two separate days to obtain optimal photography.