New York

• Before World War II, everyone in the whole city who was moving apartments had to move on May 1.

• Albert Einstein’s eyeballs are stored in a safe deposit box in the city.

• There was one homicide on 9/11, and it remains unsolved.

• The Empire State building has its own zip code.

• In 2010, 38 percent of all 911 calls in NYC were butt dials.


• A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.

• A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.

• Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".

• During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

• In New York, you can teach your pet parrot to speak, but not to squawk.

• It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

• Brooklyn - Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs.

• Carmel - A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

• New York City - it's illegal to shake a dust mop out a window.

• Staten Island - You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.


• Amityville - Amityville Horror House - Visit the residence that inspired the famous horror franchise.

• New York, NY - Dinner in an Old Bank Vault at Trinity Place.

• Smallpox Memorial Hospital - Wander the ruins of this eerie 19th-century hospital in New York City

• New York, NY - Explore the Catacombs

• Tribeca - Ghostbusters Firehouse - 1903 Beaux-Arts building, home to the real-life Hook & Ladder Company 8. Used for the exterior scenes of the fictional firehouse where they set up their ghostbusting operations.