Top 10 Best DIY Indie Music Venues in NYC
Secret Project Robot In spite of rent increases, robberies, and patterns of escalating police intervention, NYC’s DIY music scene
Untapped Cities Contributor Profile: Douglas Capraro
This week we profile Untapped Cities writer Douglas Capraro, who focuses on quirky New York City lifestyle discoveries like graffiti
Morbid Anatomy Museum Finds New Location in Brooklyn, Launches Art of Mourning Exhibit
We here at Untapped Cities are always interested in uncovering the unseen, unnoticed, or misunderstood aspects of urban life. As
Croudsourcing Street Art Project Ear and There Places Giant Wax Ears Around the World
Here’s a global street art project you’ve probably never heard of (pun intended). Similar to Aram Bartholl’s
Fun Maps: The Velvet Underground Map of NYC
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Photographs of “Dirty Old 1970’s NYC” Then and Now: East Village, West Village, Chinatown, Greenwich Village, and Alphabet City
Not surprisingly, a lot has changed since the 70s — it’s hard to believe that “back in the day” there
Daily What?! NYC’s First Dijon Mustard Truck Hits Streets on Bastille Day Weekend
140 years ago, France gave us the Statue of Liberty (although there’s debate on who the face is modeled
Artist Bill Brand’s Newly Restored Animated Subway Mural, “Masstransiscope” is Mind Blowing
Originally created by Bill Brand in 1980 as a way to utilize an unused subway station at Myrtle Avenue, Masstransiscope
Take A Walk Around Herman Melville’s Manhattan: 10 Spots in Lower Manhattan Which Inspired the Author
Though most people’s association with legendary writer Herman Melville may be of sailing the high seas in search of
DIY Arcade Collective “Babycastles” is an Arcade/Gallery which Re-Defines the NYC Art Scene
Blurring the line between fine arts and entertainment, Babycastles is an independent arcade collective that has succeeded in occupying a
10 Must-See LGBT Landmarks in NYC Beyond Stonewall Inn
Thursday marks the first day of Pride Week and what better place to celebrate than in NYC? The streets are
Beneath the Streets Sheds Light on NYC’s Hidden World of Subway Graffiti Artists
Photo via Matt Litwack. Deep beneath the streets, in NYC’s extensive network of subway tunnels, graffiti artists have been