Proposal Aims to Clean Gowanus Canal by Bringing Creeks to the Streets
Images: Atema Architecture With a recent report noting that stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows (CSOs) continue to pose challenges
Top 10 NYC Postmodern Buildings of the Bronx
Over the last few decades, a new wave of attractive Postmodern buildings have sprung up across the Bronx. Although they
NYC’s Beautiful and Mysterious Fire Alarm Telegraph Stations
Spread across the five boroughs of New York City, the Fire Alarm Telegraph Stations stand in City parks as reminders
Film Screening at Queens Museum Will Show Lost Places of Hunters Point South
This Sunday, April 10th, from 4 PM to 8 PM, the Queens Museum will be holding its Spring Exhibitions Opening,
Long Before Newtown Creek Became a Superfund Site, an 1881 Crusade Tried to Save It
Newtown Creek, which separates Brooklyn and Queens and flows into the East River, is today both a Superfund site and
Skyscraper as Muse: 10 Artists Inspired by the Early Skyscrapers of NYC
Two images of the Woolworth Building (left, 1914; right 1916) by Rachael Robinson Elmer As skyscrapers sprouted in ever increasing
“Asylum” – Photographs of Abandoned Mental Hospitals by Christopher Payne on Display at Benrubi Gallery
Benrubi Gallery in West Chelsea is currently hosting “Asylum,” an exhibition featuring photographs of abandoned psychiatric hospitals by Christopher Payne,
11 Forgotten Movie Theaters of the Bronx in NYC
The Bronx, which had over 100 theaters showing movies and live entertainment in the years before World War II, now
Rediscovering the Drawings That Captured San Francisco Just Before the 1906 Earthquake
In late March 1906, less than a month before San Francisco would be rocked by a massive earthquake, artist Vernon
Reimagining the Window Grille in NYC: Turning Eyesores into Art
A few designers in New York are working to reimagine the prosaic window grille, transforming it from a utilitarian security
New Photo Exhibit Focuses on NYC’s Harlem River Bridges
Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and High Bridges (2015) The ARTViews Gallery at the Moses campus of the Montefiore Medical Center is
The Top 10 Mews Pubs In London
At Untapped Cities, we like to cover bars and restaurants that are off-the-beaten path. Interesting history, attractive design, and a