Michelle Young

Cities 101: What’s the Logic to the Selection of Manhattan’s Major Cross Streets?

On Quora, we came across a great Cities 101 question about the logic behind the selection of Manhattan’s Cross

JR Brings the Inside Out Project to a Fordham University Wall at Lincoln Center

In New York City, artist JR may be most famous for his work in Times Square, pasting 6000 faces onto

Spend Overnight in Two NYC Gilded Age Mansions For Free in A Night of Philosophy

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy continues its trend of all-star programming here in New York City with a

Urban Exploration Atop NYC’s Queensboro Bridge [Photos]

Atop the Queensboro Bridge. Photo by @hakimms Bridges have always been popular amongst New York City’s urban explorers, but

This Former Nazi Neighborhood on Long Island with Adolf Hitler Street Still Exists

From the German Gardens street plan in Yaphank, Long Island, approved by the Town of Brookhaven in 1936 The United

12 of NYC’s Historic Ballrooms, Grand Entertainment Venues of Another Era

The story of New York City’s ballrooms form one facet of the city-wide story of a changing entertainment industry

Fun Maps: Play Pac-Man in Google Maps!

Madison Square Park and Flatiron Building in Pac-Man mode on Google Maps If you read in the news yesterday that

Fun Maps: The 19th Century NYC Stench Map of Manhattan and Brooklyn

Last week, we showed photographs from the Untapped Cities tour of Dead Horse Bay, including the “fun” fact that odors

This Pet Lamb Has Been Charming New Yorkers at Cafes

3 Untapped Cities Walking Tours for May: Edgar Allen Poe Greenwich Village, East Village Gay History, Dead Horse Bay

While spring has not quite sprung, we’re planning ahead with some great walking tours for May, in partnership with