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MetroCards to Masterpieces: Meet Artist Thomas McKean
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the work of a local NYC artist who turns MetroCards into art!
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Untapped Mailbag: An Urbanist’s Guide to New Orleans
This week, Untapped Cities reader @caseytweeted asked us “Any good suggestions for exploring New Orleans aside from the abandoned Six
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9/11 Memorials Inside Church of St. Francis of Assisi in NYC: WTC Steel Fragments and a Stained Glass Window
Untapped Cities reader g1g1_nyc pointed us out to these little known 9/11 Memorials inside the Church of St.
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8 Beautiful Historic Districts in Manhattan Smaller Than One Block
Henderson Place Historic District on the Upper East Side You’re familiar with the famous historic districts in Manhattan: Greenwich
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There Was a Cold War Nuclear Bomb Shelter in the Brooklyn Bridge
When a Cold War nuclear bomb shelter was discovered in the Brooklyn Bridge, it had a stockpile inside that had lain untouched for fifty years.
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2013 Tribute in Light Begins Tomorrow at Sunset Near World Trade Center
Get yourself downtown tomorrow night because the Tribute in Light begins at sunset on 9/11, ending at sunrise on
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Daily What?! World’s Largest Chessboard is On a Wall at 767 Third Avenue
On the corner of 48th Street and 3rd Avenue is the “world’s largest chessboard” affixed to the wall of
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The Abandoned Municipal Courthouse in Rockaway
On Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways, across from where we recently started our jet ski tour around New York
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Vintage Photos: Sleeping on Fire Escapes by Weegee
While researching unique fire escapes for our Cities 101 piece about the rules in New York City regarding these architectural
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Daily What?! Bike Vending Machine in Brooklyn at Time’s Up!
The first official bike vending machine for bike repairs on the go 24/7 popped up in Brooklyn back in
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Daily What?! Fake Roof Facade on 5th Avenue Apartment Was Deliberately Designed
You’d think a building on 5th Avenue, right across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and down the street
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Flatiron Architecture Organization Van Alen Institute Picks Finalists in Design Competition for New Space
First of all, if you haven’t been to Van Alen Books, the fun architecture and design store that’s
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Happy 103rd Birthday, Penn Station NYC! (Vintage Photos)
Jules Crow, Pennsylvania Station Interior, 1906. Watercolor, Ink and Graphite on Paper. New-York Historical Society, PR042, McKim, Mead & White