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World Trade Center Walking Tour
Explore the WTC grounds with a longtime docent of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
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The Gas Station Art Gallery Lawn in Chelsea by Paul Kasmin Gallery and SHVO
This should have really been a Daily What?! but we were too excited about it to wait until tomorrow morning.
Architecture
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
Arts & Culture
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
New York
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.
Architecture
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
Architecture
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
Architecture
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
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
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
Architecture
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
Architecture
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