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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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The Largest High Rise Data Center in the World is in Downtown Manhattan
With the surging demand for space to store databases, servers and other technological hardware, architectural practice is now seeking a
Architecture
New York City Housing Authority Will Lease Out Open Space in Public Housing to Developers
Queensbridge Park at the West end of the projects has views of the East River and Queensboro Bridge in addition
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: What Are Those Green Mailboxes in NYC?
Yesterday, an Untapped Cities reader contacted us asking us what those mysterious green mailboxes are on the streets of New
Arts & Culture
Red Hook to Lower Manhattan Summer Ferry Service Extended Through September
With ridership on the Red Hook-Lower Manhattan Summer Ferry surpassed 100,000 this summer, the NYCEDC announces it will extend
Arts & Culture
Street Art Hotspot: “Eat and Be Eaten” at 5Pointz
5 Pointz was buzzing this past weekend with a cross-section of tourists and New Yorkers taking in the Long Island
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Daily What?! Mailbox for Birds (or Squirrels) in a Tree at Union Square
Untapped Cities reader g1g1_nyc submitted this #DailyWhat of a “mailbox for birds” about 9 feet up on a tree
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The Sand Tombstones and Cemetery of the Silent Sisters of Anglet L’Abbe Cestac near Biarritz, France
In the Basque country of France is L’Abbe Cestac, a Bernardine convent of silent nuns who have voluntarily given
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: Does Riverside Church Have a Hidden Bowling Alley?
Does Riverside Church have a hidden bowling alley? We got a lot of wonderful comments regarding our article on hidden
Architecture
7 of Paris’ Abandoned Metro Stations and Abandoned Tunnels with Vintage Trains
Even in the City of Light, there are abandoned metro stations. While this isn’t surprising given Paris’ vast underground
Arts & Culture
A Beautiful Roundup of NYC Subway Map Covers from 1924 to 2012
While researching about the disappearing and reappearing Rikers Island on MTA subway maps, we came across this website that has
Architecture
Fun Maps: Rikers Island Keeps Disappearing and Reappearing (on MTA Maps)
August 2013 NYC Subway Map by the MTA with Rikers Island Over the years, the MTA and earlier transit agencies
Arts & Culture
Untapped Mailbag: When Every Town in France Had Its Own Time Zone
After reading our Daily What?! on the 114-year old clock embedded in the sidewalk on Maiden Lane in New York