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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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Architecture
NYC’s First Prefabricated Apartment Building Rises in Inwood, Manhattan
The Stack is New York City’s first prefabricated apartment and it’s rising away from the real estate fray
New York
Rare 1905 Black & White Film from Inside the NYC Subway
This rare black and white footage taken inside the New York subway system was taken in 1905, seven months after
Arts & Culture
Untapped Mailbag: Are Millions in Gold from the HMS Hussar Shipwreck Still in the East River?
An Untapped Cities reader, Alex Quintana, tweeted us about the shipwreck of the HMS Hussar last week, after reading our
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: Asbestos at the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
In our behind-the-scenes look inside the TWA Flight Center last year, we focused on the architecture and preservation efforts for
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! 18 Foot Sand Castle Built on Water Street in Downtown Manhattan
This 18-foot sand castle that’s been built on Water Street across from 1 New York Plaza yet was built
Arts & Culture
The Stand, an East Village pop-up gallery in a bodega’s beer storage shows artwork of the homeless
On the corner of 7th Street and Avenue C in Alphabet City, a mini pop-up gallery and performance center has
Architecture
“Vamp Camp” on True Blood Takes Design Cues from 18th-Century Prison Theory
Bentham’s Panopticon. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Those that (still) watch True Blood, HBO’s vampire drama will be familiar
Arts & Culture
What if Manhattan Were in the Grand Canyon, or Designed Like Paris?
Everyone is talking about photographer Gus Petro’s project “Merge,” which places Manhattan inside the Grand Canyon. Petro says, In
Architecture
Saving America’s Endangered Post Offices: What’s For Sale in NYC and Newark
Grand Concourse Post Office In 2011, the United States Postal Service (USPS) identified a list of 3,700 post offices
Arts & Culture
Street Art: French Artist Clet Abraham Hacks Road Signs
The Italy-based French artist, Clet Abraham, has been hacking street signs all over Europe, injecting a little humor into the
Architecture
Daily What?! Tracks on NYC’s High Line Section 3 Are Engraved with Dates
Be sure to look out for some easily missed bits of history on the train tracks of last and final
Architecture
NYC’s SRO Housing Problem and the Micro-Apartment Initiative
Rendering of micro-unit apartment. Source: Mayor’s Office Next City’s Forefront Magazine took a deep dive into the problems