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Arts & Culture
A Taxidermy Kitten Wedding at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Gowanus, Brooklyn
If you haven’t yet visited the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Gowanus, the exhibit “Walter Potter’s Kitten Taxidermy Wedding”
Arts & Culture
New Trailer for “New York At Its Core” Exhibit at MCNY: From Bed Stuy to Harlem The City Confronts Civil Rights
The Museum of the City of New York will launch a comprehensive exhibit, New York At Its Core, on November
Arts & Culture
Exclusive Video Clip: PBS American Experience “Tesla” Shows Inventor’s Celebrity Days in NYC
Here at Untapped Cities, we’re pretty obsessed with Nikola Tesla, tracking him around New York City including checking out
Architecture
Remnants of 1904 Union Square Subway Station Hidden in Plain Sight
Many of Untapped Cities’ writers and photographers revel in accessing New York City’s off-limits spots, but often, incredible
Arts & Culture
Fortune Telling All-Seeing Trump Zoltar Stalks NYC Street Corners to Glee of New Yorkers & Internet
Misfortune telling machine Trump Zoltar appeared on the streets of NYC yesterday and today [Update: We have new photos from
Architecture
Bloomingdale’s is Painting Over Its Historical French-Style Facade in Black on 60th Street in NYC
A few years ago, we highlighted a portion of the Bloomingdale’s department store uptown, on the 60th Street side,
Arts & Culture
Inside an Empty Greenpoint Lot, Lot Radio Spins Music in a Shipping Container
On an unseasonably warm October day, we headed to Lot Radio – an independent radio station spinning out of a reclaimed
New York
Video: At Long Last, the Second Avenue Subway Line Gets a Test Run
Over the last five years, we’ve been documenting the construction along the Second Avenue Subway. On our second visit,
Arts & Culture
Inside Shipwrecked, A Hidden Mini Golf Course in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Shipwrecked Miniature Golf in Red Hook, Brooklyn checks off so many things on our list. First, the 18-hole course
Arts & Culture
There’s a Monument to a Staten Island Ferry Attack by Giant Octopus in NYC
New York City has had some terrible nautical disasters – including the sinking of the General Slocum steamboat off North Brother
Architecture
Green-Wood Cemetery Chapel is Criss-Crossed with Hundreds of Fuschia Parachute Cords
Yesterday, the interior and exterior of Green-Wood Cemetery Chapel was criss-crossed with hundreds of fuschia parachute cords for
Architecture
Cities 101: Exploring the Tiny Doors on the New York Public Library Facade at Bryant Park
We’ve wondered about this for a while – what’s up with the tiny doors and micro balconies on the