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Architecture
See NYC’s North Brother Island From Above Through Dramatic Drone Video
Some of the Untapped Cities core staff has been on their annual electricity-less, internet free vacation on remote islands
Arts & Culture
MTA Will Install 12 Mosaic Portraits by Chuck Close in the Second Avenue Subway
Rendering from MTA Arts & Design July 5th was Chuck Close’s birthday and in celebration MTA Arts & Design
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Photos of the 2016 Coney Island Art Walls
Three-dimensional piece by John Ahearn at Coney Island Art Walls Last year was the first installation of the Coney
Arts & Culture
10 Fun Facts about The Hills, The New Park on Governors Island Opening July 19th
Last week, Untapped Cities brought its readers into a special sneak peek visit into The Hills, the new park on
Arts & Culture
At Golden Gate Fancy Fruits in Brooklyn, A Grocery from 1939 Frozen in Time
“You’ve just stepped into 1939,” says John Cortese, the 92-year-old proprietor of Golden Gate Fancy Fruits and
Architecture
Discover the Secret History of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal This Saturday
There’s so much more to the Gowanus Canal than the dirt and sludge. Join our walking tour of its
Arts & Culture
This NYC Horsedrawn Street Trolley is the Oldest Preserved Streetcar in the World
Earlier this month, we tracked down the incredible private subway car of August Belmont Jr., the financier for the first
Architecture
168th Street Subway Station Renovation Reveals Historic Details
When you Google the 168th Street Station, one of the top results is “168th street station creepy” and there’s
Arts & Culture
BLDZR, the Robert Moses Jane Jacobs Musical Will Show this Fall in NYC
Exciting news for urban planning nerds! BLDZR: The Gospel According to Moses, a musical about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
Arts & Culture
NYC Gets Its Own Custom Fonts and Iconography
Since the mid-1970s, New York City has proactively cultivated its own brand and identity for both tourism and for
Arts & Culture
See the Inner Workings of Steinway & Sons Factory in Queens in a New Book Making Steinway
A few years ago, we covered the photographer Christopher Payne’s incredible work inside the Steinway & Sons factory in
Architecture
Secrets of the Gowanus Canal Walking Tour
n 1922, the New York Times announced that the Gowanus Canal was “one of the dirtiest, one of the shortest