Photos of Harvest Dome Moving from Inwood to Governors Island
The Harvest Dome, a floating installation of 500 broken umbrellas and empty soda bottles, by SLO Architecture, moved from Inwood
Inside Construction of 1 WTC, 9-11 Museum and Calatrava Transit Center at the World Trade Center Site
This past Friday, Untapped Cities contributor Danielle Dowler went to the construction sites of 1 WTC, the Calatrava Transportation Hub
Untapped Contributor Profile: Alex McQuilkin
This week we profile Untapped Cities contributor Alex McQuilkin, who has written about diverse urban issues for Untapped Cities, from
Vintage Super 8 Video Shows Manhattan in 1986
CurbedNY via Flaming Pablum has this great vintage 1986 video of New York City showing places lost and still around.
Untapped Mailbag: What Came First, Riverside Park or the Railroad Tracks?
Last week, a reader contacted us about our article on the “Staircase to Nowhere” in Riverside Park. He asked, I’
Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks Recreated in a 3D Diorama at the Flatiron Building
On Friday, we reported that the Whitney Museum was recreating Edward Hopper’s iconic painting, Nighthawks, in 3D at the
A “Black Tie Beach” Flash Mob from Improv Everywhere Hits Coney Island This Weekend
Watch where you suntan this weekend. The prank group Improv Everywhere is planning a fancy beach flash mob in New
Prized John Singer Sargent Painting Will Return to The Players Club in Gramercy Park
Inside The Players in Gramercy Park The financially beleaguered The Players club had some good news yesterday. A prized John
Untapped Contributor: Lara Elmayan
Every week, we highlight one of our 300+ Untapped Cities contributors worldwide. This week, we’re featuring Lara Elmayan, an
New York Transit Museum Exhibit “Album Tracks – Subway Record Covers” Opens
Today, a new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum called “Album Tracks – Subway Record Covers” opens. Like the title
Untapped Cities Founder Remembers Her Grandfather, Who Survived Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
We sat down today to talk with Michelle Young, the founder of Untapped Cities and her connection to Hiroshima through
7 Amazing Documentary Photography Projects in NYC
Photo projects like “Humans of New York” tell some amazing stories that are often forgotten in the chaos of the