Secrets of NYC
NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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Arts & Culture
A 4-Ton Towers Dance at Williamsburg’s Feast of Mt. Carmel (The Giglio Feast)
A few days out of the year, bands and megaphones drown out the noise of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in
Arts & Culture
Touch Live Sharks at Ocean Wonder: Sharks!, New York Aquarium’s New Exhibit at Coney Island
Sharks! Does the Word Terrify You? Then head for Coney Island, where the New York Aquarium’s new exhibit, Ocean
Architecture
Take a Walking Tour of the New Domino Park in Williamsburg
Untapped Cities is excited to announce a new walking tour of the recently opened Domino Park in Williamsburg, a site
Architecture
PBS’ Series 10 Streets That Changed America Debuts with Broadway Featuring Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young
Tonight at 8 PM, on your local PBS channel (Thirteen/WNET for New Yorkers), the series 10 That Changed America
Food & Drink
How to Eat and Drink Like A Local in 12 of Los Angeles’ Major Neighborhoods
The struggle with visiting Los Angeles is that it’s such a large city with a diverse set of neighborhoods
Arts & Culture
See the Site Where the Statue of Liberty was Built in Paris
In the tony 17th arrondisement in Paris, a five-story 1970s-era medical clinic holds a secret: this unremarkable building is the
Architecture
Behind the Scenes Inside the Construction of NYC’s Hudson Yards
What will Hudson Yards be like when it’s finally completed? Untapped Cities has been following the construction process of
Arts & Culture
See the Evolution of NYC Transit in Comics
On June 21st, The New York Transit Museum unveiled a new exhibit, Underground Heroes: New York Transit in Comics, that
Architecture
Making New York City Modern
In the early days of modernism America was pretty resistant to being made modern—or “Mod,” as the Millennials say.
Arts & Culture
40-foot Sculpture Inside Federal Hall Nods to NYC’s Dutch Colonial History
Towering over the grand lobby inside Federal Hall is a 40-foot reminder of New York City’s Dutch colonial history.
Arts & Culture
Secret Send-off Party for Abandoned LIRR Train
On a warm summer evening in June, a group of New Yorkers threw an unofficial farewell party for a decommissioned