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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Architecture
Daily What?! Burial Vaults Discovered Under NYC’s Washington Square Park
Photo via Chrysalis Architecture Washington Square Park is already rather ghoulish, with its prior history as a potter’s field
Architecture
Inside the Exhibit Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy at Museum of the City of New York
There may be no topic hotter than affordable housing in New York City right now, with it being the centerpiece
Arts & Culture
2000 Pounds of Cranberries Fill NYC’s Rockefeller Center Pop-Up Bog
For the 11th year, Ocean Spray has brought in 2000 pounds of cranberries to a 1,500 square foot pop-up
Food & Drink
Swiss Water’s Pop-Up Cafe and Shop in NYC Serves (Gasp) Decaffeinated Coffee
At Untapped Cities, we’re usually not that surprised when we hear about another unique and quirky coffee shop in
Architecture
NYC’s Lost Cat Alley and its Remnants Still Visible in Noho
A slice of the block bounded by Mulberry, Houston, Crosby, and Bleecker Streets has been torn away for the Elm
Architecture
10 Pre-War Apartment House Gems of Harlem
Graham Court (built 1901) Harlem is home to an array of attractive pre-war apartment house buildings, many of which have
Arts & Culture
New Book ‘St. Marks is Dead’ Discusses NYC’s St. Marks Place’s Vibrant History
The vibrant foot traffic visible on St. Marks Place each night, with the street’s iconic St. Marks Hotel as
Arts & Culture
In France, Vending Machines Dispense Free Short Stories and Poems in Grenoble
Standard American vending machines sell items like chips, candy, gum and soda. In New York City, we’ve found five
Arts & Culture
Newly Released Photographs of Ellis Island Immigrants in Early 20th Century
Augustus Frederick Sherman worked as the Chief Registry Clerk on Ellis Island from the years 1892 to 1925. Thousands of
Arts & Culture
There’s an Opera Coming about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs in NYC
Robert Moses is all the rage these days, for better or worse starting with the new exhibit “In the Shadow
Architecture
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s 5 Beekman Street, Formerly Temple St
We’ve already covered the renovation plans that began a little while ago for 5 Beekman Street, the impressive Temple
Arts & Culture
6 Off the Beaten Path Museums in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin is a city bursting with culture – you just need to look around and you’ll be stunned at the