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✨You Can Touch the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball!
Find out how you can take home a piece of the old New Year's Eve ball!
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Arts & Culture
Daily What?! The Sailboat and Skyscrapers On the New Museum NYC
The art of Chris Burden pushes the viewer to consider the limits of the physical world – through an investigation of
Architecture
The Top 10 Secrets of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and Museum in NYC
Last month, Untapped Cities partnered with the Museum at Eldridge Street to open up the landmarked Eldridge Street Synagogue for
Arts & Culture
Today in NYC History: That Famous Kiss on VJ Day in Times Square, August 14, 1945
Kissing the War Goodbye, photo by Lt. Victor Jorgensen from National Archives and Records Administration. Today, August 14th, is the
Food & Drink
8 Surprising NYC Beekeeping Spots For National Honey Bee Day
Urbanites are on a mission to have local, organically grown food, which in turn has led us to a growing
Architecture
NYU’s Vanderbilt Hall: From Destroyer of Washington Square to Charming Landmark
With fall and the back to school season coming up, Untapped Cites is uncovering the hidden and little known past
Arts & Culture
The Floating NYC Subway Map on the Sidewalk of Soho
Embedded into the sidewalk in front of 110 Greene Street, just south of Prince Street, there is a floating NYC
Arts & Culture
Today in NYC History: The Story of NYC’s Tenderloin Race Riot in 1900
Gilsey House in the Tenderloin A lone streetcar slowly wound up 8th Avenue in the early hours of Monday, August
Arts & Culture
Street Art of the Day: Manhole Cover Becomes Frying Pan with Sizzling Eggs in Alphabet City
Do a quick Google search. Sometimes it’s so hot, you can actually fry eggs on a sidewalk or a
Architecture
6 Abandoned Asylums and Hospitals in the NYC Region
Previously, we presented 10 abandoned asylums and hospitals in New York City ranging from the Roosevelt Island smallpox castle to
New York
Mobile Studio in Flushing Meadows Park Tests Size and Mobility of Artist Workspace
When artist Matthew Jensen got his start, he had to work full-time as a studio manager to afford the rent
Arts & Culture
QueensWay Eats Maps The Best Food Finds Along The Proposed QueensWay Linear Park
Neir’s Tavern is nearly 200 years old. It is one of Queens’ most famous (and photographed) locations. Photograph Courtesy
Architecture
Fun Maps: Draw the Boundaries of Your NYC Neighborhood Using This Tool
Our interpretation of the Upper West Side (in red) New Yorkers are having a field day with this data visualization