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Inside the Chashama Studios at Brooklyn Army Terminal
Located in an industrial area of Sunset Park, the Brooklyn Army Terminal may appear to be factory remnant of a
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Cities 101: New York City is Running out of Room in Cemeteries for Its Dead
Calvary Cemetery in Queens If you’ve been following Matt Green’s quest to walk every street in New York
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The NYC that Never Was: Grant’s Tomb Remains Unfinished
Grant’s Tomb in 2007 Grant’s Tomb in Riverside is a familiar sight along the Hudson River, but did
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LaGuardia Airport’s Runways to be Extended Into the Water
While researching the WPA-style wastewater treatment plant in Astoria, we came across this proposal to extend LaGuardia Airport’s runways.
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Guerrilla Bike Lanes Appear in NYC by Bicycling Advocacy Group Right of Way
These signs have started cropping up on streets all around Midtown. What do you do when you are tired of
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Street Art Hotspot: Factory Fresh Pop-Art Mural Under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn
When we spotted this awesome mural under the Manhattan Bridge, we thought the style looked familiar. The artists, the brothers
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Go Back in Time to Prohibition-era NYC with the Speakeasy Dollhouse
One family’s story intersects with New York City history in Cynthia von Buhler’s Speakeasy Dollhouse. Far from traditional
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Daily What?! Buy A Rock From Brooklyn (And Support The Arts?)
Spotted last week at Brokelyn, Brooklynite Floyd Hayes is selling “Pieces of Brooklyn” on his Etsy page. If you can’
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Film Locations: Law and Order SVU and Gone with the Wind at the French Embassy in NYC
You may have spent countless hours watching all fifteen glorious seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, studiously tracking
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Limited Edition 3D Monopoly of NYC by Charles Fazzino
This $500 3D New York City Monopoly set is designed by Charles Fazzino, down to the tokens, wooden houses and
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10 Gadgets from 2013 NYC Maker Faire You Didn’t Know You Needed
Science is serious business. NASA doesn’t just let any monkey fly its rockets. You’ve got to be a
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s This WPA-Style Wall Art Doing on a Wastewater Plant in Queens?
Untapped Cities reader @moment_NY submitted a photo via Twitter, asking us “Do you know the history of this wall