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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Discover Boston’s Contemporary Art Scene: Boston Art Underground, Fort Point Arts Community, ICA Boston, Fourth Wall Project, MassArt
To outsiders, Boston is known for its colonial history, sports fandom, and unruly population of college students. But for residents,
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#untappedcities Instagram “Pics” of the Week: Awe Inspiring Facades in NYC, Paris, Chicago
This week, we’re featuring incredible building facades captured by Untapped Cities readers who submitted Instagram and Twitter photos under
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A Photo Essay Marking the Impending Loss of 5Pointz, NYC’s Graffiti Haven in Queens
Last week, the iconic 5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City lost another battle in its fight for survival.
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Fun Maps: Rikers Island Keeps Disappearing and Reappearing (on MTA Maps)
August 2013 NYC Subway Map by the MTA with Rikers Island Over the years, the MTA and earlier transit agencies
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Downtown Doodler: Williamsburgh Savings Bank ArchiDoodle
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank has many intricate architectural details that caught my eye. From the mosaic Zodiac constillations, to the
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The Crowdsourced #BetterCities Movement in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore
What do you want to change about your city? In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a group of citizens started the #betterKL
Arts & Culture
Photos from BBQ Films’ Recreation of The Fifth Element’s Fhloston Paradise About a Luxury Yacht in NYC
“Yesterday’s unknown will be tomorrow’s prince of Fhloston Paradise, the hotel of a thousand and one follies, home
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The NYC that Never Was: The Half-Finished St. John the Divine
“We live in a half-made world. So it ever has been since the Tower of Babel was left uncompleted, and
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World Trade Center “Tribute in Light” Returns for 12th Anniversary on 9/11
The Tribute in Light installation will return this September according to the Gothamist’s recent report. Until this year, the
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Hidden Finds Uncovered in The Salmagundi Club Restoration Project
The Salmagundi Club is one of the oldest art organizations in the U.S. Their current location at 47 Fifth
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The Absolut Lowline: A Cocktail Supports NYC’s First Underground Park
What happens when a team of urban entrepreneurs partners with several bars in the Lower East Side? They come up
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History of NYC Streets: Stuyvesant Street, One of Manhattan’s Few Diagonal Streets
When most of us think of the street plan of Manhattan, the first thing that usually springs to mind is
