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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Fun Maps: Block by Block with Jazzberry Blue and Armelle Caron
NYC Map by Armelle Caron A city’s shapes are invisible from the vantage point of the ground. Airplanes, high-rise
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History of Streets: Reviving Restaurant Row in NYC
“Where else in the world, except possibly Paris, could you get 16 of the best restaurants collected in such a
Arts & Culture
Street Art Hotspot: Kingsbridge Staircases in the Bronx
Kingsbridge in the Bronx is known for its staircases, some with up to 160 steps. These “step streets” are also
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Photographing Every One of Jim Power’s Mosaics on St. Mark’s Place
Besides the amazingly diverse population, the community gardens, the graffiti, and the air of resistance, one of the East Village’
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NYC’s East Midtown Rezoning Plan: Why It’s Better than You Think
The following is an op-ed by Julia Vitullo-Martin, a senior fellow at Regional Plan Association and Untapped Cities writer. Many
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Untapped Cities Founder Remembers Her Grandfather, Who Survived Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
We sat down today to talk with Michelle Young, the founder of Untapped Cities and her connection to Hiroshima through
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Film Locations: Regulating Pyrotechnic FX and Explosions in NYC and LA
With the rise of superhero movies and post-9/11 thrillers, explosions in action films are getting bigger and fancier. For
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Repurposing Paris’ Abandoned Railway, The Petite Ceinture
The Petite Ceinture or Little Belt railway is a 17-mile long abandoned rail line circling within Paris. Built between 1852
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New Seaport City Is Part of NYC’s Plan for a More Resilient, Climate-Protected City
Rendering for Seaport City, a new neighborhood in lower Manhattan that will protect against storm surge via NYC.gov The
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Untapped Mailbag: Where Can I Find Remnants of the Pneumatic Tubes in NYC?
“N.Y. Post Office Pneumatic Tube” c. 1912. Photo via Library of Congress Earlier this year, we looked into the
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13 of NYC’s Most Important Architectural Sites on the Hudson River
New York City has five hundred miles of coastline, yet we tend to forget that the shores along the Hudson
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Daily What?! NYC’s Rat Island Is Owned by a Former Port Authority Engineer
Rat Island is probably not the lush, beachy island that you’ve always dreamed of owning. In fact, this 2.