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NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
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10 Lost or Never Built Structures in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
The Replica of Mount Vernon in Prospect Park. Image from Brooklyn Historical Society via Prospect Park Alliance On April 1st
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Sneak Preview inside the New Manhattanville Campus at Columbia University
Columbia University’s new Manhattanville Campus. Lenfest Center for the Arts (left) and Jerome L. Greene Science Center (right). Photograph
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Rusted Memories: Inside an Abandoned World War II Nazi Labor Camp in Krakow, Poland
This is an article by photographers and authors James and Karla Murray, who lead our food tour of the disappearing
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Announcing Untapped Cities’ Walking Tour of New York Art Deco Architecture
New York is defined by its Art Deco buildings, which has transformed the city into the thriving metropolis that stands
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A Preview of JFK Airport’s Under-Construction TWA Hotel
Mid-century modern-loving jet setters have just under two years of waiting left before the opening of the long-anticipated TWA Hotel
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The Top 10 Secrets of Marine Park, Brooklyn
Located in South Brooklyn along Jamaica Bay, Marine Park is a neighborhood full of history and secrets dating back to
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2017 City of Dreams Pavilion on Governors Island Will Use 300,000 Aluminum Cans
The annual City of Dreams Pavilion on Governors Island uses architecture to highlight the importance of sustainable design and asks
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10 Traces of World War I You Can Still Find in NYC on the Centennial Anniversary
The Arch of Victory, once spanning Broadway at 25th Street. Image via: U.S. Library of Congress This article is
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Times Square Police Substation Is Linked to What Once Was One of the City’s Largest Peep Shows
Roughly 300,000 pedestrians pass through Times Square on a daily basis. Yet, despite the heavy foot traffic, visitors generally
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We’re Looking for Summer 2017 Interns at Untapped Cities!
This May, we’ll be welcoming our 14th internship class here at Untapped Cities and we’re looking for some
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The Marble Palace Was Home to NYC’s (and the Nation’s) First Department Store
Google “the Marble Palace,” and you’ll find links to a home improvement company, based in Puckett, Mississippi. But the
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10 Historical Secrets of the Waterfront that the Citywide Ferry will Unlock in NYC
The highly anticipated launch of Citywide Ferry Service this summer will redefine how New Yorkers explore and experience the East
