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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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At the Biltmore Hotels, Art Deco Architecture Revitalized To Prohibition-Era Glory
One of America’s most beautiful displays of Art Deco hotel architecture soars from the Phoenician desert, attracting architecture enthusiasts,
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The Lost Marble Arch of Central Park
While it has been basically proven that there probably aren’t dinosaurs actually buried underneath Central Park, there is something
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5 of NYC's Never Completed or Barely Used Ghost Subway Stations
In the Echo Vault. Photo by f/11. We know you guys love to read about New York City’s
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Inside Video Look of The Manhattan Municipal Building, One of NYC's First Skyscrapers
Earlier this month, Blueprint NYC (produced by the Office of NYCMedia), took viewers into the five Loew’s Wonder Theatres
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Today in NYC History: The Queensboro Bridge Renamed for Edward I. Koch in 2011
If you’ve ever seen Koch, the movie, you’ll recall the scenes were Ed Koch delightfully waves at drivers
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Fun Maps: 37 Miles of Library Stacks Under the NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
[Update: the stacks have been saved and the new Rose Reading Room has been re-opened!] In three days, the New
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This Week's Most Popular Articles: NYC Abandoned Subway Map and the Secrets of Prospect Park
Here were the 5 most popular articles on Untapped Cities this past week: 1. Fun Maps: The Abandoned Subway Stations
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An Inside Look at NYC's Gilded Age Harkness House with NY Adventure Club
Recently, the New York Adventure Club visited the Gilded Age Harkness House on 75th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Italian
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"Billion Oyster Pavilion" for Governors Island to Rebuild Oyster Habitat in New York Harbor
Every year, FIGMENT NY brings site-specific participatory art to Governors Island as part of a one week festival. As part
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NYC Owes North Brooklyn A Park: At Stake, the Legitimacy of Its Land Use Process
This op-ed was originally published on janos.nyc, by Janos Marton who writes our Today in NYC History column. I
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Find Refuge in 6 of NYC's Monasteries
New York City is not a city known for calm, although we’ve previously shared with you a guide on