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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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Fun Maps: The Shortest Streets in NYC
Last year, we revealed what were the shortest streets in Manhattan and now Curbed NY has mapped the shortest streets
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When Amelia Earhart Broke a Champagne Bottle On an Airplane Parked in Penn Station
While many people are familiar with the Redstone rocket that was displayed in Grand Central Terminal, you may not know
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Nominate a Historic Site for the 2015 America’s Most Endangered Places List by the National Trust
TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, an America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places success story The National Trust for
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LaGuardia Airport’s Jet Age Hangars 2 and 4 Are Mid-Demolition
It’s easy to hate on LaGuardia Airport, even the politicians do it. Just last year, Vice President Joe Biden
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The Innovative “Dry Line” from Big U Will Protect 10 Miles of Downtown Manhattan from Storms
We last reported on the Big U plan last year, a striking proposal by Bjarke Ingels to fortify lower Manhattan
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Inside the Abandoned Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie
The Hudson River State Hospital, located outside of Poughkeepsie, was once a psychiatric hospital run by New York state. Although
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Top 10 Secrets of the Chrysler Building in NYC
Photo by Dark Cyanide The Chrysler Building is one of the most beloved of New York City’s skyscrapers, an
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Before & After Photographs Show Transformation of Brooklyn Bridge Park on 5th Anniversary
Brooklyn Bridge Park Salt Marsh before, photo by Julienne Schaer With all the activity along Brooklyn Bridge Park these days,
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Daily What?! The George Washington Bridge Gets Lit Up Like the Empire State Building (Sometimes)
Photo by Dark Cyanide While it is fairly well-known that the exposed steel towers of the George Washington Bridge were
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10 of NYC’s Abandoned Hospitals and Asylums
We’re doing a bunch of fun events with Will Ellis, the author of Abandoned NYC and Untapped Cities columnist,
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Inside a Subterranean Time Capsule Holding Vintage Paris Metro Trains
Parisian trainspotters have for years hoarded a special secret. It’s located next to the Metro Station Villiers in the
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The 12 Oldest Museums in NYC
New York City abounds in its wealth of iconic museums, obscure museums and more. Which museum takes the prize for
