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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 Remaining Mews of NYC’s Horse-Drawn Carriage Past
Image from Library of Congress After noticing how many “fake” mews there are around New York, we decided to look
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Inside the Women’s National Republican Club in NYC
On Monday, The New York Adventure Club took members inside the Women’s National Republican Club, a gorgeous clubhouse built
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The Many Reuses of 5 NYC Houses Part II: Islamic Cultural Center, One If By Land Two if By Sea, Tiny’s, Rag & Bone
Welcome to part two of our series on the reuses of former homes. Today we’ll take a look at
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Fun Maps: Ecologist Recreates Manhattan in 3D before 1609
You probably remember this image from 2009 but we thought we’d bring back the TED Talk that explains how
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LinkNYC: Wi-Fi Consoles to Replace Pay Phones To Give NYC Open Access To The Internet
When was the last time you used a pay phone? Pay phones have gone the way of AOL and the
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Futuristic “Pier55” Park Coming to Hudson River Park
Hudson River Park, that wonderful five-mile stretch of greenery, has struggled with funding issues in the past looking before to
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The Many Reuses of 5 NYC Houses: Cartier Flagship, J.Crew Men’s Store, Waverly Inn
Here at Untapped Cities, we’ve written about many unique architectural conversions in New York City, from churches to psychiatric
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Cities 101: The Algorithm for Finding the Nearest Cross Street for Manhattan Addresses in NYC
Imagine this: You walk out of Port Authority after a long bus trip, and need to find your best friend’
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The Frick Collection’s Expansion Would Replace Landmarked Pavilion and Viewing Garden
Last June, The Frick Collection announced its plans to build a new six-story addition to its 1913 building that houses
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11 of NYC’s Fake Mews: From SoHo Mews to Gansevoort Mews
It’s no secret that New York has several mews left over from the horse-and-buggy days, but what’s with
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6 Hidden Alleys and Small Private Streets in NYC’s Greenwich Village
Washington Mews, now a part of NYU The West Village’s curving and twisting streets lend itself well to many
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6 Things to Know About the Fulton Center Transit Hub in NYC
Senator Charles E. Schumer proclaimed that the Fulton Center Transit Hub was a “a metaphor for a revitalized downtown.” MTA