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"The East Village Then & Now" Photo Book Launch with Daniel Root
See how this Manhattan neighborhood has changed over the past 40 years!
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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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Daily What?! The Doors of the NYC Subway System
Recently, we decided to call the phone numbers on the doors in the New York City subway and the result
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5 Tips for Discovering the Secrets of Melbourne’s Laneways
The city of Melbourne, Australia, boasts a strangely organised central business district. The grid layout—much like New York City
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The Next Untapped Cities Woolworth Building Tour on April 12th
Our Untapped Cities Woolworth Building Tour has been so popular, we know offer it monthly. In November, we took readers
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Inside Gravesend’s Abandoned “Secret Park” in Brooklyn
It seems like every square inch of New York City has been categorized, labeled, and filled beyond capacity. But if
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Abandoned NYC: Interview with a 1972 Hart Island Resident
After our recent coverage of Hart Island when the news surfaced that the abandoned burial ground may be turned into
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A Tour of Empty NYPL Stacks Leaves Unanswered Questions about the Central Library Plan
The following article is an op-ed by Susan Bernofsky, chair of the PEN translation committee, originally published on her blog
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Vintage Photos: Chrysler Building Had an Auto Showroom in the 1930s
We all know the Chrysler Building in New York City–that it was once the world’s tallest building (thanks
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Top 10 Secrets of the Woolworth Building in NYC
On our recent Untapped Cities exclusive tour of the Woolworth Building, preservationist Lisa Swyers along with Roy Suskin of The
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Daily What?! NYC Sanitary Code Bans Smoking and Spitting in Subways
At York Street, you might notice this porcelain on steel sign along the walls of the subway tube. NO SMOKING,
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Fun Maps: NYC Subway Stations That Have Wi-Fi and Cell Service
Being late and stuck underground and unable to send a “Hey-I’m-running-late” is the worst. Memorize this map from WNYC’
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The NYC That Never Was: The Woolworth Building’s Pompeii Inspired Pool
The design of the Woolworth Building was influenced by many different styles. The building possessed a Tudor Gothic portal and
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Flashback Film Locations: “The Warriors” Show a Gritty NYC in the 1970s
35 years ago, director Walter Hill’s New York City-based cult classic The Warriors was released into theaters with little
