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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 Unique Water Towers in NYC
From the city sidewalks, it is easy to forget about the thousands of water towers perched overhead. These little hat-like
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Fun Maps: This is the Oldest Map of NYC in the NYPL Digital Map Gallery
This Dutch map from the 17th century is the oldest map of New York City in the New York Public
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Cities 101: Where Do The Mysterious Phone Numbers on NYC Subway Station Doors Lead To?
Have you ever wondered what’s behind those locked doors in subway stations? Whenever we see an MTA employee going
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Daily What?! Is This the Smallest Door in the NYC Subway?
This adorable door in the 60th Street and Broadway subway entrance to Columbus Circle has been making us smile for
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Surplus Candy, A Secret Street Art Show In Abandoned East Village Building
If you happen to follow any number of street artists in NYC on Instagram, you would see that a large
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Sunken City: An Urban Graffiti Atlantis in Los Angeles Rises from a Neighborhood That Sank into the Sea
Sunken City is located just South of Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, Los Angeles. A type of urban atlantis,
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Inside the Old American Splendor of the Harvard Club of NYC [Photos]
Harvard Hall at the Harvard Club of NY Since we recently went behind-the-scenes at the Yale Club of NYC, we
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New York Transit Museum Exhibition: Photos of the 74th Street Power Station
74th Street Power Station, NYTM Collections For fans of transit and vintage photos, on exhibit at the New York Transit
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13 of the Best Pocket Parks in NYC
Rosemary O’Brien is the author of the newly published book, Best Pocket Parks of NYC. Rosemary shares with Untapped
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Daily What?! The Hidden Gold Arcade of Midtown NYC
You’re probably already aware of Sixth-and-a-Half Avenue (6½ Avenue) in Midtown, a great Daily What?! in itself. 6½ Avenue
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Cities 101: USPS Mailman Spotted Using Green Relay Boxes in NYC!
We previously looked into the green relay mailboxes in a Cities 101 article. They’re temporary holding spots for letter
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Winter Walks On the Last Section of the High Line for the Carol Bove Exhibit
Last year, the High Line offered walks on the third, final section of the elevated railway at Hudson Yards in