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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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Map of Stop and Frisks in NYC in New York City Show Concentration by Race and Neighborhood
Last year, the New York City Police Department carried out over half a million stop-and-frisks in the city. The issue
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A Look at Long Island City’s New Hunter’s Point South Park Along the East River Waterfront
Mayor Bloomberg cut the ribbon to Long Island City‘s new waterfront park in Hunter’s Point South this morning.
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Using NYC’s Park Rescue Toolkit to Return Cincinnati’s Washington Park to the Public
Can the rehabilitation of a great public space restore its surrounding blocks? We know it has in New York City,
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5 Hidden Bowling Alleys in New York City: Frick Museum, Port Authority, Ridgewood, The Aldyn, 15 Broad
We’ve been intrigued with hidden bowling alleys ever since Time Out New York compiled the favorite secrets of NYC
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Cities 101: What Are the Rules on Fire Escapes in NYC?
We all love fire escapes and what they represent both visually and historically for the New York City landscape. But
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World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel: Three Projects that Will Change the Staten Island Waterfront
Did you know that Staten Island was the fastest growing borough in New York City from 1990-2010? Learning this fun
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Daily What?! Will Macy’s at Herald Square Replace Its Famous Wooden Escalators?
The Macy’s at 34th Street in Herald Square is still undergoing renovation but one question on many a vintage-fan’
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Film Locations for the Original Men in Black
Although Men in Black was released in 1997, many of its film locations have popped up on our radar recently
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Original U.S. Open Tennis Stadium in Forest Hills Gets New Life for Concerts
Yesterday was opening day for the 2013 U.S. Open Tennis Championship in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. Expected to
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s Going on with the Abandoned Buildings in Brooklyn Bridge Park – Empire Stores and St. Ann’s Warehouse?
An Untapped Cities reader submitted this photo of this building in Dumbo, Brooklyn asking what it was. It’s a
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New Renderings of $15 Billion Hudson Yards Complex That Will Reshape the Far West Side
The West Side skyline is getting a facelift as construction of Hudson Yards, a $15 billion development, has begun just
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Historical Gems Underneath the World Trade Center’s Extended Shoreline
The oculus rises at Fulton Center Lower Manhattan holds centuries of history in its shoreline and beneath its streets. With