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After-Hours Tour of "Noguchi's New York" Exhibit
Join an exclusive curator-led tour at NYC's Noguchi Museum!
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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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High-Rise vs. Parking Lot: “The Hotel Rehearsal” at the Biennial of the Americas, Denver
One block south of the busy Sixteenth Street Mall in downtown Denver, rehearsals are underway. From a small work van,
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Cities 101: Where Can I Recycle My Old Electronics in NYC?
An e-waste collection event by Lower East Side Ecology Center Despite a series of electronic waste laws in New York
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Will New Zoning Amendments to Reduce Parking Minimums Move NYC Towards A More Car-Free City?
New York City has been finding innovative ways to transform dead spaces, such as parking lots, into social public places.
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“Finding the Quiet City”: A Map for Solitude Seekers in NYC
New Yorkers are all too familiar with the city’s daily soundtrack of wailing sirens and rumbling subway cars, so
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The Oldest Buildings in New York City’s Five Boroughs
Hidden between modern skyscrapers and nineteenth century row houses are remnants of the City’s Dutch past. While the Bronx
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Google Street View Inside Landmarks in NYC, Paris, Dubai, and D.C.
Google has gotten tons of coverage over the past 48 hours for its release of Street View images of the
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“Vamp Camp” on True Blood Takes Design Cues from 18th-Century Prison Theory
Bentham’s Panopticon. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Those that (still) watch True Blood, HBO’s vampire drama will be familiar
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Weekly Map: Filling in NYC’s Hudson River for “A Really Greater New York”?
At the break of the 20th century, industrializing cities were growing voraciously and needed more room. A lot of cities
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Cities 101: How Do Water Tanks Work?
Welcome to our new series, Cities 101, which will answer questions about how the city’s infrastructure works. First up:
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The History and Future of Willets Point, Queens
As fans poured off the LIRR and the MTA’s 7 line for yesterday’s All-Star Game at Citi Field,
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History of NYC (Fruit) Streets: Cranberry, Orange and Pineapple Streets in Brooklyn
Glancing up in a certain area in Brooklyn, the streets seem to become an orchard, with the street signs as
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Daily What?! WWI Battleship in Union Square
Photo via Library of Congress We came across a postcard on Ebay recently and despite our knowledge of vintage New