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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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5 Repurposed NYC Former Synagogues
In response to our roundup of NYC church conversions a few weeks ago, Untapped Cities reader Ellen Levitt pointed out
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The NYC That Never Was: What Central Park Could Have Looked Like
One of at least five man-made waterfalls in the park. With its sprawling acres of green, it doesn’t seem
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Daily What?! Tracks on NYC’s High Line Section 3 Are Engraved with Dates
Be sure to look out for some easily missed bits of history on the train tracks of last and final
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NYC’s SRO Housing Problem and the Micro-Apartment Initiative
Rendering of micro-unit apartment. Source: Mayor’s Office Next City’s Forefront Magazine took a deep dive into the problems
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Rome’s Ara Pacis Museum: An Ancient Altar of Peace in Richard Meier’s Modern Shed
All photos by Ellen Ryan One thing you learn quickly in Rome is that there is not a lot of
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Fire Damages Hôtel Lambert, 17th Century Mansion in Paris Where Voltaire Shacked Up With His Mistress
We were extremely saddened by the news that the Hôtel Lambert in Paris was severely damaged by a fire last
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Inside New York’s Abandoned Neighbor, North Brother Island
Just 350 yards east of the Bronx, an uninhabited island known as North Brother Island lies in the East River,
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Vintage Photos: Times Square’s Transformation in the ’90s
While the biggest complaint New Yorkers may have about Times Square today is the tourists, just over 20 years ago,
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A Day in the Life of an American Tycoon: J.P. Morgan’s Manhattan
Ever wonder what it’s like to spend a day in someone else’s shoes? In this new series, we’
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History of the Los Angeles Palace Theater, A Beaux-Arts Masterpiece
Every year, the Los Angeles Conservancy hosts Last Remaining Seats, a series of screenings held in several of the historic
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Villa Léandre: An English-Inspired Street in the Heart of Montmartre, Paris
For those familiar with Pomander Walk, the hidden gem on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, there’s also a similar
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Postman’s Park: Commemorating Heroic Acts of Self-Sacrifice in London’s Financial Centre
The City of London has many idylls tucked amongst its glass buildings and clogged thoroughfares, empty on weekends and filled
