Secrets of NYC
✉️ The Lost Pneumatic Tube System at the NYSE
Long before fiber optics and wireless networks, bursts of compressed air kept Wall Street moving.
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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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Singapore’s City Gallery spotlights this urban metropolis
Known around the world for being a model of modern urban planning, Singapore was effectively a blank canvas to create
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Why Are You On My Train?: NYC Music Prodigies
As a recent Austin transfer, I know how live music should sound. This is it. Look for this kid playing
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Duane Reade Mistakes Chicago for New York City
My years as a tour guide and writer at Untapped have provided me with the opportunity to explore the depths
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Jane’s Carousel at Brooklyn Bridge Park: A New York Story
This September, the 1922 “Jane’s Carousel” opened in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s newly renovated “Empire-Fulton Ferry Park” The carousel
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Pop-Up Yoga en Blanc at the Champ de Mars, Eiffel Tower
Pop-up yoga sessions in public spaces have been all the rage recently: Times Square, Bryant Park, Union Square (SF) and
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The Lost Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong as Represented in Video Games
Ian Lambot via Wikimedia Commons Architects and designers once hailed Kowloon Walled City as the closest thing to a self-regulating,
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Heroes Remain: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Aftermath
Ishinomaki is a quiet town whose main attractions are Manga Road and Mangattan, an oblong-shaped museum dedicated to Shotaro Ishinomori.
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Downtown Doodler: Tour of the Bowery
During Urban Design Week, I was lucky enough to attend a walking tour of the Bowery led by Eric Ferrara,
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Why Are You On My Train?: Men at Work in New York
If you want insight into the occupations of two men living in New York, this video pieces together the intriguing
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The Mixed Up Statue of Mr. William H. Seward
Chester A. Arthur, William Lloyd Garrison, and General Winfield Scott Hancock were amongst the celebrities who attended the 1876 dedication
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In Pictures: NYC Maker Faire 2011
Filled to the brim with performances, DIY showcases and all things scientific and artistic Maker Faire 2011 did not disappoint.
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Boardwalk Empire Goes Underground — An Afternoon on a Vintage Subway Train
“The next train arriving at this station is not in service. Please step away from the platform edge.” As I
