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New York
10 Secrets of NYC’s Highbridge Water Tower
The 200-foot tall Highbridge Water Tower in Washington Heights stands on a bluff above the High Bridge and Harlem
Secrets of NYC
10 Secrets of NYC Tap Water
NYC tap water has been called “the champagne of drinking water.” It’s won multiple taste test awards and is
Architecture
Top 12 Secrets of NYC’s Bryant Park
Bryant Park is one of the city’s most illustrious public spaces in New York City. According to the Bryant
Architecture
Go Inside NYC’s High Bridge Water Tower
After decades of being closed off to the public, the High Bridge Water Tower is finally open, and Untapped New
New York
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s High Bridge
In 1848, High Bridge, the oldest surviving bridge in New York City, was built to bring water to the burgeoning
New York
Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Highbridge Water Tower
The 200-foot tall Highbridge Water Tower in Washington Heights stands on a bluff above the High Bridge and Harlem
Arts & Culture
11 Fascinating Treasures to See at the Polonsky Exhibition at NYPL
Today, the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasurers will open at Gottesman Hall, a 6,400-
Arts & Culture
In Memoriam for a Central Park Manhole Cover
Walking with my dad in Central Park last week, I was saddened to discover that I had lost a cast-
New York
Is THIS the Oldest Manhole Cover in NYC?
Tracking down historic New York City manhole covers is a favorite pastime of the Untapped New York team and we
Architecture
1862 Manhole Cover Found in Central Park
As part of our most recent podcast episode of The Untapped New York Podcast, we went hunting for the oldest
Architecture
The Lost Crystal Palace of NYC’s First World’s Fair
Before Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was transformed to accommodate the World’s Fairs of 1939 and 1964, America’s first
Arts & Culture
This is (Probably) the Oldest Manhole Cover in NYC
Tracking manhole covers is definitely one of the nerdiest of the urban nerd activities out there. I would know, having