Arts & Culture
Discover the latest public Art installations in NYC, exiting new exhibitions, and more! Pictured here are our partners at Artechouse, a space for innovative experiential Art located in the former boiler room of the Chelsea Market!
Untapped Contributor Profile: Shervin Abdolhamidi
This week, get to know Untapped Cities contributor Shervin Abdolhamidi, a recent graduate of NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, and
The NYPL is Bringing Books Underground With the “Subway Library”
Photo courtesy NYPL If you ever find yourself without a book during a lengthy commute, the New York Public Library
“Pride Train” Shares Message of Hope in NYC Subway Stations
Photo from Pride Train’s Instagram Rainbow-striped signs and flags have been installed on subways all across New York City
Mapping the New Deal in Each NYC Borough
The New Deal, which established a network of federal programs to put people to work during the Great Depression, impacted
Mini Golf at NYC’s Industry City With Mini Brooklyn Landmark Replicas
Two pairs of Brooklyn residents took to the course to work on their swing. Industry City just added its newest
20 Things to Do in Inwood, New York City
Welcome back to our regular column on “Must Visit Places” in NYC’s neighborhoods. This installment on Inwood is by
A Rose Garden Made of Pinwheels is Coming to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
Image from the Prospect Park Alliance Archives Prospect Park’s Rose Garden — which has not seen a rose in bloom
62 Tricked-out Sing For Hope Pianos to be Spread Across all 5 NYC Boroughs
A few of the musicians warm up at one of several blocks of pianos spread throughout 28 Liberty. Yesterday’s
Under Hangs: Photos of NYC’s Secret Freedom Tunnel Installation in Riverside Park
This weekend, Under-Hangs, an in-progress art installation at Riverside Park’s Freedom Tunnel, began exciting new developments. The artist himself
5 Authors Who Crafted Novels Around the Culture and Influence of NYC
Books are like time capsules that take readers to whatever time and place the stories are set in. Even when
Gay Pride in NYC Through the Lens of Fred W. McDarrah
People hold ‘Gay Pride’ and ‘Mattchine’ signs (the Mattachine Society was an early American gay rights organization) during the first
There’s a Redwood Tree on Houston Street in NYC
Artist Spencer Finch may have brought 4000 miniature Redwood trees to Brooklyn last year (still on view), but there is
