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!
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Department of Sanitation
The familiar aroma of garbage trucks fill the streets of New York City’s boroughs on any given day of
Untapped Cities Contributor Profile: Jenna Bagcal
This week we profile Untapped Cities intern, Jenna Bagcal, a graduate student at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Her
“Vienna Therapy” Gives you the Chance to See Inside the Head of Sigmund Freud
Street Artist NYCHOS and the Great Grandson of Sigmund Freud Dominic Freud A 10-foot-tall, 3D sculpture of Sigmund Freud and
This Week in NYC History: America’s First Roller Coaster Opens on Coney Island
Switchback Railway at Coney Island. Image via Wikimedia Commons. On June 16, 1884, America’s first roller coaster opened on
“Meridian (Gold)” Shows you the Price of Gold in Real-Time in Long Island City
Have you ever wondered what the value of gold is on a daily basis? Unless you’re Scrooge McDuck, we
10 Off-Off-Broadway Theaters in the Lower East Side, Soho, and Greenwich Village
The theaters in and around Times Square have incredible architecture and history, but for almost sixty years, there has been
Street Artist Pays Homage to NYC’s Past Inspired by Vintage Street Photos
“Lil Crazy Legs” on 110 E 7th Street, Manhattan. On a sunny day last fall, a man strolled down Myrtle
10 Famous Mob Hangouts in NYC
New York City and the mafia basically go hand-in-hand. As much as New York does not want to admit it,
Where to Celebrate Bloomsday 2016 for James Joyce in NYC and Dublin
Bloomsday, the world-wide event that has been celebrated in hundreds of cities since the 1920s, commemorates the life of James
The Top 12 Secrets of the East Village in NYC
The East Village has a rich history, and the remnants that still persist from the different immigrant groups who made
BLDZR, the Robert Moses Jane Jacobs Musical Will Show this Fall in NYC
Exciting news for urban planning nerds! BLDZR: The Gospel According to Moses, a musical about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
Colorful Swings that Play Musical Instruments at NYC’s Brookfield Place
At Brookfield Place, a Canadian interactive design studio, Daily tous les jour, has brought a unique cooperative experience to New