Events
BROOKLYN: DIY Music Shows
In this era of sensory overload, we are faced with not only more options for consumption and information gathering, but
NEW JERSEY: The Van Liew-Suydam Farms
For many, fall conjures up childhood memories of pumpkin picking, mugs of apple cider, hayrides and corn mazes. Just an
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Still, it is not a place without problems. It was designated a federal poverty area in the 1960s. Garment sweatshops
URBAN ESCAPES: Get Out of the Bubble!
“Man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood
A Look at the Vinegar Hill Neighborhood in Brooklyn
Nestled between symbols of urban industrialization and modern residential development (aka a Con Edison plant and glass condos), Vinegar Hill
IN PICTURES: The Manhattanhenge Phenomenon in NYC
Manhattanhenge did not disappoint, as the edges of buildings grew bright, anticipating the sun to wax into view. But more
A Tour of St. Mark’s Place: Beyond the Beatniks
An architectural tour about what is not there? Eric Ferrara of the East Village History Project/East Village Visitors Center
MANHATTANHENGE: Why It Happens
Twice a year, the sun falls into exact alignment with the Manhattan street grid, offering incredible sunsets that fully illuminate
IN PICTURES: Freshkills Park on Staten Island
On June 27th, Untapped New York took the Freshkills Tour run by the New York City Dept of Parks and
IN PICTURES: The Putting Lot
On June 13th, we adventured to The Putting Lot in Bushwick, Brooklyn (covered in June 8th post). Here is what
Mini Golf in Bushwick!
As high-rise construction sites sprung up in Chelsea and spread to the far West Side, Brooklyn and even Roosevelt Island,