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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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How Slavers Of New York Uses Stickers to Unveil NYC’s Hidden History of Slavery
Though New York is known today for its diversity, having been the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance and the first
Events
Travel Back in Time to 1924 with Aerial Photos of NYC
In 1924, the Jazz Age was in full swing, Prohibition had driven alcohol consumption underground into speakeasies, and the Woolworth
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
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Views and 150 Years of History: The Highbridge Water Tower
Standing on a bluff 200 feet above the Harlem River, the recently restored Highbridge Water Tower is once again welcoming
Arts & Culture
15 Ukrainian Places to Support in NYC
Across New York City, New Yorkers have joined together in support of Ukraine, many attending rallies or donating to organizations
Food & Drink
Regarding Oysters, a Cocktail and Shucking Speakeasy in NYC
Stepping into Regarding Oysters, a speakeasy hidden on the top floor of a Murray Hill brownstone, is like getting swept
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How One of the Penn Station Eagles Ended up at Valley Forge Military Academy
One of our favorite, long-standing quests at Untapped New York has been our attempt to visit all of the eagles
Architecture
5 Surviving Structures by Richard Morris Hunt in New York and Newport, Rhode Island
During the Gilded Age, there were just a handful of architects who wealthy families like the Vanderbilts and tycoons like
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 River,
New York
How the Squares Along NYC’s Broadway Got Their Names
Manhattan is often described as a grid, a series of rectangular blocks stacked around each other. That description generally holds
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Reminiscences from the End of the Horse Era in New York City
The following article about New York during the horse era is being published posthumously. It was written circa 1952 by
Architecture
What Happened to NYC’s Audubon Ballroom, the Site of Malcolm X’s Assassination
At 3940 Broadway and West 165th Street once stood the historic Audubon Theater and Ballroom. Constructed in 1912 by Fox