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Architecture

History of NYC Streets: St. Nicholas Avenue

Given the recent holiday season, Harlemites might have noticed the very apropos naming of one of the neighborhood’s main

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kelli trapnell Jan 10, 2013

Events

Your Week Untapped: Best Events for January 7-13

Our curated picks for New York events this week: Upstairs/Downstairs at Downtown Abbey Dinner, Equus Projects & Chef Patricia

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Untapped New York Jan 7, 2013

Architecture

Inside The New York County Supreme Courthouse

By the turn of the twentieth-century, New York was in need of a new county courthouse. The  Tweed Courthouse (officially

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Benjamin Waldman Dec 27, 2012

Architecture

History of NYC Streets: Strivers’ Row

Many of the gates that lead to the private alleyways behind the townhouses of Strivers’ Row still bear the original

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kelli trapnell Dec 20, 2012

Events

Your Week Untapped: Best Events for December 17-23

Our curated events list for this week: Ugly Holiday Sweater Party at Bryant Park, spontaneous Bach on the G train,

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Untapped New York Dec 17, 2012

Architecture

Transit Talk: A Book Club for Commuting

For the past few weeks I’ve felt very exposed on the subway. As a member of the nascent New

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kristen gaylord Dec 14, 2012

Architecture

The Fight for Symphony Space on the Upper West Side

Many urban neighborhoods have tried to use culture as a transformative economic development tool. But few have succeeded as sensationally

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Julia Vitullo-Martin Dec 13, 2012

Events

Your Week Untapped: Best Events for December 10-16

Our curated events picks for this week: Latke sizzle at 92Y, ‘How Much Do I Owe You?’ opening by No

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Untapped New York Dec 10, 2012

Architecture

History of NYC Streets: The Great White Way

No, it’s not named after Jaws, nor is it racial commentary. “The Great White Way” became one of the

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kelli trapnell Dec 6, 2012

Events

Your Week Untapped: Best Events for December 3-9

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3:  Underground Eats presents The Greatest Meal Ever Cooked. With a chef line-up that includes the outstanding talents

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Untapped New York Dec 3, 2012

Architecture

The Skinny Shops of Columbus Avenue

I’ve been living on the Upper West Side since the early ’90s when the area was not quite the

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Michelle Young Nov 15, 2012

Architecture

Exhibition: At Hionas Gallery “The Bridge” Between Past and the Present

At Untapped Cities, we love a great photograph. After all, it is with the help of pictures that we tell

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aby sam thomas Nov 15, 2012