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NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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NYC Film Locations for Netflix’s The Get Down Set in the Bronx
The Netflix Original Series The Get Down, brings the birth of the Hip Hop movement to life. Set in the
Arts & Culture
Cool Off With These 8 Aquatic-Themed NYC Subway Stations
Since the 1980s the MTA Arts & Design Program has brought art underground by installing over 300 works of art
Architecture
Sea View Hospital to be Converted into NYC’s First Planned Wellness Community in Staten Island
Photo courtesy of NYCEDC The New York City Economic Development Corp (NYCEDC) and Borough President James Oddo recently announced the
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Logan Hicks Presents “The Story of My Life” on NYC’s Bowery Wall
All summer, we have enjoyed a plethora of new outdoor murals throughout our five boroughs, but none is more hotly
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The Statue of A Naked Donald Trump Has Been Unveiled in NYC’s Union Square
This morning, a nude state of Donald Trump was unveiled in Union Square. Trump’s campaign has drawn a lot
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VIDEO: “Take the Train to the Plane” in This 1980s JFK Express TV Commercial
A while back, we brought you a piece about the now extinct “Train to the Plane” on 1970s NYC Subway
Food & Drink
Spotlight on Veselka, The Iconic Family-Run Ukrainian Restaurant in NYC’s East Village
Photo by James and Karla Murray Photography On Sunday, August 21st at 12pm, Untapped Cities will host the tour STOREFRONT:
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Today in NYC History: Robert Fulton’s Revolutionary Steamboat Makes Its First Run
A sketch of the Clermont making its first voyage up the Hudson River. Source: Wikipedia Commons. On August 17, 1807
Architecture
Cities 101: Locating Victorian Boot Scrapers on the Streets of NYC
Every day millions of New Yorkers walk along the miles of paved sidewalks, likely oblivious to the fact that walking
Architecture
5 Places Open to African Americans Under Jim Crow Laws, from the Green Book Travel Guide
\The Fall 1956 Edition of The Negro Travelers’ Green Book. Image from New York Public Library. Whether traveling to a
Architecture
Replica of Lost Palmyra Arch Will Be in NYC in September
The monumental Arch of Palmyra in Syria was a UNESCO World Heritage Site from the 3rd century AD until it
Arts & Culture
A Mini Redwood Forest is Coming to Downtown Brooklyn
Even before something like the Brooklyn Strand gets put into action, a unique greenery installation is coming to downtown Brooklyn: