New York
Tour the Lowline, Which Just Got NYC Approval, with a Docent on our Subway Tour
In 2012, we visited the first iteration of the Lowline – an exhibition in an Essex Street warehouse that showed the
The Top 10 Hidden Gardens in NYC
Before it experienced a period of industrialization, New York City was full of lush greenery and bucolic treasures. Though the
Untapped Cities Contributor Profile: Jarrett Lyons
This week we profile Untapped Cities contributor, Jarrett Lyons, an urban and arts reporter from CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Then & Now: The Original Bronx Borough Hall in NYC
Just north of the Cross Bronx Expressway, on the east side of Third Avenue, lies Tremont Park. Today, Tremont Park
NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project Begins Archiving Sites Across the Five Boroughs
The modern LGBT rights movement is largely understood to have begun 47 years ago this year with the historic Stonewall
Video: A Look Inside NYC’s Church of the Annunciation in Williamsburg
As part of the Open House New York tour in Williamsburg, Untapped Cities got a glimpse inside the Church of
Your Week Untapped: Top 10 NYC Events July 18th-24th, 2016
In the hit Broadway show “Hamilton,” Aaron Burr says “There’s nothing like summer in the city,” and he was
The History of Arab American Newspapers in NYC’s Little Syria
By Abdessamad Kharmaj Community Organizer at the NYC Department of Records Arabic newspapers in the United States played a significant
A Plaque Dedicated to Jean-Michel Basquiat Unveiled Outside His Former NYC Home and Studio
Before Jay-Z was letting his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, lean on one of his paintings, or before Uniqlo started
This Week in NYC History: America’s First World’s Fair Opens on July 14, 1853
On July 14, 1853 America’s first “World’s Fair” opened in New York City. Called the Exhibition of the
“Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience” at NYC’s Intrepid Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Star Trek
If at anytime in the last 50 years you have found yourself saying “the lives of the many out-weigh
Anna Held Audette Paintings to be Displayed in NYC’s Noble Maritime Collection
The Noble Maritime Collection at Snug Harbor Cultural Center opens its new exhibit, Modern Ruins, Paintings by Anna Held Audette