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Urban Exploration Atop Hell Gate Bridge in NYC
Hell Gate Bridge is one of those urban explorer favorites–possibly because it includes an added level of danger: it’
The NYC that Never Was: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Unfinished Areas
One of our favorite fun facts about the Metropolitan Museum of Art is that it’s still unfinished (and that
The Great Blizzard of 1888
As New York City faces the first blizzard warning issued in nearly a decade, we're reminded that even
Today in NYC History: That Time the Reverend Went to the Whorehouse at Madison Square
Gilsey House in the Tenderloin. Photo from Library of Congress. On March 11, 1892, an uptight minister named Charles Parkhurst
Listen to the Sounds of NYC Buildings in Soundscape New York at Museum of City of NY
We know what New York City’s famous buildings look like, but what do they sound like? In the new
See the City Artist Remko Heemskerk Captures NYC Architecture in Vivid Color
Manhattan Bridge © 2012 – 2015 Remko Heemskerk You’ll recognize the work of Netherlands-born artist Remko Heemskerk in New York City’
Step onto Set of Mad Men in Exhibit "Matthew Weiner's Mad Men" At Museum of Moving Image
Photo by Thanassi Karageorgiou / Museum of the Moving Image The New York City of the ’60s are coming to an
The Top 15 Secrets of Columbia University in NYC
Nearly 30,000 students attend Columbia University, located in Morningside Heights in New York City. But how many know the
English Band Vaults Films Music Video in Staten Island Boat Graveyard
A little while ago, Untapped Cities reader Matthew C. Hart, an editor who has worked on films like Frances Ha
See a Map Made Entirely from Trash at BRIC's Mapping Brooklyn Exhibit
Last December, Untapped Cities visited Jennifer Maravillas in the process of creating 71 Square Miles, a 10 x 10 foot
NYC's Sewer Alligator Legend, Fact or Fiction?
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection oversees the city’s massive sewer system, employing about 6,000 people. This small
