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Top 10 Hidden Beaches of NYC
From Great Kills, Staten Island to Soundview Park in the Bronx, discover secret beaches in NYC for a day in the sun!
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Find Architectural Artifacts from Demolished Buildings in the NYC Subway at Brooklyn Museum-Eastern Parkway
When you enter into the subway at the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum stop, perhaps after seeing the monumental Swoon sculpture
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5 of NYC’s Oldest Bakeries: Ferrara, Veniero, Glaser’s, Parisi, and Caputo’s
In a city with so many wonderful bakeries, we thought it might be fun to explore some of the oldest,
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Vintage Photographs of 5 Famous NYC Museums in Their Original Incarnations
In a city where nothing is sacred and almost every architectural landmark is liable for an overhaul (take 5 Pointz
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Fun Maps: The Little Free Libraries Take Hold in Our Cities
For as far back as we can remember, there’s been the urge to share the books we’ve read
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Untapped Contributor Profile: Sabrina Romano
Get to know Untapped Cities contributor Sabrina Romano, who has been running the vintage photography column and a summer intern
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The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: Beautiful Bridges
Bridges–masterful works of engineering and architecture that are used every day by residents and visitors alike. New York City
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Fun Maps: Most Common Language Spoken in Each Neighborhood of NYC After English and Spanish
Using data from the American Community Survey, Business Insider mapped out the most common language spoken in each NYC neighborhood
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Go Inside a Former Prohibition Speakeasy in the East Village and Tour the Museum of the American Gangster
In 1964, a father and son were renovating a former speakeasy in the East Village into a theater when they
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8 of NYC’s Rooftop Farms: JetBlue Farm at JFK, Brooklyn Grange, Eagle Street Farm, Riverpark Farm, Gotham Greens
If you’re looking to expand your agricultural horizons, you might want to start looking up. Rooftop farms are more
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The Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue from 59th Street to 79th Street
Last week, we walked you through the many mansions, predominately lost, along Millionaire’s Row on Fifth Avenue up to
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Daily What?! Huge Corner Shopping Bag at Macy’s Herald Square Hides a Building
The big, red billboard next to Macy’s in Herald Square is a familiar site for most New Yorkers. It
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2014 NYC Dîner en Blanc Returns Monday, August 25th to Secret Location
[Update: Photos from this year’s dinner at Nelson A. Rockefeller Park in Battery Park!] We recently covered six of