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Food & Drink
Top 10 Coffee Shops in Brooklyn (For Design Buffs)
We previously compiled a list of the Top 10 Coffee Shops in Manhattan for design buffs and now we’re
Arts & Culture
Where Pipe Organs Are Built and Repaired in a Gowanus, Brooklyn Workshop
Recently, we took you inside the music shop Retrofret in Gowanus which specializes in rare and bizarre instruments. What we
Architecture
On This Day in NYC History, December 3: Jonas Bronck Bought the Bronx in 1641
This is a map of Broncks’ New York from 1639 by Cartographer Johannes Vingboons. Notice the spelling of “Staten Eylante.
Arts & Culture
Sponsored: Support Your Local Community by Switching To a Credit Union–Make Your Money Matter
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Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: What’s the Difference Between City, State and National Landmark Status?
Pan Am Worldport in October 2013 Recently, Untapped New York reader Rachel Potter submitted the following preservation query to our
Arts & Culture
Vintage Buses to Run on M42 Line for the Nostalgia Special in NYC
Yesterday, just as we were publishing about the return of the MTA’s vintage “Nostalgia” trains and buses, we caught
Architecture
How A 19th Century Mob Of Arsonists Burned Down Staten Island’s Quarantine Hospital
In 1858, before Staten Island consolidated with the rest of New York City, the New York Marine Hospital housed around
Arts & Culture
MTA Hosts Vintage Subway Swing Party With Nostalgia Holiday Trains
Photos Alex Wallach for Untapped Cities A tradition in New York City returns as the MTA brings back 1930s-1970s trains
Food & Drink
On This Day in NYC History, December 2: 1657 Legislation Banned Household Goods as a Method of Payment for Liquor
On December 2nd 1657, The Nieuw Amsterdam City Council ruled that Tavernkeepers could not sell liquor in exchange for household
Arts & Culture
Photos from Fuerza Bruta: Catch the Show Before it Closes on January 5th
If you haven’t seen the interactive spectacle Fuerza Bruta in action yet, it can be hard to describe. It’
Arts & Culture
Lost and Forgotten Historical “Graffiti” in the US: Revolutionary War Blood Painting, Walt Disney Autographed Door
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been cataloging some of the oldest graffiti in American history. Sometimes eerie, these
Architecture
Exclusive Untapped Cities Tour of the Woolworth Building: January 22, 2014
For more than half its life, Lower Manhattan’s iconic Woolworth Building has been off-limits to all but the lucky