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Architecture
7 Repurposed Parking Spaces and Garages in NYC
Last week we looked at how New York’s parking minimums are losing relevancy in today’s urban landscape. Today,
Arts & Culture
Untapped Cities’ #MyNYC Update – Inside Google Glass Basecamp in NYC
Inside Google Glass Basecamp in Chelsea Market, one of three pickup locations for the pilot Glass Explorer program It has
Arts & Culture
“Rising From Ashes,” a Documentary About Rwanda’s National Cycling Team, to Air in NYC
Over the course of one hundred days in 1994, one million people were massacred in the Rwandan Genocide. The bicycle
New York
Rare 1905 Black & White Film from Inside the NYC Subway
This rare black and white footage taken inside the New York subway system was taken in 1905, seven months after
Architecture
Featured Foursquare List: Nautical Architecture of NYC
Last year, we took you on a comprehensive, two-part tour of New York’s nautically-themed buildings and structures. For this
Arts & Culture
Untapped Mailbag: Are Millions in Gold from the HMS Hussar Shipwreck Still in the East River?
An Untapped Cities reader, Alex Quintana, tweeted us about the shipwreck of the HMS Hussar last week, after reading our
Arts & Culture
5 Notorious NYC Crime Scenes: Heists, Bombings & Robberies
From heists that have inspired movies to a deadly terrorist attack in 1920 whose traces still remain, revisit 5 notorious
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! The Gold Penis on Fernando Botero’s “Adam” Sculpture in NYC’s Time Warner Building
Colombian artist Fernando Botero’s enormous sculptures inside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle get a lot of attention,
Arts & Culture
PopSpotsNYC: Tracking Down Where Classic Album Covers Were Photographed in NYC
Bob Egan was completely dressed in black when we met him on 50th Street on a 97-degree day. If he
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: Asbestos at the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
In our behind-the-scenes look inside the TWA Flight Center last year, we focused on the architecture and preservation efforts for
Arts & Culture
How James Turrell’s Amazing Light Installation in the Guggenheim Museum in NYC Works
Visitors to James Turrell’s monumental light installation currently on view at the Guggenheim Museum probably noticed that Frank Lloyd
London
Mobile Bookstores/Libraries in NYC, Mexico City, London Take Books on the Road–& Water
Trucks selling food are no stranger to city streets. But a truck selling books? In the age of iPads and