NYC Fire Museum

New York

NYC’s Fire Alarm Call Boxes: Everything You Wanted to Know

A deep dive into one of NYC's most recognizable street furniture: fire alarm call boxes. They're often red and can call the fire department.

Michelle Young May 9, 2024

Architecture

Photo courtesy Hudson Square Connection If you’ve ever walked around SoHo, maybe perusing the stores along Prince Street or

catherine foley May 11, 2018

Arts & Culture

From gritty bottles to old electronic waste, Brooklyn’s City Reliquary is a shrine to New York City artifacts that

alyssa ciardi Mar 28, 2018

Architecture

At Untapped Cities, we have a particular interest in repurposed places. New York City has historically been adept at adaptive

arshiechevalwala Feb 13, 2014

Arts & Culture

Look behind, in between and beyond the monumental marble walls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Musuem

david jo Jan 14, 2014

Arts & Culture

If you want to get off the standard museum path, our latest favorite is the NYC Fire Museum. Located in

Michelle Young Nov 27, 2013