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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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Vintage New York: The South Street Seaport
It’s well known that South Street Seaport was one of the most important maritime hubs of New York. Ships
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A possible future for the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
At the legendary Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, birthplace of the U.S. Open, the ball may be back in court.
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A Landmark(West) Event at the American Museum of Natural History
In a place as unique as New York, it’s not surprising that community groups are actively engaged in preserving
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Photo Essay: What Might Have Been in Forest Hills, Queens
The walking tour that Untapped readers were given of Forest Hills, Queens, on a sunny Saturday afternoon was not of
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Paterson’s Great Falls
Niagara may get most of the attention, but when it comes to New York-area waterfalls, it’s not alone. About
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Preservation Campaign Underway For America’s Tennis Stadium
I will present 3 sets, and you may ask what characteristics each set has in common: 1. Grand Central Station,
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The Abandoned Keller Hotel on the West Side Highway
“I remember as a teenager dancing at Keller’s on hot summer nights in the mid 1970s,” says Frank H.
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The West End Avenue Historic District Debate: the great, the good and the opinionated (LPC Meeting Recap)
A gathering of the great, the good and the opinionated took place this week in one of New York’s
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Lykke Li at Webster Hall: A Show Worthy of the Landmarked Space
Sporting a leotard, black cape, tights, high heels and sometimes a black veil, Lykke Li, the singer from Sweden, got
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A Tour Inside the Eldridge Street Synagogue in NYC
The New York Times has Eldridge Street Synagogue as “gasp-inducing,” and after visiting, we have to agree. The synagogue contains
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Save these 170-Year Old East Village Townhouses from the Wrecking Ball
At stake in the East Village are two buildings with remarkably intact Greek Revival architectural details. But perhaps even more
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Village East Cinema, a Moorish Revival Movie Theater in the East Village
The nondescript facade of the Village East Theater conceals one of New York City’s great hidden gems. The theater