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Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Birthplace is Now a Chinese Take-Out
Though the Vanderbilts would make their mark with sumptuous mansions along Fifth Avenue and along the Eastern seaboard, the family
Four Wooden Houses on Staten Island’s Kreischer Street Are Relics of a Brick Company Town
What do Greenwich Village, Columbia University, and Astoria have in common? All three contain buildings constructed with yellow brick provided
On Staten Island, a Landlocked Lighthouse is a Curious Discovery
“Landlocked lighthouse” sounds like an oxymoron, but the Staten Island Range Light on Lighthouse Hill in Staten Island has been
Watch a Time Lapse Film of the Goethals Bridge Replacement Construction between Staten Island and NJ
Last May, the new Goethals Bridge was opened, replacing the original cantilever span between Staten Island and New Jersey that
See a Mastodon Tooth Found in NYC at the Staten Island Museum
On a recent trip to the Staten Island Museum, an institution established in 1881 and dedicated to exploring the connection
Saving the Abandoned Home of Frederick Law Olmsted, Central Park Designer, on Staten Island
The name Frederick Law Olmsted conjures up images of landscaped vistas and rolling hills in Central Park and Prospect Park,
5 NYC Parks That Are Larger Than Central Park
For a city nicknamed the “concrete jungle,” New York City still has a lot of green space. According to the
Go Inside the Historic Staten Island Home of Photographer Alice Austen
Alice Austen first picked up a camera in 1876 at the age of ten and went on to become one
Documentary “Managed Retreat” Follows Strategic Destruction of Staten Island Waterfront Neighborhoods
New York City and much of the rest of New York State faced considerable damage after the wreckage done by
Drone Video Captures Abandoned Bayley Seton Hospital on Staten Island from Above
Videographer Matthew Chirico has been using Untapped Cities’ archives as inspiration for his location shoots, starting with a drone video
11 Things to Do This Week in NYC: August 17 – August 23, 2018
This week is jam packed with activities to do in New York City! Here are our Untapped Picks for getting
Go Behind the Scenes Into the Construction of Freshkills Park
Although the opening of Freshkills Park seems like a very long ways from now, we were given a taste of