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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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Arts & Culture
Subway Stories Find People in NYC Subway Debris
Writer and artist Enzo Scavone has found a great way to spend his time waiting for his train: discovering found
Architecture
8 Weird NYC Subway Entrances: Get Your Hair Cut, Keys Made, and Shoes Shined in a NYC Subway Station
We’ve been wondering about this phenomenon for a while: the prevalence of barber shops, locksmiths, bodegas, and shoe repair
New York
Untapped Mailbag: Advertising Takeovers on the Shuttle to Times Square
An Untapped Cities reader recently contacted the Untapped Mailbag wondering about the full, advertising takeovers on the S trains in
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! Jawdropping Rooftopping Photos at Bowling Green Subway Station by Navid Baraty
If you haven’t been by the Bowling Green subway station recently and you don’t have a fear of
Architecture
Hold It In: Why Are Most Bathrooms in the NYC Subway Locked?
We have already Untapped the mystery of some public bathrooms in New York City, but we’re still curious about
Food & Drink
Fun Maps: Find the Best NYC Coffee Shop Near Each Subway Station
Have you ever left a subway station with an immediate craving for coffee only to wander for blocks looking for
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! #MissingLove Missed Connection Posters in NYC Subway
Untapped Cities reader Avi Smolen took this photo in Columbus Circle on Sunday morning. Designed in the style of MTA
Architecture
Daily What?! The Doors of the NYC Subway System
Recently, we decided to call the phone numbers on the doors in the New York City subway and the result
Arts & Culture
MTA Unveils New Eye-Catching Subway Art in NYC
In addition to the polar vortex, January was the month for the installation of three new art posters in the
Architecture
Daily What?! NYC Sanitary Code Bans Smoking and Spitting in Subways
At York Street, you might notice this porcelain on steel sign along the walls of the subway tube. NO SMOKING,
Architecture
Fun Maps: NYC Subway Stations That Have Wi-Fi and Cell Service
Being late and stuck underground and unable to send a “Hey-I’m-running-late” is the worst. Memorize this map from WNYC’
Architecture
Daily What?! The MTA Signal Training School in the 14th Street Subway Station
You’ve probably noticed the whimsical Tom Otterness Life Underground sculptures while at the 14th Street A/C/E station,