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We are proud transit geeks at Untapped New York, and here is the place to find it all! You'll discover where the remnants of the former Penn Station are, read plans for the future of the city's transportation... or learn about leaf-zapping laser trains!
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Architecture
Urban Exploration Atop NYC's Manhattan Bridge
There’s a consistency among the impressions of those who have dared the climb up the Manhattan Bridge. First and
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Fun Maps: The Abandoned Subway Stations and Lost Subway Lines of NYC
Manhattan’s Abandoned Subway Stations 1. City Hall Station This decommissioned subway station was the real jewel of the IRT
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5 Proposed and In-Progress NYC Subway and Rail Lines
The idea of expanding New York City’s subway and rail systems would sound serendipitous to most New Yorkers. As
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Inside the Abandoned Bergen Street Lower Level Subway Platform in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, an abandoned level below the Bergen Street station is a favorite spot for urban explorers, one of many
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Fun Maps: Animated GIF of NYC Subway System Shows Its History and Evolution
Well here you have it: a GIF subway map of New York City that shows the subway lines in order
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When Amelia Earhart Broke a Champagne Bottle On an Airplane Parked in Penn Station
While many people are familiar with the Redstone rocket that was displayed in Grand Central Terminal, you may not know
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LaGuardia Airport’s Jet Age Hangars 2 and 4 Are Mid-Demolition
It’s easy to hate on LaGuardia Airport, even the politicians do it. Just last year, Vice President Joe Biden
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Inside a Subterranean Time Capsule Holding Vintage Paris Metro Trains
Parisian trainspotters have for years hoarded a special secret. It’s located next to the Metro Station Villiers in the
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For Transit Aficionados, Color Palettes Inspired by NYC Subway from LINE x LINE
From our time writing about the subway system at Untapped Cities, we’ve come to know some of the real
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Cities 101: Networks of New York, a Field Guide to NYC’s Internet Infrastructure
Where do the cryptic designs on manhole covers come from? What is the meaning of those spray-painted neon symbols in
Arts & Culture
Fun Maps: In Data-Driven DJ, A Soundtrack of Income Inequality on NYC Subways
In New York City, where the income gap is still large and looming among neighborhoods across the five boroughs, experts
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Fun Map: What the Expanded 5 Borough Ferry Service Will Look Like
There’s a lot of buzz about the expanded 5 borough ferry service Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in his