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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
New York
What If the Roosevelt Island Tram Went All the Way to Central Park?
While the Roosevelt Island Tramway only takes about 3 minutes to travel to and from Manhattan, it’s probably the
New York
For Armory Arts Week, the MTA Arts for Transit Releases Artist Podcasts
The network of artistic communities coursing through the five boroughs is wide and vast. Armory Arts Week, in celebration of
Arts & Culture
Catch a Glimpse of Old Paris in the Metro on Line 12
While most of Paris’ subway stations have been modernized with plastic “anti-homeless” chairs that replaced former wooden benches, you can
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: What Are Those Numbers on Top of Buses For?
In the movie Speed (1994), Keanu Reaves parades through Los Angeles on a public bus rigged with a bomb. In
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
Architecture
Abandoned Atlantic Avenue Tunnel in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn: the World’s Oldest Subway Tunnel
Back in 1844 when the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel was built, the City of Brooklyn was not one of the five
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?! 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,
Architecture
Cities 101: Why Are There Red Lights at the end of Dead End Streets in NYC?
Yesterday a thread came up on Reddit in which the user asked, “I noticed this light at the end of
Architecture
“Intelligent Design” Coming to NYC’s Second Avenue Subway
Imagine an “intelligent” multi layered public transit system seamlessly weaving through New York City and beyond. Imagine walking out of
