See Wildlife and Abandoned Islands on an NYC River Cruise
Sail past a seal hangout and keep your eyes peeled for migrating birds as you sail past historic bridges, abandoned islands, and iconic NYC sites!
Whether you’ve lived in New York City your whole life, are new in town or just visiting, there is something new for everyone to discover on an Untapped Cities Tour. Check out the Untapped activities running this week:
Daniel Avila/NYC Parks
Tour the newly opened Phase 2 of Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City and along the way view and learn about multiple outdoor art installations within the park with NYC Parks Deputy Director of Public Art Jennifer Lantzas. Phase 2 of Hunters Point South Park stretches from 54th Avenue to Newtown Creek, adding 5.5 acres to the public space which opened in 2013. This addition doubles the size of the park, bringing it to 11 acres of green, waterfront space in a formerly industrial area. On this tour, guests will also hear from NYC Parks Monument Coordinator Colombina Valera, representatives from SculptureCenter, and representatives from SWA/Balsley and Weiss/Manfredi, the firms that designed the park.
If you are of become and Untapped Cities Insider, you can join this tour for free!
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Revisit the work of Rosario Candela at an after-hours, curator-led walkthrough of Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela at the Museum of the City of New York. With some 75 buildings to his credit, Rosario Candela played a major role in shaping the architectural legacy of 20th-century New York—the distinctive “prewar” streetscapes of Park and Fifth Avenues and Sutton Place in particular. Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela revisits the setback terraces and neo-Georgian and Art Deco ornament of Candela-designed high-rise apartments. His buildings established new standards of chic urban living for some of New York’s wealthiest citizens and still rank among the most prized in the city, almost a century after they were built.
If you are of become and Untapped Cities Insider, you can join this tour for free!
Go inside the raw industrial spaces, latest renovations and future plans at Kearny Point, a former United States shipyard. During World War I and II, Kearny Point was once one of the world’s most prolific shipyards when it operated as the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, where as many as 30,000 people came to work each day. Today, Hugo Neu is transforming the 130-acre industrial complex into a new mixed-use, sustainable waterfront destination – one that embraces the site’s history and provides opportunities for the businesses of the new economy.
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Underground Tour of the NYC Subway
Learn about the genesis, design, and evolution of Central Park, while uncovering its many outrageous happenings, scandals and the history behind some of its best-loved and hidden sites.
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Secrets of Central Park Walking Tour
Image via Wikimedia Commons, Library of Congress
There are two things most commuters don’t realize about Penn: First, there used to be a gorgeous Beaux Arts station that was demolished in the mid-60’s. Second: Parts of that old station can still be found today. They’ve just been buried under the arena that landed on top of them.
On our tour of the Remnants of Penn Station, we’ll take you back inside this central transportation hub to discuss the past, present and future plans for the structure. Although Amtrak only acknowledges one remnant remaining, tour participants will learn about station history and discover remnants of the McKim, Mead & White building located in plain sight.
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Tour of the Remnants of Penn Station
Photo by Untapped Cities
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Tour of The Remnants of Dutch New Amsterdam
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