An Untapped Cities reader submitted this photograph he snapped of a pneumatic tube from his office on 86th Street and Lexington Ave, and we dug into its origin.
Untapped Cities' Fun Maps Columnist talks about sitting on Kurt Vonnegut's lap (when she was 7), her favorite maps, and the reversal of the Chicago River.
Next week, you can finally go on the tour you've been waiting for: A tour of pigeon-related landmarks in Lower Manhattan.
A reader asked us "Why are some street signs brown?" We explain, along with a brief history of street signage in New York City.
This week's #untappedcities Photo Pool "Pic" of the week goes to Instagrammer @whygams for her shot of the 2013 Tribute in Light installation from a rooftop in Brooklyn.
Inside a prep area of the Back Room in the Lower East Side we found this creepy, almost abandoned looking vintage style barber shop.
Fun NYC city government Tumblr blogs, from the Daily Pothole, to framed licensed dogs on My Good Dog NYC, Art for Streets, NYC Condom.
The Paul Kasmin Gallery and real-estate mogul Michael Shvo have gotten creative with a defunct gas station in Chelsea, converting it into an art gallery
A guide to New Orleans from an urbanist perspective by two NOLA experts includes housing developments, the 9th Ward, Six Flags, City Park and more.
Three pieces of steel recovered from the World Trade Center site are displayed in front of a stained glass window in the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in NYC.