13 Things to Do This Week in NYC: August 23rd – August 29th, 2019
Party like it’s the 1920s, see opera for free and go behind-the-scenes of NYC’s most famous sites with our Untapped picks for things to do this week!
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Go on a Sweet Escape at a Howard Johnson Pop-Up Made Out of Candy
The iconic orange roofed Howard Johnson hotels that personify the mid-century are making a comeback and getting a new look. You can sneak a peek at a pop-up in NYC!
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Stay Inside a Sand Castle on Coney Island This Weekend!
This weekend, you can rent the largest sand castle ever created in NYC, created by master sand builder Matt Long the “Sandman” at Luna Park on Coney Island.
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Join us for an Ice Cream Tasting on an Urban Farm
Taste a bold new ice cream flavor crafted with ingredients from an urban farm on Staten Island on a special tour with Untapped Cities the farmer-in-residence!
MoreThe Top 10 Secrets of the Jane Hotel in NYC
There’s something very Wes Anderson about the Jane Hotel. Beyond the eclectic shabby chic interior, the check-in desk is staffed by men in bell caps and maroon uniforms. Keys and mail are still stored in the boxes behind the counter and a call bell is rung for the baggage.
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Four Freedoms Park Launches Drawing Contest, Sketch 4 Freedom
Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island has launched its third annual Sketch 4 Freedom contest, and Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young is a judge! Win $300 and art supplies Blick Art Materials, and Four Freedoms merchandise.
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Have You Spotted These Funny Signs in Fort Tryon Park?
“Don’t give up!” reads a sign on one of the staircases. “IT’S TRY-ON not TY-RON” reads another of the witty signs NYC Parks has snuck into Fort Tryon Park.
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10 Seedy Remnants of Gritty Old Times Square You Can Still See Today
From a XXX-porn house that is now a children’s theater to a police station in a former smut shop, discover ten seedy remnants of gritty old Times Square you can still see today.
MoreA LaGuardia Airport Bathroom Might Win Best Restroom of 2019 (You Read that Right)
Inside the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. Photo courtesy LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
LaGuardia Airport often gets a bad rap, from Donald Trump down to the plebeians who use the airport who are lately battling standstill traffic with all the construction. All this snarl and frustration is intended for a good end however, with a whole new …
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NYC Makers: Meet the Female Architect who Rappels Off NYC’s Most Famous Buildings
Meet Elyse Marks, a restoration architect working on NYC’s most historic buildings who is certified as a rope access technician, performing gravity-defying inspections!
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The Abandoned Miller Air Field on Staten Island [PHOTOS]
At Miller Field on Staten Island, you can get tantalizingly close to abandoned airplane hangars and control towers while walking amidst Vanderbilt and military history.
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See the Evolution of NYC Subway Signs In Exhibit at Grand Central
See how subway and transit signs evolved from painted pieces of wood to the sleek metal signs and digital kiosks we have today at a new exhibit inside Grand Central.
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