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Every week Untapped Cities offers a variety of unique behind-the-scenes tours and events aimed to help you rediscover New York City! This week, learn about the history of gargoyles in New York City architecture, uncover the remnants of the city’s colonial past, explore an abandoned hospital and more:
Photograph Courtesy of the Center for Architecture
Attend the opening of the exhibition, Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture at the Center for Architecture. This event is part of Archtober, a month long celebration of architecture all over New York City. Close to the Edge is comprised of work from students, academics and practitioners at the center of the emerging hip-hop architectural revolution and is curated by Sekou Cooke of Syracuse University.
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Gill will present his extensive research into the history of New York City gargoyles.
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Tour of the modern Battery with Hope Cohen, Chief Operating Officer of The Battery Conservancy. The Battery, the birthplace of New York, is a microcosm of the diversity of New York packed into 25 acres that juts into one of the world’s great natural harbors. Now a New York City public park, this southernmost point of Manhattan has welcomed Lenape fishermen, European explorers, settlers, immigrants, and tourists from all over the globe.
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At first glance, it might seem like there’s not much left of Dutch New Amsterdam, but there’s much more than meets the eye. This includes the massive one hidden in plain sight: the original street grid embedded in lower Manhattan grid today. Discover the many hidden Dutch relics south of Wall Street, as you trace the streets of Manhattan in 1667. You’ll hear about New York’s founding myths and facts while standing in the very spots they all happened.
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Tour of The Remnants of Dutch New Amsterdam
Explore Ellis Island’s abandoned hospital on our behind-the-scenes hard hat tour. Once the standard for United States medical care, the 22-building hospital compound has been left to decay for nearly 60 years. On this experience, guests will visit the contagious disease wards, the autopsy rooms and other spaces usually closed to the public.Behind-the-Scenes Hard Hat Tour of the Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital
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Behind-the-Scenes Hard Hat Tour of the Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital
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