Vintage 1970s Photos Show Lost Sites of NYC's Lower East Side
A quest to find his grandmother's birthplace led Richard Marc Sakols on a mission to capture his changing neighborhood on film.
Secret Project Robot In spite of rent increases, robberies, and patterns of escalating police intervention, NYC’s DIY music scene
This week we profile Untapped Cities writer Douglas Capraro, who focuses on quirky New York City lifestyle discoveries like graffiti
We here at Untapped Cities are always interested in uncovering the unseen, unnoticed, or misunderstood aspects of urban life. As
Here’s a global street art project you’ve probably never heard of (pun intended). Similar to Aram Bartholl’s
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Not surprisingly, a lot has changed since the 70s — it’s hard to believe that “back in the day” there
140 years ago, France gave us the Statue of Liberty (although there’s debate on who the face is modeled
Originally created by Bill Brand in 1980 as a way to utilize an unused subway station at Myrtle Avenue, Masstransiscope
Though most people’s association with legendary writer Herman Melville may be of sailing the high seas in search of
Blurring the line between fine arts and entertainment, Babycastles is an independent arcade collective that has succeeded in occupying a
Thursday marks the first day of Pride Week and what better place to celebrate than in NYC? The streets are
Photo via Matt Litwack. Deep beneath the streets, in NYC’s extensive network of subway tunnels, graffiti artists have been
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