Michelle Young

This Former Nazi Neighborhood on Long Island with Adolf Hitler Street Still Exists

From the German Gardens street plan in Yaphank, Long Island, approved by the Town of Brookhaven in 1936 The United

12 of NYC’s Historic Ballrooms, Grand Entertainment Venues of Another Era

The story of New York City’s ballrooms form one facet of the city-wide story of a changing entertainment industry

Fun Maps: Play Pac-Man in Google Maps!

Madison Square Park and Flatiron Building in Pac-Man mode on Google Maps If you read in the news yesterday that

Fun Maps: The 19th Century NYC Stench Map of Manhattan and Brooklyn

Last week, we showed photographs from the Untapped Cities tour of Dead Horse Bay, including the “fun” fact that odors

This Pet Lamb Has Been Charming New Yorkers at Cafes

3 Untapped Cities Walking Tours for May: Edgar Allen Poe Greenwich Village, East Village Gay History, Dead Horse Bay

While spring has not quite sprung, we’re planning ahead with some great walking tours for May, in partnership with

PLATFORM: An Evening of Crowdsourced Transit Culture at the New York Transit Museum

Jamie Benson, choreographer of the Shakedown Dance Collective tells us about these dance “riffs” on common transit experiences, detailing the

The Lost Marble Arch of Central Park

While it has been basically proven that there probably aren’t dinosaurs actually buried underneath Central Park, there is something

5 of NYC's Never Completed or Barely Used Ghost Subway Stations

In the Echo Vault. Photo by f/11. We know you guys love to read about New York City’s

Exploring Dead Horse Bay with Untapped Cities & Abandoned NYC [Photos]

On a cold start to spring this past Saturday, over 20 explorers headed to an Untapped Cities tour of Dead

Fun Maps: 37 Miles of Library Stacks Under the NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

[Update: the stacks have been saved and the new Rose Reading Room has been re-opened!] In three days, the New