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Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia Ground Zero - Book Talk
Join authors Frank DiMatteo and Michael Benson for a trip to the underbelly of Red Hook history!
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Daily What?! Mailbox for Birds (or Squirrels) in a Tree at Union Square
Untapped Cities reader g1g1_nyc submitted this #DailyWhat of a “mailbox for birds” about 9 feet up on a tree
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The Sand Tombstones and Cemetery of the Silent Sisters of Anglet L’Abbe Cestac near Biarritz, France
In the Basque country of France is L’Abbe Cestac, a Bernardine convent of silent nuns who have voluntarily given
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Untapped Mailbag: Does Riverside Church Have a Hidden Bowling Alley?
Does Riverside Church have a hidden bowling alley? We got a lot of wonderful comments regarding our article on hidden
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7 of Paris’ Abandoned Metro Stations and Abandoned Tunnels with Vintage Trains
Even in the City of Light, there are abandoned metro stations. While this isn’t surprising given Paris’ vast underground
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A Beautiful Roundup of NYC Subway Map Covers from 1924 to 2012
While researching about the disappearing and reappearing Rikers Island on MTA subway maps, we came across this website that has
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Fun Maps: Rikers Island Keeps Disappearing and Reappearing (on MTA Maps)
August 2013 NYC Subway Map by the MTA with Rikers Island Over the years, the MTA and earlier transit agencies
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Untapped Mailbag: When Every Town in France Had Its Own Time Zone
After reading our Daily What?! on the 114-year old clock embedded in the sidewalk on Maiden Lane in New York
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Cities 101: What Are the Rules on Fire Escapes in NYC?
We all love fire escapes and what they represent both visually and historically for the New York City landscape. But
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Street Art Hotspot: Sidewalk Murals from ArtUP Walk on Extra Place in the East Village
One of our favorite functionally named streets, Extra Place, is now infused with cool street art that’s literally on
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s Going on with the Abandoned Buildings in Brooklyn Bridge Park – Empire Stores and St. Ann’s Warehouse?
An Untapped Cities reader submitted this photo of this building in Dumbo, Brooklyn asking what it was. It’s a
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Fun Maps: What Manhattan Sewers Smelled Like in 1910
New Yorkers complain about a lot of stuff. A little while back we showed a 311 map by the Furman
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Cities 101: Where and How are NYC Subway Cars Made?
This video came out a few years ago on National Geographic when the R160 subway cars were introduced in New