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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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Historic Building on Trinity Place near World Trade Center to be Demolished
ArchPaper and New York Yimby have reported that the 25-story Art Deco building which has been the headquarters for Trinity
Arts & Culture
Jet Ski Tours Part of Hurricane Sandy Recovery in the Rockaways
Image via Rockaway Jet Ski Even before we talk about Hurricane Sandy recovery, the experience of circling Manhattan with a
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2013 NYC Pop-Up Dîner en Blanc Returns September 18th at a Secret Location
If you’ve been following Untapped Cities for a while, you probably know that we love the Dîner en Blanc,
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Cities 101: What was the “Poo-Poo Choo-Choo”? An Overview on Sewage Treatment in NYC
A modern sewage treatment plant: The Digester Eggs at Newtown Creek Until 1992, ocean dumping was permitted in the Atlantic
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Daily What?! The 7 Line Subway Entrance to Nowhere in Manhattan
Photo by Rembert Browne Recently, we reported on the staircase to nowhere in Riverside Park. Today, we present to you
Arts & Culture
Google Celebrates Claude Debussy Birthday with an Interactive Doodle in Paris
Google is celebrating the 151st birthday of French composer Claude Debussy with this fun, interactive doodle set to the tune
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NYC That Never Was: Trinity Church Gets Eclipsed by a Massive Skyscraper
Source: Library of Congress “The Future of Trinity Church” is a wood engraving from 1907 by Albert Levering from Puck’
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Daily What?! What’s That Abandoned Roller Coaster Thing Along the East River?
We’ve been wondering what this curious roller coaster-like structure is, sitting along the East River just under the Queensboro
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New Photos of Renovations in the Abandoned Loew’s Kings Theater in Brooklyn
Last year, Untapped Cities contributor Matt Lambros took us into the abandoned Loew’s King Theater in Brooklyn, a theater
Arts & Culture
Tour and Cocktails at an Authentic Speakeasy in NYC at the Museum of the American Gangster
On Saturday September 21st, join us for our next Untapped Cities event with a tour and cocktail at an authentic
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Daily What?! There Used to Be a Burger King on Governors Island
There are a lot of surprising facts about Governors Island. For example, most of the island (almost 60%) is made
Architecture
14 Beautiful Vintage Subway Entrances in NYC
While the majority of New York City’s subway entrances have the same mundane look, there are others that still