11 NYC Bridges Built Just For Pedestrians and Bikers
Prospect Park. Photo by gigi_nyc from the Untapped Cities Google Glass Scavenger Hunt Strolling across the city’s iconic
Pope Francis Visit: The Time that Michelangelo’s Pieta Was Displayed in NYC
New York City and much of the east coast, is experiencing Pope fever this week, with the Pope arriving to
Head to Astoria Queens for Everything Ukulele at the Uke Hut
Uke Hut is one of the latest additions to the ever-growing roster of New York specialty stores that sell just
A One-of-a-Kind Piece by Alexander Calder Stays Put on a Madison Avenue Sidewalk
We know Alexander Calder for his large-scale statue and mobile sculptures but New York City can also lay claim to
Daily What?! The Miniature Brooklyn Bridge of Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
A wooden miniature Brooklyn Bridge is an unexpected addition to a Cobble Hill sidewalk, showing us once again that New
Gowanus Smith-9th Street Bridge Transforms into Light Installation for One Week
From tonight until January 23rd, the Smith-9th Street bridge transforms from its typical concrete structure to a background of colorful
Daily What?! The World’s Largest Garnet Was Found in the NYC Subway
In 1885, a press sensation erupted over the discovery of the “Subway Garnet” or Kunz Garnet, as it is otherwise
The Many Reuses of 5 NYC Houses Part II: Islamic Cultural Center, One If By Land Two if By Sea, Tiny’s, Rag & Bone
Welcome to part two of our series on the reuses of former homes. Today we’ll take a look at
The Many Reuses of 5 NYC Houses: Cartier Flagship, J.Crew Men’s Store, Waverly Inn
Here at Untapped Cities, we’ve written about many unique architectural conversions in New York City, from churches to psychiatric
A Hidden Holocaust Memorial on NYC’s Appellate Division Court in the Flatiron
We’ve made it a habit to wander the city looking both up and down. But we can also find
See 70 ‘Free’ Pieces of Art In Odd Places Across 14th Street in Manhattan This Weekend
FREE is the theme for this year’s Art in Odd Places (AiOP), an annual gathering of eye-catching art installations,
Daily What?! The Hobbit Doors of Dennett Place in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens has its fair share of quirky establishments and we’d like to add Dennett Place to the list,