Transit
Take Home a Piece of the NYC Subway from the MTA Pop-Up Shop
Find a piece of transit treasure at this one-day yard sale!
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Architecture
Daily What?! Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel Inside Times Square Subway Station
The plaque is a dead giveaway to a secret entrance of the old Knickerbocker Hotel. Resting idly beneath the noses
Architecture
Cities 101: Rapid Transit Nomenclature–What’s the Difference Between the Metro and the Subway?
Relied on by everyone and utilized on a daily basis, transit systems form the critical backbone for urban life. One
Food & Drink
Farmigo: The Online Market That Puts Fresh Food On Your Table and a Community In Your Hands
Farmigo’s new headquarters in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Whether you’re an urban dweller looking for better access to organic produce
Architecture
Where the Subway Won’t Go: A Brief Transit History of Fifth Avenue, New York City
Fifth Avenue Coach Company’s double-decker bus Fifth Avenue has it all: opulent retail, national embassies, corporate headquarters–but no
Architecture
Sonora, California: A City Built Atop A Gold Rush Town
At the foot of the Sierra Nevada in the environs of Yosemite National Park rests the small city of Sonora,
New York
Conducting Anonymously: What You Didn’t Know About the Job of an MTA Subway Operator
We’re following up our profile of the differences between New York and London cabbies with another breakdown of transit
London
Hacks, Medallions, and Livery: The Differences Between New York and London Taxi Drivers
No two cities associate iconoclasm and uniformity with their taxi cabs like New York or London. While most assume the
Arts & Culture
Mapping Cities Through Watercolor and Google: Interview with Summit Ridge Studio’s Anne McGraw
Through a chance encounter on Airbnb, Untapped Cities came in touch with Denver artist Anne McGraw. Her self-funded project, Summit
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New Documentary “Growing Cities” Plants a Platform for Urban Architecture
The next harvest in the future of agriculture won’t be found in sweeping fields of the Great Plains, but
Architecture
Abandoned NYC Takes Us into Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital on Long Island
For those of you still unsure of the merits of crossing the fence to the world of the forgotten and
Arts & Culture
The Clandestine Naval Battle of Mau Mau Island in Brooklyn
On the high seas of Mill Basin off the coast of Brooklyn there is an island by the name of
Architecture
Abandoned NYC: Chimney Sweeps Island & High Island of The Devil’s Stepping Stones in the Bronx
Heard enough of the mystical allure of City Island? The Chimney Sweep Islands and High Island, formations far more foreboding