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Explore overlooked city sights on one of our expert-led NYC walking tours!
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Arts & Culture
Join Us For a Tour of the Remains of The Tenderloin, New York’s Cradle of Vice
Join us and uncover the vestiges of The Tenderloin, also known as “Satan’s Circus” back in the late 19th
Arts & Culture
Fun Maps: The Beat Generation in NYC, Across the Country, and France
Image via Beat Generation in NYC Seated at the near-origin of American counter culture, the Beats have accomplished an impressive
New York
We’re Looking for Fall 2014 Untapped Cities Fall Interns!
It’s amazing to us that we’re about to welcome our 8th internship class here at Untapped Cities. Our
Architecture
Climb to the Top of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with Untapped Cities on September 27th
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine sits like an uninvited guest from the times of sexist Knights and flying
Architecture
Daily What?! There is an Actual Japanese House in Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
Urban legend tells that this Japanese house was built special for the Japanese Ambassador, and it was shipped over piece
Architecture
Daily What?! The Mystery of the Garment District Arcades in NYC
Here’s a fun trick: several of the lobbies of Garment District buildings are arcades that go mid-block between streets.
Architecture
13th Avenue is the Shortest Numbered Avenue in Manhattan
There may be a 13th avenue in Brooklyn, but have you ever seen the minuscule 13th avenue in Manhattan? Despite
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! Cleanly, FlyCleaners, and Hamperville are NYC based Apps which will Literally do your Laundry
For $1.50 per pound, someone will do your laundry and then deliver it to your door. Yes, people will
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! There is a Giant Topiary of a Pony/Dinosaur at Rockefeller Center
No, this statue you may have passed is not an extra-terrestrial monolith à la “2001: A Space Odyssey.” This half
Architecture
Join us at AIA-NY for a Panel Discussion about the Architectural Possibilities of Tile
You see tile everywhere around you — from the walls of your subway station to the floor of your bathroom. But
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! The Tallest Buddha in NYC sits in the Mahayana Temple of Chinatown
New York City’s tallest Buddha sits rather inconspicuously for its 16-foot size. You can find it by wandering into
Events
Take a Tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s Greenwich Village on Friday, August 15th!
Does “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” ring a bell? Pun intended. Join us, Poe