Stephanie Geier

Arts & Culture

Historian Discusses the Local History of Flavor at NYC’s Museum of Food and Drink

Did you know that European immigration helped the flavor manufacturing industry flourish in New York City? Or that Chelsea Market

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Stephanie Geier Dec 18, 2015

Architecture

The Top 12 Secrets of NYC’s Roosevelt Island

We’ve written a lot of articles on New York City’s islands, both abandoned and in use. While the

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Stephanie Geier Dec 15, 2015

Arts & Culture

The Elaborate Christmas Lights of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn [Photos]

In Brooklyn, the famous Dycker Heights Christmas light decorations are back. For a great alternative to the long lines of

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Stephanie Geier Dec 11, 2015

Architecture

The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Herald Square

We already covered the secrets of New York City intersections like Times Square and Union Square, both of which are

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Stephanie Geier Dec 11, 2015

Arts & Culture

13 Secrets of NYC’s American Museum of Natural History

With its trademark dioramas and extensive collections, the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side, is one

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Stephanie Geier Dec 9, 2015

Arts & Culture

NYC Micro Neighborhoods: Asian Food and Culture in Flushing, Queens

Downtown Flushing is home to many Chinese and Korean businesses Though many know Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown for its dense

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Stephanie Geier Dec 8, 2015

Architecture

A Look Inside the Opulent Cunard Building in NYC

At 25 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District sits the Cunard Building– a vast, 22-story limestone office building with a

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Stephanie Geier Dec 4, 2015

Architecture

The Top 15 Secrets of NYC’s Union Square

Union Square, one of New York City’s major intersections, has quite a reputation. It is many things: a lively

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Stephanie Geier Dec 3, 2015

Architecture

A Look at NYC’s Abandoned Bowery Station Platform

With its historic metal treads still in place (they have been replaced in every other New York City subway station)

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Stephanie Geier Dec 2, 2015

Arts & Culture

There’s a Museum of Feelings in NYC, Using Real-Time Data to Serve as City’s “Mood Ring”

There have been a flurry of interesting pop-up museums and art installations sprouting up in New York City, but the

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Stephanie Geier Nov 30, 2015

Architecture

Striking Photos of the Empty Rose Reading Room During New York Public Library Renovation

The Untapped Cities team once got invited to spend overnight inside the New York Public Library and it was with

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Stephanie Geier Nov 30, 2015

Arts & Culture

A Look at NYC’s 19th-Century “Little France” in Soho, a Lost Ethnic Enclave

New York City is currently home to several ethnic enclaves, but did you know that there also used to be

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Stephanie Geier Nov 19, 2015