Untapped Cities intern Vivek Shah explains how he became a master of the obscure but managed to miss all the standard "touristy" locations in NYC.
Stuyvesant Street is notable for being the one and only diagonal street in Manhattan north of 8th Street and south of Central Park, except for Broadway.
New York’s Islamic Cultural Center is a building that quite literally defies the city’s street-grid system, angling precisely towards Mecca.
A map created at Columbia Journalism School students reveals how widespread stop-and-frisks are in New York City and reveal general ethnic patterns.
The historic Forest Hills Tennis Stadium will host a Mumford & Sons concert on August 28th, 2013 following a $1.5 million renovation.
The oculus rises at Fulton Center Lower Manhattan holds centuries of history in its shoreline and beneath its streets. With
If you look down at the sidewalk on Maiden Lane, you’ll notice that there is a break in the sidewalk…occupied by nothing other than a clock!
City Planning Commission unanimously voted for plans to build condos at 5Pointz and gives go-ahead for Willets Point.
Trees tell the history of the city, letting us delve into the roots of New York City. Here is a guide to a selection of such trees in Manhattan.
City artists can now flock to Long Island City with the opening of Spaceworks, an affordable and rentable work space for visual and performing artists