Fun Maps: Which Brooklyn Neighborhoods Have the Best Internet Service?
Looking at Brooklyn? We dug up actual speed test records from 2017 to find out which Brooklyn neighborhoods have the fastest Internet speeds.
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Watch the Shed at Hudson Yards Move and Transform Right Before Your Eyes
As the Shed at Hudson Yards continues to develop, watch animations of this technologically innovative structure moving and transforming right before your eyes.
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Tour the Industrial Raw Spaces and Renovations at Kearny Point, a Former Navy Yard in New Jersey
We’re excited to announce the latest addition to our tours, which will take you inside the raw industrial spaces, latest renovations and future plans at Kearny Point, a former United States shipyard, poised to become New Jersey’s counterpoint to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Join us for the tour, which kicks off on October 21st at 1 …
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Exhibit Inside Hotel 50 Bowery Displays Artifacts Uncovered During Archaeological Dig
Like most buildings in Chinatown, 50 Bowery, now Hotel 50 Bowery, has led many lives. An exhibit inside the hotel pays tribute to its rich, multi-layered history.
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Photography Exhibit Captures the Lower East Side’s Disappearing Vintage Storefronts
As part of an ongoing pursuit to record New York City’s disappearing mom-and-pop shops, photographers James and Karla Murray presented their new photo exhibit.
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Announcing Untapped Cities’ Tour of the Historic Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio
The Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio has served American artists for well over a century — and now, it’s finally opening its doors to Untapped Cities.
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Tour of the Historic Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio, New York Studio School, NY. Photo by Lexi Campbell.
Located in the heart of the Greenwich Village Historic District, the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio has served American artists for well over a century — and now, it’s finally opening its doors to Untapped Cities. Join us on a special tour on September 15th at …
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Pieces of Hudson Yards’ Future Beehive Installation Spotted At the High Line in NYC
While walking on the High Line, we recently stumbled across giant pieces of the future beehive-like climbing structure “Vessel,” coming soon to Hudson Yards.
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NYC Fun Facts: What Are NYC Subway Conductors Always Pointing At?
One thing that has piqued our interest for some time now is the black-and-white board that we sometimes see conductors pointing to as they pull into a station.
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Model of Gregory Ain’s Lost MoMA Exhibition House on Display at “This Future Has a Past”
Architect Gregory Ain joined the ranks of the architectural elite when the Museum of Modern Art invited him to design an exhibition house — now lost to time.
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We’re Looking for Fall 2017 Interns at Untapped Cities!
Apply to join our 15th internship class, starting September 2017, here at Untapped Cities. We’re looking for some bright, motivated writers to join the team.
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Abandoned Ironbound Football Stadium in Newark Gets New Life
See images and a time lapse video of the abandoned Ironbound Stadium, a former 4,500-seat concrete bleacher stadium that is currently undergoing restoration.
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