16 Things to Do This Week in NYC: October 18th – October 24th, 2019
From a dog parade to a science film festival, discover all of the ways to experience NYC this week with our Untapped picks of things to do!
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Pop-Up Newsstand Appears in Union Square from Overheard NY
Stop by the Overheard Post NY pop-up newsstand in Union Square to pick up a free copy of the comical paper!
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Explore Death and Mourning Rituals of 19th-Century NYC in a Haunted House
Learn how people in the 19th-century dealt with death as you explore one of NYC’s most haunted locations!
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Look Inside the Woolworth Building’s Stunning Restored Pool
Get a first look at the newly restored basement level pool below the landmarked Woolworth Building, a new amenity for tenants in the building’s luxury apartments.
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A Giant Rock Sandwiched Between Two Buildings in Morningside Heights
In Morningside Heights, a curious reminder of NYC’s geologic history: a 30-foot tall section of rock is squeezed between two buildings taking up valuable real estate.
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LGBTQ Site Caffe Cino in Greenwich Village Designated a New NYC Landmark
Among the six new LGBTQ landmarks designated by the NYC Landmarks Commission yesterday is the former Caffe Cino in Greenwich Village, the birthplace of off-off-Broadway.
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10 Treasures from Museums Across NYC at New Exhibit: Cultivating Culture
The newest exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York brings together fascinating artifacts from the city’s leading institutions in a celebration of museums!
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Name This Spot, a New Photo Scavenger Hunt on LinkNYC from Untapped New York
We’ve got some exciting news! We’ve partnered with LinkNYC to curate a new photo scavenger hunt on the sidewalk kiosks. In “Name This Spot,” we’re featuring some of the city’s most unique architecture in abstract, close-up angles.
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Discover How Public Murals Reflect Communities in NYC
Before exterior walls were co-opted by faux-graffiti marketing and street art tours flooded the borough, Brooklyn fostered distinctive waves of mural-making by activist artists working with everyday neighbors. Go behind-the-scenes of Brooklyn’s mural movement, and explore how today’s artists are continuing to forge community cohesion and retain a sense of place amid gentrification as Robyne Walker …
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The Last Abandoned Trolley in Red Hook, from the Boston Green Line
On the Red Hook waterfront, tucked behind Fairway and the Beard Street warehouses is an abandoned Boston Green line trolley, the last remnant of a bold experiment to bring the street car back to Brooklyn.
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NYC Filming Locations: Modern Love, based on the NY Times Column on Amazon
Releasing on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday October 18th is the new series Modern Love, based on the popular column in The New York Times that explores relationships of all kinds. The series, inspired by true stories from the column that “explore love in New York City in its many forms — Romantic, Universal, Familial, Platonic, and …
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Join the Award Ceremony for Archtober’s Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Winner
Find out who will go home with the top prize at the Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards!
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