One Museum Mile in Harlem will be the new home for The Africa Center. Slated to open in 2016, they held an Open House on September 20 to meet the community and give us a peek inside their stunning space and hear their plans.
An update to our 2013 Upper West Side food guide, we choose 7 must-try restaurants in the neighborhood, Morningside Heights and Manhattanville
Looking to expand your NYC museum expertise? At Untapped Cities, we have got you sorted for obscure museum explorations!
The original NYC Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that was submitted to Congress is still on file at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Here's a closeup look.
A look at NYC's architectural holdouts–buildings that refused to be demolished in the face of development from Rockefeller Center to Herald Square Macy's
A sanitation worker collected articles of trash for 33 years and transformed a disused floor of an East Harlem garage into an amazing art gallery.
From Broadway to St. Mark's Place to Park Avenue, the names of some of NYC's most notable streets get repeated throughout the city. How/why does this happen?
Today it's hard to imagine Morningside Heights without the students at Columbia University or some of its signature architecture like St John the Divine
If you're a Vegan in this City, you don't have to go very far to find a place to eat. From the Village, east and west - to Chelsea and the upper east and west sides - we have a list to keep you happy.
Have you checked out Google's Worldwide Map of Little Free Libraries? And most aren't even on there! The Little Free Libraries have moved off the front porch of suburbia and taken hold in urban environments everywhere. From sidewalks to parks, they are bringing neighbors together in all kinds of ways.