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First Look at the Historical Treasures in NYPL’s New Permanent Exhibition
The New York Public Library has always been more than just a repository of books. From the stunning architecture of
Long-Shuttered Tunnel to Grand Central Re-Opened
We love to discover secret tunnels and hidden passageways here at Untapped New York, so we were excited to hear
Photos Inside the Long Abandoned Times Square Theater As It Begins $100 Million Redevelopment
Times Square contains some of the city’s last mythic places, lost and inaccessible for decades, with a storied history
New Documentary, Against All Odds, Shows the Transformation of NYC’s 42nd Street
Tonight on NYC Life you can catch the world television premiere of Against All Odds: Transforming 42nd Street, a new
NYC Filming Locations for The Deuce about Gritty 1970s Times Square on HBO
On Friday, HBO dropped an advance premiere episode of The Deuce, its new television series starring James Franco and Maggie
Today in NYC History: Times Square Turns the Corner in 1981
Few conversations about New York City spark more heated debate than the redevelopment of Times Square. For some, it symbolized
9 Historic Buildings That Have Been Moved in NYC
Our recent fun map about the farmhouse that moved from the Upper East Side to Greenwich Village reminded us of
Daily What?! Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel Inside Times Square Subway Station
The plaque is a dead giveaway to a secret entrance of the old Knickerbocker Hotel. Resting idly beneath the noses
Untapped Mailbag: Advertising Takeovers on the Shuttle to Times Square
An Untapped Cities reader recently contacted the Untapped Mailbag wondering about the full, advertising takeovers on the S trains in
A Tour of Empty NYPL Stacks Leaves Unanswered Questions about the Central Library Plan
The following article is an op-ed by Susan Bernofsky, chair of the PEN translation committee, originally published on her blog
Hell’s Kitchen: The Next Big Thing?
Legend has it that a pair of 19th-century cops were once patrolling a particularly crime-ridden stretch of 39th Street when
NYC Subway Art: 7 line
Untapped New York’s subway-art series ends with an appropriate grand finale: an exploration of the Arts for Transit installations
