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Take Home a Crystal from the NYE Ball in Times Square
You can own a piece of New Year's Eve history and help prep for the 2025 ball drop!
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Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
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10 War Memorials in NYC You Can Visit this Memorial Day
The brave men and women who have fought in American conflicts throughout the centuries are honored in many places around
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Emily Roebling, The Unsung Hero of the Brooklyn Bridge
Some say the Roebling family was cursed. Patriarch John Augustus Roebling, the innovative engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge, died
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Formerly Abandoned “Batcave” in Brooklyn is Now Powerhouse Arts Center
After it was decommissioned in the 1950s and partially demolished, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Power Station standing at the edge
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10 Secrets of the New York State Pavilion in Queens
The New York State Pavilion has predominantly remained dormant since it closed in the 1970s. During its heyday, however, the
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10 Stunning Sacred Sites You Can Tour This Weekend
Nearly 100 ecclesiastical sites across New York State will open their doors this weekend so that visitors can admire the
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10 Secrets of Fort Totten Park in Queens
Tucked away on the northeastern edge of Queens is a rare remnant of New York City’s past that many
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Go Inside Gould Memorial Library in the Bronx
The campus of Bronx Community College is the only community college in America designated a National Historic Landmark, and for
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13 Secrets of NYC’s Roosevelt Island
Untapped New York has written a lot of articles on New York City’s islands, both abandoned and in use.
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10 Secrets of the Triborough Bridge in NYC
Robert Caro, author of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, once referred to the Triborough
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Giant Timber Bridge of the Moynihan Connector is Installed at the High Line
A massive timber bridge measuring nearly 300 feet long, the length of a city block, was installed at the High
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The NYC Apartments of Jane Jacobs
Here at Untapped Cities, the legacy of Jane Jacobs impacts our daily life – what we write, how we see the
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10 Secrets of the Original Penn Station
The destruction of the original Penn Station, which began on October 28, 1963, is largely considered one of New York