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NYC's "Candy Warhol" Makes Wonka-Inspired Halloween Treats
Every day is Halloween at this Brooklyn shop where fresh candy is handmade in the back!
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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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Fun Maps: Mapping NYC’s Street Trees from the Tree Census
First off, who knew there was a census for trees? The tree census takes place every ten years, with the
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Vitagraph Studios, An Early Pioneer of the Film Industry, Is Being Demolished in Midwood Brooklyn
Yet another piece of cultural history is being demolished in New York City. The old Vitagraph studio of Midwood, in
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Today in NYC History: Williamsburgh Becomes a Village (1827)
Before Williamsburg was a hipster paradise, before it was a Puerto-Rican/Italian enclave, before it was a Jewish refuge from
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5 Architectural Holdout Houses Around the World That Stood in the Way of Development
This week, the famous holdout bungalow in Seattle, likened to the home in the film Up, returned to the news,
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New Exhibit–Saving Place: Fifty Years of NYC Landmarks at MCNY: Interview with the Curators
Photo by Iwan Baan for the Museum of the City of New York Saving Place: Fifty Years of New York
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Photo Exhibit at Bowling Green Tracks Progress of Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access, 7 Line Extension
It’s not the first time the MTA has installed a great photography exhibit at the Bowling Green subway station,
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The Historic Hotels of Broadway, in Vintage Photos from the Book Broadway
Yesterday, we put together an article for our friends at Curbed NY, walking through the grand hotels along Broadway, adapting
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The NYC that Never Was: New York City’s High Speed Monorail
City Island Railroad Car, c. 1910. Photo from Library Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Imagine if New Yorkers could commute by
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Cities 101: What’s the Logic to the Selection of Manhattan’s Major Cross Streets?
On Quora, we came across a great Cities 101 question about the logic behind the selection of Manhattan’s Cross
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10 Surprising Photographs of Broadway from the New Book by Michelle Young
Photo from Library of Congress Today, the book Broadway by Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young launched, published by Arcadia and
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Historic Verandah Place and Cobble Hill Park: 19th Century Mews, 20th Century Views in Brooklyn
Verandah Place in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Historic District is a charming little street that seems to transport one back
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Urban Exploration Atop NYC’s Queensboro Bridge [Photos]
Atop the Queensboro Bridge. Photo by @hakimms Bridges have always been popular amongst New York City’s urban explorers, but