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Celebrate the Pets of NYC
See how pets have been part of life in New York over the past three centuries!
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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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8 of NYC’s Last Surviving Old-Fashioned Vintage Phone Booths
With the imminent demise of New York City’s pay phones in 2014, it seems miraculous that the wooden phone
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Exploring the Abandoned Spaces Inside the James A. Farley Post Office in NYC
We previously took you off-limits inside the James A. Farley Post Office at the exhibition by Storefront for Art and
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Fun Maps: The World Inside New York Shows How Neighborhoods Reach Out to the World
Today’s map is from an exhibit that was part of the Design and Elastic Mind show at the MoMA
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5Pointz Update: Judge Denies Injunction to Prevent Demolition, Rally Saturday
On November 12, the beloved 5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City suffered yet another blow in its fight
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A Look Back at the Humble Origins of 8 Major NYC Museums
Inside the studio of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, original location of the Whitney Museum Many of New York City’s museums
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Montreal’s Hidden Past: the Secret Internment Camp on Ile Sainte-Hélène from World War II
World War II ended nearly 70 years ago but to this day, many little known facts about the local repercussions
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The Abandoned McGovern Weir Greenhouse in Front of Green-Wood Cemetery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
On a visit to Green-Wood Cemetery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, you might notice this magnificent little abandoned greenhouse across the
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Spur: The Third Section of the High Line’s Crown Jewel is A Nest in the Sky!
Image Credit: James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Courtesy of the City of New York and Friends of
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1 WTC Named Tallest Building in the U.S., Spire is Ruled to be Structural
1 WTC under construction When it was decided that 1 World Trade Center’s needle would not no longer be
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What Will New York City Be Like Under de Blasio?
Bill de Blasio already has a parody Twitter account (@BilldeBleezy) in his honor. The mayor elect, who will assume office
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Untapped Mailbag: Is this Gaslight Lamppost in Murray Hill, NYC Original?
An Untapped reader left us a comment on our piece about the last 19th century gaslight lamppost in the city,
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A Look Back at the Secret Navy Radio Station and the Stairway to Heaven (Haiku Stairs) on Oahu
One of the most searched articles on Untapped Cities is consistently our piece on the Stairway to Heaven in Hawaii.