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Architecture
20 Original Examples of NYC Subway Art
Since the 1980s, the MTA has installed hundreds of site-specific works of art throughout the subway system. These pieces of
Architecture
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
Arts & Culture
10 Original Subway Tiles and Signs in the NYC Subway System
As riders of the New York City City, we’re all familiar with the rats and supposed mole-people, the trash
Food & Drink
7 Must Try Upper West Side Restaurants: From Dinosaur BBQ to Jean-Georges
The food desert that characterized the Upper West Side restaurant scene for much of its history has been replanted over
Architecture
Cities 101: What’s That Tar Gunk on NYC’s Subway Platforms?
Every time we go through Columbus Circle subway station, we wonder about those big patches of black tar-like substance that
Architecture
8 Weird NYC Subway Entrances: Get Your Hair Cut, Keys Made, and Shoes Shined in a NYC Subway Station
We’ve been wondering about this phenomenon for a while: the prevalence of barber shops, locksmiths, bodegas, and shoe repair
Architecture
Superlatives in NYC: Oldest Building, Smallest Park, Oldest Subway, Tallest Buildings and More!
New York City is chock full of superlatives. “Best” pizza and tallest building (in the United States) are just some
Architecture
The NYC that Never Was: 1926 Plans for The Hearst Building & Plaza That Would Have Dwarfed Times Square
In 1926, William Randolph Hearst commissioned Joseph Urban, one of the most important theater designers of the time, to create
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! #MissingLove Missed Connection Posters in NYC Subway
Untapped Cities reader Avi Smolen took this photo in Columbus Circle on Sunday morning. Designed in the style of MTA
Architecture
Daily What?! Is This the Smallest Door in the NYC Subway?
This adorable door in the 60th Street and Broadway subway entrance to Columbus Circle has been making us smile for
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: This Vintage Photo of Columbus Circle is Misattributed in LIFE Magazine
Our article on vintage photos of Columbus Circle was super popular, but we got a good number of comments saying
Architecture
Vintage Photos: Columbus Circle in NYC Over the Years Since the 1900s
Columbus Circle c. 1907. Photo from Library of Congress. Ever since Columbus Circle was redesigned in conjunction with the Time
