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Top Secrets of Gracie Mansion, the Home of NYC’s Mayor
From secret underground tunnels to historical design quirks, there are so many secrets of Gracie Mansion, the residence of NYC’s Mayor.
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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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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
Architecture
Top 10 Secrets of Gracie Mansion, the Home of NYC’s Mayor
For nearly eighty years Gracie Mansion has been known as the official residence of New York City’s mayor, but
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Go Inside NYC’s High Bridge Water Tower
After decades of being closed off to the public, the High Bridge Water Tower is finally open, and Untapped New
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The Forgotten Half of NYC’s High Line
The High Line, once an abandoned afterthought on the edge of Manhattan, has quickly become one of New York’s
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Never-Before-Seen Photos of NYC’s Coney Island in 1940
Coney Island is one of New York City’s gems, appearing front and center on advertisements, brochures, and guides. For
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Top 10 Secrets of the George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is the busiest roadway in the United States and of all the bridges in New York
Arts & Culture
The New-York Historical Society to Display the Archive of Biographer Robert A. Caro
On October 24, the exhibition “Turn Every Page”: Inside The Robert A. Caro Archive will open at the New-York Historical
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There’s a Statue of Robert Moses in Babylon, Long Island
There’s a historical quaintness to Babylon, Long Island. There’s an old-fashioned Main Street that contains several landmarked buildings.
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5 NYC Haunts of The Power Broker, Robert Moses
Background photograph from Library of Congress. Book cover photographed by Untapped New York. The Power Broker, a 1,246 page
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See Alec Baldwin as Robert Moses in Trailer for Motherless Brooklyn
The beloved book Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem is coming out as a feature film starring Edward Norton, as the