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How to See the Liberty Bell...in Queens
A copy of the famous American bell can be found inside a bank, which itself is modeled after Independence Hall!
Roosevelt Island
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Arts & Culture
Daily What?! There’s a Boat Prow Jutting Out of Roosevelt Island
One of the many quirky finds on Roosevelt Island is this boat prow that juts out into the West Channel
Architecture
The Proposed East River Skyway & 5 Other Urban Gondola Systems Around the World
Last month, Brooklyn real estate broker Dan Levy proposed a system of gondola lifts to ferry people between Manhattan and
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! Tom Otterness Sculptures in East River Off Roosevelt Island
While the popular destination on Roosevelt Island these days include FDR Four Freedoms Park and the abandoned smallpox hospital, if
New York
What If the Roosevelt Island Tram Went All the Way to Central Park?
While the Roosevelt Island Tramway only takes about 3 minutes to travel to and from Manhattan, it’s probably the
Architecture
Community Group Hopes to Turn Roosevelt Island’s Steam Plant Into a Museum for Technology, Art and Science
Earlier this year, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) regarding the steam plant
Architecture
The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: Saving Banksy in Bed Stuy, High Voltage on Roosevelt Island, Skyscrapers of 5th Avenue
Here are our picks from the best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool, featuring works of intrepid Untapped Cities readers
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: Where Can I Find Remnants of the Pneumatic Tubes in NYC?
“N.Y. Post Office Pneumatic Tube” c. 1912. Photo via Library of Congress Earlier this year, we looked into the
Architecture
Former Banks of NYC Repurposed into Drugstores, Ice Cream Parlors, Apartments and Pop-Up Stores
We’ve been on a kick lately tracking down re-purposed buildings in NYC, finding out the new uses for churches,
Architecture
Five of NYC’s Former Asylums Converted into Apartments, Classrooms, Churches, and More
If you found out that the building you lived or worked in was once an asylum, would you move out?
Architecture
The Other Islands of NYC
Each week, we’ll feature one of our popular lists on Foursquare (or exciting additions to them). Check out our
Architecture
FDR Four Freedoms Park on NYC’s Roosevelt Island Opens to the Public
We’ve been honored to go behind-the-scenes at FDR Four Freedoms Park while it was under construction for the last
Architecture
The FDR Four Freedoms Park Nears Completion
We thought it was time to check back on the progress of FDR Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island. On