The Wonder City Web Comic: The Great Whale of Coney Island, Chapter 3-Installment #1
Lizzie is dead by the “hand” of an angry whale and with her into the abyss went NYC’s most important artifact. What is a gal Friday like Velma to do?
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All Creatures Great and Small: The Blessing of the Animals at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Every year, New Yorkers bring their pets to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for the Blessing of the Animals. This year, there was a camel, donkey and more.
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16 Art Installations in NYC Not to Miss in January 2016
16 art exhibits & installations not to miss in NYC this month highlighting photography, ecology, redevelopment, food, & the plight of Syrian refugees.
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Inside The Textile Conservation Laboratory at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine NYC
The Textile Conservation Laboratory of Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC focuses on the cleaning and restoration of Barberini tapestries and other work
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8 Historic Buildings and Structures You Can Legally Climb in NYC
The historic structures and buildings that can be climbed in NYC, legally including the Cathedral of the St John the Divine, Empire State Building, High Bridge
More15 Alternative NYC New Year’s Eve Events to Ring in 2015
New Year’s Eve in New York City is one of those polarizing events for residents. Many will proclaim to hate it, which is why we’ve rounded up a list of alternative New Year’s Eve plans to ring in 2015 that are a step above the house party (which we also love, don’t get us wrong).
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MoreYour NYC Holiday Untapped: Top 10 Must Visit Alternative Holiday Markets
10 alternative holiday markets in NYC: Vegan Holiday Shop-Up, LIC Flea, Artists & Fleas, BUST, Hester Street Fair, Morbid Anatomy Fair, Crafts at the Cathedral
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7 Locations to Experience the Masonic History of NYC
7 locations to visit for freemason history in NYC including the Grand Lodge, Livingston Masonic Library, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Cleopatra’s Needle
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10 Creepy Gargoyles and Grotesques in NYC
Check out the eery creatures that live year round on the buildings of New York City. Here is our roundup of the creepiest gargoyles and grotesques.
MoreThe Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: Untapped’s Tour of Cathedral of St John the Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine by Bhushun Mondkar
On September 27th, nearly 30 intrepid Untapped Cities readers did a vertical climb of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, a still unfinished Gothic church in Morningside Heights and the largest cathedral in the world. Here are the photographs from the attendees. From the winding …
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Daily What?! Thou Shalt Not Poop at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
We do appreciate a religious institution with a sense of humor. At a recent Untapped Cities vertical tour of the (still unfinished!) Cathedral of St. John the Divine, photographer Nicholas Santasier spotted the “Thou Shalt Not Poop” signs, warding against dogs on the grass. The Cathedral is certainly not anti-animal however, with a permanent residency of …
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Upcoming Untapped Cities Tours: Speakeasy Tour in East Village, Climb St. John the Divine, Explore Brooklyn Army Terminal
We’ve got an exciting batch of tours planned for this fall, with a great deal to explore in the great city of New York, including the escape routes for a former speakeasy, the epic Brooklyn Army Terminal, a vertical climb up the Cathedral of St John the Divine, a walking tour of the Tenderloin, New York …
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