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The Heroic Canine "Chief" of NYC's Engine 203 Firehouse
Meet the award-winning firehouse dog, Chief, who is still around today...
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Architecture
10 Fun Facts About Opening Day of the NYC Subway on October 27, 1904
As the 120th anniversary of the subway approaches, take a look back at the events of the NYC subway opening day on October 27th, 1904!
New York
An Ode to NYC’s Orange Subway Seats
On February 1, 2024, a new era of subway cars dawned on the city, and New Yorkers made an ode to the orange subway seat.
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Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2023
This year has been a very exciting one for Untapped New York! In 2023, we launched a new limited-run tour
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10 Pieces of Hidden Art in the NYC Subway
At Untapped New York, we are no strangers to the secret beauty of the NYC subway system. Throughout the more
Events
Uncover Underground Art on a New Tour of the NYC Subway
New York City’s subway system isn’t just the largest in the world (by number of stations), it is
New York
Metro-North’s Leaf-Zapping “Laser Train” Returns
While trains full of leaf-peepers travel along New York’s scenic rail routes this fall, the Metro-North’s leaf-zapping “Laser
Transit
New Staten Island Railway Cars Arrive for the First Time in 50 Years
The Staten Island Railway’s cars are long overdue for an upgrade. Cars currently running on the system were introduced
Arts & Culture
New Sewer Alligator Art in Union Square is Inspired by NYC Myth
In 2015, Untapped New York writer Thomas Hynes asked a pressing question to a representative of the NYC Department of
Arts & Culture
A “Subway Sea Serpent” Slithers Out of the Ground in Queens
Resembling a landbound Loch Ness monster, a new public art installation at the Beach 60th A Train station activates a
Arts & Culture
New Mosaic Subway Art Unveiled at Grand Street Station in Brooklyn
The colors and shapes that appear in artist Glendalys Medina’s new mosaic subway art are pulled from the surrounding
Transit
NYC’s Never-Built Pneumatic Tube Railway, from the Gotham Center Archives
Untapped New York is excited to announce a new editorial collaboration with the Gotham Center for New York City History.
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5 Abandoned Brooklyn Subway Stations
The New York City subway is an ever-evolving network of stations and tracks that snake below the city streets. First