In 1819, Daniel Megie, NYC's gravedigger and hangman, purchased a small plot directly across from NYC's potter’s field at 58 Washington Square South.
Looking for something to do for Memorial Day, more off the beaten path? Here are our suggestions from boat tours to Manhattanhenge, to openings on Coney Island.
See the unorthodox spaces in which NYC artists have for decades been reclaiming and occupying to share their work and give others the chance to express themselves beyond the official institutional walls of museums.
To celebrate the funny and ridiculously entertaining holiday that is April Fools Day, we put together a list of 10 notable NYC urban hoaxes.
NYC's Washington Square Park has one of the city's most recognizable monuments: the Washington Arch. Learn more about this historic arch with our 10 secrets.
Born in London, David Bowie called NYC the place he "had fantasized over since my teens." Here are 5 iconic Bowie moments which show his passion for the city.
Construction around NYC at Washington Square Park, World Trade Centera and more has exposed old sites allowing archaeologists to explore the city's history.
Hundreds of New Yorkers are set to take part in a unique Christmas caroling party – with blaring boomboxes from Washington Square to Tompkins Square Parks.
Today at 3 pm, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitch Silver will take people live on the video app Periscope inside the famously off-limits Washington Square Park arch.
Here at Untapped Cities, we have strong ties to both New York City and Paris. As the founder of Untapped