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Untapped Staff Picks: 7 of the World’s Best Bike Share Systems, Whitewashed 5...
NYC Is the E-Bike Ban Even Being Enforced? [Gothamist] The Craziest Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, ever, in 1949 caused an equally crazy Fifth Ave traffic jam [Bowery Boys] At Whitewashed 5Pointz,...
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Daily What?! Some NYC Businesses Still Keep WTC Twin Towers in Their Logo
More than a decade after 9/11, some businesses in New York City have chosen to keep their Twin Towers-inspired logos. We spotted Manhattan Fruit in Greenpoint, whose “H” in Manhattan references the...
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Green-Wood Cemetery’s Revolutionary War Past in the Battle of Brooklyn
You’re likely familiar with the gorgeous entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery across from the abandoned McGovern-Weir greenhouse, the lush rural landscape of the cemetery, and maybe even the catacombs...
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Daily What?! Untapped Writer Rachel Fawn Alban Has Rescued Baxter the 5Pointz...
Photo of Baxter the 5Pointz Graffiti Cat by Rachel Fawn Alban We remember the day we sent our writer and photographer Rachel Fawn Alban to 5Pointz for the first time. From then on she went back,...
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Renderings for Hunter’s Point South Development in Long Island City by...
The second phase of Hunter’s Point South on Long Island City now has a developer, architect and non-profit partner. Hunter’s Point South is not only the largest development in the Bloomberg...
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5Pointz Curator Meres One Creates First Mural Since Whitewashing at Rag &...
Meres One, the curator of 5Pointz, has created his first work since the whitewashing of 5Pointz. This black and white piece, featuring his signature light bulbs, is located on the wall of rag &...
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Rough Trade, the Largest Record Store in NYC, Is Open in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
We recently stopped by Rough Trade NYC, a new massive record shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that’s outfitted with cantilevered and stacked shipping containers. It’s the U.S. counterpart to the...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Cat Cafes in Seoul, Snow Owls Won’t Be Killed Anymore...
NYC Snow Owls Won’t be Slaughtered at JFK Anymore [Gothamist] Invisible Child: Dasani’s Homeless Life [NY Times] Astor Place Newsstand is Put Out in the Cold by the City [Vanishing NY and EV Grieve]...
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Vintage Photo: Aerial Manhattan and NYC by Andreas Feininger
Yesterday, Untapped reader Michael Pellas (via @History_Pics) shared with us this aerial photo of Manhattan in 1944 by Andreas Feininger. Feininger was a LIFE Magazine photographer whose work is...
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Grab Espresso and Motorcycle Gear at Jane Motorcycles Coffee Shop in...
We’re pretty upset we missed this amazing coffee shop/motorcycle shop combination in our recent Top 10 Coffee Shops in Brooklyn for Design Buffs roundup. Jane Motorcycles opened up just five weeks ago...
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Giveaway: Ticket to Woolworth Building Tour in NYC and Art by Downtown...
As our 10,000 Facebook fan mile mark approaches, we’re giving away some pretty cool stuff (enter below). Grand prize is a ticket to our January 22nd Woolworth Building tour (which is sold out). Our...
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Fun Maps: Follow Santa’s Path Around the World with Google’s Santa Tracker
Google, responsible for such quirky things as the interactive doodles, has a “Santa Tracker” this month. On Christmas Eve, Santa’s technologically advanced dashboard (powered by Google, of course)...
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Daily What?! The Exterior Construction Elevator at 1 WTC Has a See Through...
The elevator’s see-through floor looks like the metal grate on the right of the photo Untapped Cities reader Drew Thompson shared with us his photographs from the 102nd floor of 1 WTC construction and...
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5Pointz Graffiti Cat Baxter has an Instagram Now!
Baxter the Graffiti Cat at 5Pointz, image via @graffiticatbaxter by @mevents What’s better than a post about cats? That there’s a 5Pointz graffiti cat? That Untapped Cities writer Rachel Fawn Alban...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Beyonce’s New XO Video at Coney Island, Plans for North...
Rendering by Ian Ellis and Frances Peterson NYC A New Place for Local Cobblers to Commune [Brooklyn Based] Safer Streets Pay Off for Businesses [Atlantic Cities] Architects Dream Up New Plan for North...
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Daily What?! The Day the Atomic Bomb Was Dropped on the Bronx
WNYC recently shared some Cold War-era broadcasts intended as public education in civilian defense. One particular broadcast from December 13, 1962 announced an atomic bomb that was supposedly dropped...
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The Abandoned 91st Street Subway Station on the 1 Line in NYC
All images via UnderCitySun by Marie Curie Just a few blocks from the 96th Street subway station along the 1/2/3 lines sits the abandoned 91st Street Station. It was in service since 1904 and was part...
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Daily What?! Williamsburgh v. Williamsburg, Brooklyn–Where That Extra “h”...
When walking around Williamsburg, you might occasionally come across “Williamsburg” on signs and buildings written with an “h” at the end: Williamsburgh. According to most historical accounts, the...
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Fun Maps: Unbuilt Robert Moses Highway Maps of Lower Manhattan and...
Yesterday we published a piece in “honor” of Robert Moses’ birthday on 5 things in NYC we can blame on him. In our research, we came across these amazing maps by Andrew Lynch that show what New York...
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See the Huge New Year’s Eve Numbers on Display at Times Square Visitors...
For the first time in the history of the New Year’s Eve Ball, the numbers will be lit in colors and patterns that can be changed and controlled. AND you can see number 14 on display at the Times...
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