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New Plans Unveiled for MoMA Expansion, Folk Art Museum To Be Demolished
In May 2013, architects and critics had a glimmer of hope regarding the fate of The Folk Art Museum building, located next to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on W 53rd Street. The Folk Art Museum...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Goodbye Metrocard, Frozen Niagara Falls, Last Gray’s...
Fake image of frozen Niagara falls vs. Real One NYC Goodbye Metrocard! (by 2019) [Fast Company] There’s Now Only One Gray’s Papaya Left in New York City [Gothamist] The Great Brooklyn House Snooping of...
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Daily What?! Parody Ads for “Dad Academy” in the NYC Subway
Nick Kroll from Comedy Central is at it again! You might recall the parody Dr. Zizmor ads for puppy face lifts he did exactly a year ago in the NYC subway. Sticking to the model of mimicking the...
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Documentary Coming About Abandoned Ruins of 1964 World’s Fair New York...
Image via Matthew Silva Filmmaker Matthew Silva is a middle/high school video production teacher hoping to make a documentary the abandoned ruins of the 1964 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona...
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Winter Walks On the Last Section of the High Line for the Carol Bove Exhibit
Last year, the High Line offered walks on the third, final section of the elevated railway at Hudson Yards in conjunction with Carol Bove’s Caterpillar exhibit, a series of site specific works....
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2014 No Pants Subway Ride Taking Place This Weekend
It’s that time of year again! The No Pants Subway Ride from Improv Everywhere is back this Sunday January 12th. There are two requirements to participate according to the website, willingness to take...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Shipping Container House in Brooklyn, Marilyn Monroe’s...
Image by Reuben Hernandez New York City Bronx Landmark, Under City’s Care on Brink of Demolition [NYTimes] Unclaimed Louis Vuitton Trunk that Belonged to Marilyn Monroe In Abandoned NY Warehouse [Messy...
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Your Week Untapped in NYC: Top Events for January 13-19, 2014
Our curated list of events in New York City this week! Monday, January 13: Be part of the live taping of NPR’s “Ask Me Another” At The Bell House in Gowanus tonight, with guest Delia Ephron. Tickets...
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Cities 101: USPS Mailman Spotted Using Green Relay Boxes in NYC!
We previously looked into the green relay mailboxes in a Cities 101 article. They’re temporary holding spots for letter carriers whose carts or bags can’t hold everything on their route. A commenter...
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Untapped Staff Picks: The Cragel Hits Brooklyn, Astoria as Next NYC Gay...
The Cragel from Bagel Store in Williamsburg (image via Gothamist) NYC Dotting the Parks, Monuments to the Famous and Forgotten [NY Times] Demolition Watch: A Not-Unpleasant Building in Downtown...
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Daily What?! The Hidden Gold Arcade of Midtown NYC
You’re probably already aware of Sixth-and-a-Half Avenue (6½ Avenue) in Midtown, a great Daily What?! in itself. 6½ Avenue takes you through privately-owned public walkways within buildings, mid-block...
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Inside the Old American Splendor of the Harvard Club of NYC [Photos]
Harvard Hall at the Harvard Club of NY Since we recently went behind-the-scenes at the Yale Club of NYC, we thought it would be only fitting to also bring you to the members-only club of its long-time...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Brooklyn in the 1970s, Times Square in the 80s
NYC 10 Baller Projects Coming out of Brooklyn [Architizer] Domino Sugar Refinery Will Host Kara Walker Installation [Brownstoner] 40 Vintage Photos of Brooklyn’s Streetscape in the 1970s [Curbed NY]...
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Daily What?! Is This the Smallest Door in the NYC Subway?
This adorable door in the 60th Street and Broadway subway entrance to Columbus Circle has been making us smile for a while now. Could it be the smallest door in the NYC subway system? When we posted...
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Behind the Scenes in the Clinton Park Horse Stables for the Central Park...
Amidst (or due to) the controversy regarding the horse and carriage industry in Central Park, we decided to take a trip to the Clinton Park Stables on W. 52nd Street with Christina Hansen of the Horse...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Exploring Abandoned NYC, Hipster Food at Brooklyn Whole...
Red Hook Grain Terminal NYC Most Absurd Items at Brooklyn Whole Foods [Brokelyn] Old Street Sign Marking Ebbet’s Field Fetches $60,000 [NY Daily News] See New York’s Abandoned Places Thanks to Will...
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Daily What?! There’s a National Debt Clock in NYC on 6th Avenue
Despite popular misconception, those big numbers in Union Square do not count the national debt. The real National Debt Clock is located on 44th Street and 6th Avenue and is actually a location on...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Saving Abandoned Hudson River Castle, NYPD Nap Zones
Here’s what the Untapped staff is reading around the internet today. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! New York City Quest to Save a Mysterious Hudson River Castle [ArchPaper, Untapped previously] Is...
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Daily What?! Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Stabbed in Harlem, 1958
A lesser-known attack on Martin Luther King, Jr. occurred at a book signing in Harlem on September 20th, 1958, almost a decade before his assassination. At Blumstein’s Department Store, located at 230...
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Daily What?! Brooklyn Nautical Maps at the Smith-9th Street Subway Station
Have you ever noticed the nautical maps on every window of the Smith-9th Street subway? In fact, the station which re-opened in April 2013 after a long renovation, has two pieces of nautically...
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