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The Top 10 Tallest Buildings in NYC, Existing and Planned
Rendering by YIMBY/Jose Hernandez, with Central Park Tower at left (at unconfirmed 1,795 feet) This question pops up around the Untapped Cities office pretty often. What’s the latest tallest building...
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Organic North Brooklyn Farm Prepares to Re-Open On Domino Sugar Factory Site
A farm and skate park are growing next to the former Domino Sugar Factory, a community partnership between Two Trees Management Company, the developers of the property and the neighborhood. We...
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(Not So) Fun Maps: A Flooded NYC Edge If Sea Levels Rose 20 Feet
As seen on Gizmodo and Curbed NY the interactive “Surging Seas” maps by Climate Central depicts what New York City would look like if global temperatures rose 2 degrees by the end of the century. And...
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A Sneak Peak Inside the SeaGlass Carousel in Battery Park NYC, Opening August 20
Yesterday, it was announced that the SeaGlass Carousel in Battery Park, an aquatic-themed carousel, would finally open officially on August 20th. You may remember it was supposed to open in 2013 but...
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Exploring the Abandoned Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital Annex in NYC
The Surgeon’s House in the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital Annex Most New Yorkers have been aware of the developments on-going on the Brooklyn Navy Yard, seeing it transform from active military property,...
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14 Beautiful Vintage Art Deco Mailboxes in NYC
Letter box at the St. Regis Hotel. Image via Art Deco Mailboxes The book Art Deco Mailboxes by Karen Greene and Lynne Lavelle is a wonderful survey of the iconic mailboxes installed in American...
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10 Fun Facts About Opening Day of the NYC Subway On October 27, 1904
The original City Hall subway station in New York City By reading first-hand accounts of opening day of the New York City subway, October 27, 1904, you get a picture of the excitement, madness, and...
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Daily What?! Oscar Mayer “Weiner Rover” Hits Streets of NYC For Hot Dog Day
Yesterday was National Hot Dog Day and we randomly caught the unveiling of the latest Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, this one a miniature version of the large touring hot dog shaped vehicle. Spotted in...
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The Abandoned Buildings at the National Lighthouse Museum at St. George...
Photo via National Lighthouse Museum The National Lighthouse Museum, just a few minutes walk from the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island will have its grand opening on August 7th, as recently...
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Mostly Ignored Maya Lin Sculpture in NYC’s Penn Station Gets New Lighting
Every month, we take two groups of intrepid readers to spend an afternoon tracking down the Remnants of Penn Station, of which there are numerous if you know where to look. As such, we see the small...
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2015 NYC Dîner en Blanc Takes Over Pier 26 at Hudson River Park [Photos]
At the 2015 New York City Dîner en Blanc this year, 5000 guests in white took over Pier 26 in Hudson River Park. Despite the fact that the location was geographically close to that of last year, in...
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Photos: Behind the Scenes Tour of URL Staten Island, SI Makerspace, TechBox,...
Just days after the New York Daily News proclaimed that “Staten Island wants to be the new Brooklyn,” 20 intrepid Untapped Cities readers met at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island at 10 am...
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The Monastery That May Stand in the Way of Penn Station’s Revitalization
Monasteries may not be an institution synonymous with New York City, but as we’ve shown, they are certainly a presence. Still, most retain a bucolic presence, even within urban or industrial zones....
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Photos from Racing Extinction, Projection of Endangered Animals on Empire...
Photo by Obscura Digital SF Last night, 20,000 lumen projectors illuminated the south side of the Empire State Building with images of endangered animals for the installation Racing Extinction, a...
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10 Fun Facts About the Torch of the NYC’s Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty Torch. Photo via Wikimedia by Yuvraj Singh Babrah For July 4th, we shared out Top 10 Secrets of the Statue of Liberty but there are so many fun facts and photographs about Lady...
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Water Towers as Luxury Condos in New Mural Along NYC’s High Line
On the rotating art mural along the High Line, a new work by artist Kerry James Marshall imagines New York City’s water towers as luxury condos and apartments. This isn’t a future that is too far off,...
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Artist JR Is Installing Massive Wheat Pastings to Buildings in NYC This Month
A new addition to our curated list of outdoor art not to miss this month are the massive JR murals going up downtown as we speak. The above work, taking the full side of a building at Franklin Street...
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Urban Designers Add Splash of Color in New Pedestrian Walkway on 32nd Street...
Anyone who has walked from Penn Station to Herald Square along 32nd Street will notice a few incongruous things: homeless people, a Jack’s 99¢ store, the side entrance of Manhattan Mall, and possibly...
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Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring Sculptures Installed at New Plaza Coming to...
Part of Penn Station is actually getting a facelift (woohoo!). Behind high temporary fences, a Roy Lichtenstein pop art sculpture, not too dissimilar from the one inside the Tweet Courthouse downtown,...
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8 NYC Locations of the “Pawn Shops with a Conscience” Founded by Gilded Age...
The Provident Loan Society, in former location of 19th Ward Bank at 180 East 72nd Street. Original photo via Library of Congress. Pawn shops have long been known to take advantage of a community’s poor...
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