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Tucked Behind an Auto Glass Store, the Ganesha Outdoor Room in Inwood
Non-residents of Washington Heights and Inwood may not venture too far off Broadway and 10th Avenue–after all, all those nice pre-war apartment buildings and city parks get swapped out for utility...
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New Wildcard News App Curates News For Mobile, Featuring Untapped Cities
If you’re like us, you consume the news voraciously. And when you say news, you don’t just mean what’s traditionally known as news–it’s everything from trending urban exploration topics, to cat GIFs,...
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Are These Ovens in Fort Washington Park Revolutionary War Bread Ovens?
Most Americans have long forgotten the importance of “our daily bread,” but up in Fort Washington Park in New York City, there are rumored remnants of ovens soldiers used to bake during the American...
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Fun Maps: Draw the Boundaries of Your NYC Neighborhood Using This Tool
Our interpretation of the Upper West Side (in red) New Yorkers are having a field day with this data visualization tool from DNA Info, drawing where they believe are the boundaries of their New York...
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6 Abandoned Asylums and Hospitals in the NYC Region
Previously, we presented 10 abandoned asylums and hospitals in New York City ranging from the Roosevelt Island smallpox castle to North Brother Island. But asylums and hospitals are perhaps even more...
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Street Art of the Day: Manhole Cover Becomes Frying Pan with Sizzling Eggs in...
Do a quick Google search. Sometimes it’s so hot, you can actually fry eggs on a sidewalk or a manhole cover. And as the heat returns over the weekend, it still might be possible in New York City this...
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There’s a Floating Subway Map on the Sidewalk of Soho, NYC
Photo via Mashable Embedded into the sidewalk in front of 110 Greene Street just south of Prince Street is a floating subway map 90 feet long by 12 feet wide. The work has all the quintessential...
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Today in NYC History: That Famous Kiss on VJ Day in Times Square, August 14,...
The Kiss. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) Today, August 14th, is the anniversary of VJ Day (or Victory Over Japan Day) in 1945 when Alfred Eisenstaedt...
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and Museum in NYC
Last month, Untapped Cities partnered with the Museum at Eldridge Street to open up the landmarked Eldridge Street Synagogue for an after hour wine reception for Untapped Cities readers. Before hand,...
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Daily What?! The Sailboat and Skyscrapers On the New Museum NYC
The art of Chris Burden pushes the viewer to consider the limits of the physical world – through an investigation of speed, weights, and measures. Though the exhibit Chris Burden: Extreme Measures is...
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Daily What?! The Upside Down Room at MoMA PS1 in Queens
One of the benefits of attending one of the Warm Up events at MoMA PS1, in addition to the live DJs, food from M. Wells and the booze, is that you can explore the exhibits inside while the party is...
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6 of JFK Airport’s Demolished Jet Age Terminals in NYC
Worldport Terminal (former Pan-AM Terminal) at JFK Airport In the Jet Age, the world’s most famous architects were designing terminals for John F. Kennedy Airport. Many of these buildings would not...
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Street Artists FAILE Bring Painted Wooden Canopy to Times Square
Brooklyn-based street artists FAILE (the duo Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller), have brought a new piece Wishing On You to Times Square, part of the Times Square Arts program. More than just a...
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Pedestrian-Only Plaza 33 Brings Keith Haring Sculpture to Penn Station for...
Roy Lichtenstein sculpture at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street Earlier, we reported on the construction progress of Plaza 33, a pedestrian plaza opened on 33rd Street next to Penn Station...
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Found: The Lost Oversized Armchairs of Grand Central Terminal
As part of the renovation of Grand Central Terminal, red and green armchairs were placed in the dining concourse in 1998, modeled after the luxury wingchairs on the 20th-Century Limited Trains. The...
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Fun Maps: The Slips and Swamps of Early NYC
Map via Boston Public Library Back it the early days of New York, Manhattan was narrower, swampy and full of things called slips, narrow slivers of harbor left for boats as landfill extended the...
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Your Week Untapped: Top 10 NYC Events August 24th to August 30th, 2015
As August comes to a close, the eclecticism of New York City events is still evident with a historical re-enactment, an urban planning potluck, and special museum events. Monday, August 24th Named in...
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Sneak Peek Inside the Archives of Storefront for Art & Architecture at...
Storefront for Art and Architecture at 97 Kenmare Street Even if you haven’t been to an exhibit at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in Nolita, you’ll recognize its unique deconstructed facade of...
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Banksy Opens Dismaland, “The UK’s Most Disappointing New Visitor Attraction”
Dismaland: Bemusement Park. Photo by Yui Mok/PA from The Guardian Almost two years after Banksy left his mark on the streets and walls of New York City with his 31 Day Residency, he’s taken on another...
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Fun Maps: NYC Dog Poop Complaints + Turning Dog Poop Into Power
Map via The Economist As reported in a recent article in The Economist, Ron Gonen, New York City’s former Deputy Commissioner for Recycling and Sustainability (commonly referred to as the “Recycling...
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