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Petition to Save Chumley’s Speakeasy at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village
Fans of the historic Greenwich Village speakeasy Chumley’s have been anxiously awaiting its return following a wall collapse in 2007. Reconstructing the facade took about five years. Its reopening was...
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The NYC Marathon Has Completely Wrapped this NYC Subway Train
Since their debut in 2008, complete advertising takeovers are a familiar sight in the New York City subway system, particularly along the S line. Some brands do it better than others, and its reported...
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Demolition Anniversary Tour of Remnants of Penn Station Features Special Bonuses
Penn Station Demolition. Photo via NY Transit Museum Our popular monthly tour of the Remnants of Penn Station has some special additions this month, as the anniversary of the demolition of Penn Station...
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Inside the Superheroes in Gotham Exhibit at New-York Historical Society
Opened in time for the 2015 New York Comic Con, the New-York Historical Society exhibit “Superheroes in Gotham” has just the right balance to delight kids (who get in for free) and adults. The lobby...
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The Top 10 Secrets of the United Nations in NYC
The United Nations Complex in NYC. Photo via Outlook In honor of United Nations Day, coming up on Saturday October 24th, we’ve highlighted the historical and architectural secrets of the United Nations...
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10 Fun Facts About NYC’s History with Beer
Fraunces Tavern in New York City Beer has been a part of New York City’s history from the very beginning and some of the oldest surviving bars date to the early 19th century. Here are ten fun...
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New Remnant of Original Pennsylvania Station Uncovered in Current Building
We have a few special surprises in store for our special demolition anniversary tour of the Remnants of Penn Station. In the year that we have hosted this popular tour, we keep uncovering more and...
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The Abandoned East New York Freight Tunnel and Passenger Station
Earlier this month, we wrote about the semi-abandoned East New York freight tunnel, a popular backdrop for television and films. Our source, who came across the rail line by poring over old maps, has...
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A Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is Coming to NYC’s Times Square This Weekend
After this summer’s Hello Kitty Time Capsule in Midtown, comes the mobile Hello Kitty Cafe. The popular Sanrio cat we will be featured in food form in Times Square on October 25th and 26th: Hello...
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A Replica of Napoleon’s Penis Was on Display in NYC For a Few Hours
Photo courtesy of Tony Perrottet This could be the Daily What?! of all Daily Whats we’ve published. A few years ago, we published a piece about how Napoleon’s penis was stored in a suburban house in...
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NY Train Project Recreates Signs of All 157 Brooklyn Subway Stations
The New York Train Project Last year, Adam Chang, who runs the design firm Same Tomorrow embarked on the New York Train Project to illustrate all the mosaics of the New York City subway system. When we...
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The Top 10 Secrets of the New York by Gehry Skyscraper at 8 Spruce Street
We recently participated on a private tour of the skyscraper New York by Gehry at 8 Spruce Street in downtown Manhattan, organized by building developer Forest City Ratner. On this tour, we learned...
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Artist JR, who has made his mark on so many places in New York City (from the Inside Out Project in Times Square, Fordham University and in the Bronx), to the 5 borough Walking New York, to the...
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Abandoned NYC to Give Talk at Grand Central Terminal Apple Store
The Harlem Renaissance Ballroom Untapped Cities columnist Will Ellis, author of the book Abandoned NYC and founder of the website of the same name, will be giving a talk and workshop at the Apple Store...
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NYC’s Vintage Market Diner on Manhattan’s West Side Will Close After This Sunday
In July, we reported that one of the city’s last old-school diners, the Market Diner on West 43rd Street and 11th Avenue would be replaced by new development. That day has come – amNewYork reports...
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Fun Maps: 311 Complaints on Halloween by NYC Neighborhood
311 complaint maps are all the rage (and several Untapped Cities folks are even behind a new 311 app competing in NYCBigApps semifinal this Sunday). In this latest map by StreetEasy “Neighborhood...
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Behind the Scenes NYC Tour of the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility Brooklyn
Sims Municipal Recycling Facility. Photo by NYCEDC. On Thursday, November 19th at 6pm, join us for our new Untapped Cities Behind the Scenes NYC Tour with NYCEDC of the Sims Municipal Recycling...
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Exhibit Looks at Robert Moses’ Most Hated Plan: NYC’s Lower Manhattan Expressway
On exhibit at the NYC Municipal Archives Building (the lobby alone is worth a visit) is “In the Shadow of the Highway: Robert Moses’ Expressway and the Battle for Downtown,” a two-room installation...
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The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Abandoned North Brother Island
North Brother Island is most famous today from the beautiful photographs of its crumbling state, but its history and secrets are what give the place its mythical status in New York City. With the...
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There’s an Opera Coming about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs in NYC
Robert Moses is all the rage these days, for better or worse starting with the new exhibit “In the Shadow of the Highway: Robert Moses’ Expressway and the Battle for Downtown” at the NYC Municipal...
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