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Photos: Last Night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Before it Closed for Renovation
The closing of the historic Waldorf Astoria hotel last night for a renovation into condos hit a nerve for many of Untapped Cities' writers and tour guides. Read More
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Get to Know The Shop Cats of NYC in New Book
Going far beyond the bodega cat the book The Shop Cats of New York by Tamar Arslanian and Andrew Marttila document the stories behind 36 of NYC's feline friendsRead More
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine Peacocks Jim, Harry, and Phil Show Their...
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine has many fun facts and secrets, among them three resident peacocks named Jim, Harry and Phil who have come out for spring.Read More
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Tour Inside Off-Limits 1 Wall Street With This 360 Video from NY Times
One Wall Street is an Art Deco skyscrapers that rivals the Chrysler Building but despite interior landmarking, has been closed off for much of its history. Read More
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Gowanus Batcave To Be Transformed into Artist & Manufacturing Space, The...
The Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation will begin the transformation of the Gowanus Batcave into Powerhouse Workshop, an artist and manufacturing space. Read More
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Catch a Japanese Zen Garden Inside Grand Central Terminal for Japan Week
Today is the last day of Japan Week in Grand Central Terminal. The primary highlight is a Zen garden, offered as a respite for busy New Yorkers. Read More
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8 Places to Visit in NYC on International Pi Day, Pi Week
Overshadowed by today's snowstorm, it's also International Pi Day, 3/14. Due to weather, we're making an executive call and extending Pi Day into Pi Week. Read More
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Daily What?! Albert Einstein’s Eyeballs are Stored in a Safety Deposit Box in...
Albert Einstein usually gets celebrated with Pi Day and one of his connections to NYC is a bit morbid: his eyes are stored in a safety deposit box. Read More
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NYC Film Locations for Iron Fist on Netflix
NYC film locations for the Marvel series Iron Fist, which chronicles the return of billionaire heir Danny Rand, who has been presumed dead for 15 years. Read More
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An Under the Radar Women’s History Month Exhibit in the Manhattan Borough...
Inside NYC's Municipal Building is an under the radar gallery inside the Manhattan Borough President's Office, currently showing a Women's History Month exhibit Read More
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2017 City of Dreams Pavilion on Governors Island Will Use 300,000 Aluminum Cans
The City of Dreams Pavilion on Governors Island uses architecture to highlight importance of sustainable design. This year's pavilion uses 300,00 aluminum cans. Read More
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Laura Kimpton’s LOVE Monumental Word Sculpture on Roof of James Hotel
A positive message has landed on the rooftop of the James Hotel. The LOVE sculpture is one of Laura Kimpton's Monumental Word pieces made famous at Burning Man. Read More
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The Top 10 Secrets of Marine Park, Brooklyn
Located in South Brooklyn along Jamaica Bay, Marine Park is a neighborhood full of history and secrets dating back to the Native American era. Read More
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Sneak Preview inside the New Manhattanville Campus at Columbia University
See a preview of the first two buildings at Columbia University's new Manhattanville Campus in Harlem, for the arts and sciences, designed by Renzo Piano. Read More
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First Citywide Ferry Vessel Departs for NYC from Gulf Coast Shipyard in Alabama
The first of the Citywide Ferry vessels has left Horizon Shipyard in Alabama on its maiden journey to NYC around Florida and up to the Atlantic Ocean.. Read More
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Ai Weiwei to Bring Public Art to the 5 Boroughs of NYC in Good Fences Make...
As part of the 40th Anniversary of the Public Art Fund, Ai Weiwei will bring the art installation, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors to NYC this October. Read More
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The Philip Johnson Designed Rockefeller Guest House Hidden in Midtown NYC
A video look inside a little-known Philip Johnson house in Manhattan: a two-story guesthouse designed for Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller in Turtle Bay. Read More
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10 Places You Can See Manhattan Schist Up Close in NYC
Much of Manhattan's natural landscape is flattened but there are still places to take in the Manhattan schist, natural bedrock formations above and below ground Read More
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World War I Vintage Patriotic Posters from NYC Artists on View at Museum of...
The Museum of the City of New York exhibit Posters and Patriotism: Selling World War I delves into the work of NYC artists and illustrators in the war effort. Read More
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The World’s Most Valuable Gold Coin is Located in NYC, Worth Over $10 Million
The New-York Historical Society has in its collection the 1933 Double Eagle coin, sold at auction in 2002 for $7,590,020, which would be $10.28 million in 2017. Read More
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