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Guess Where These NYC Locations Are on the LinkNYC Kiosks?
It’s the fourth week of our latest curation of the Name This Spot photo scavenger hunt series on the LinkNYC kiosks. Last week’s locations are now revealed: Madison Square Garden, Aviation High...
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Photos: Watch the Last R-42 Subway Train Run Along the A Line
It’s a momentous day. The last R-42 train of subway cars is running along the A train today. A very packed first car, mostly full of teenage rail fans, is currently en route up to 207th St in...
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Marker for Ebbets Field Home Plate is in a Brooklyn Apartment Parking Lot
The Los Angeles Dodgers has its origin story firmly implanted in Brooklyn, although there is tragically not much left to see. What was once the illustrious home of the Brooklyn Dodgers in Crown...
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The Fanciest Duane Reade in NYC is at 40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street has a few claims to fame. It was once the world’s tallest building for just two months. It was built in less than a year. It is one of Donald Trump’s most proudest real estate...
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NYC Filming Locations for Awkwafina is Nora from Queens
Premiering tonight at 10:30 PM on Comedy Central is the show Awkwafina is Nora from Queens. Awkwafina, the Chinese-Korean-American actress, comedian and rapper recently won a Golden Globe for her...
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The “Heartbreak Hotel,” the Abandoned Ramada Plaza at JFK Airport
John F. Kennedy Airport got a shiny new hotel last year, the TWA Hotel, a dazzling repurposing of the mid-century TWA Flight Center. But forgotten on the other side of the airport is the abandoned...
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16 Things to Do in NYC This Week February 14-20, 2020
Here’s what’s coming up this week in New York City, including the love/hate holiday Valentine’s Day tomorrow and President’s Day weekend. Friday, February 14th Check out our guide to the unique things...
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Take a Tour Inside NYC’s Oldest Library, Used by George Washington
Established in 1754 by a group of six civic-minded individuals, The New York Society Library opened 141 years before the public library system was created. The New York Society Library is a...
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NYPL Lions are Reading Large, Lion-Sized Books!
Last November, New Yorkers were happy to see the beloved New York Public Library lions, Patience and Fortitude fully restored. Now, in celebration of the NYPL’s 125th Anniversary this year, the two...
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The 5 U.S. Presidents Born in New York State
It’s Presidents Day! Of the 45 Presidents in the history of the United States, five have been born in New York state, including the current incumbent, Donald J. Trump. Of course, even more Presidents...
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President Donald Trump’s Childhood Houses in Queens
Although President Donald J. Trump has officially decamped to Florida as his primary residence, remnants of his early childhood remain in New York City (along with his many buildings in New York City)...
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The Quest to Save the Modernist, Jet Age Jamaica Savings Bank in Queens
Quite forgotten in the shadow of the UFO-like Queens Place, amidst the bustle of Queens Boulevard is a Modernist gem of a building. Once you notice it, it’s impossible to not see it as a relic of...
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NYC Filming Locations for High Fidelity with Zoe Kravitz
Photo by Phillip Caruso/Hulu New on Hulu is High Fidelity, a serialized television remake of the John Cusack hit from 2000 of the same name based on the Nick Hornby novel, but with a major gender...
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Did You “Name This Spot” Correctly in the LinkNYC Photo Hunt?
It’s the fifth week of our latest curation of the Name This Spot photo scavenger hunt series on the LinkNYC kiosks. Last week’s locations are now revealed: Riverside Church, Chinese Scholars Garden in...
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Inside the Exclusive Former Cloud Club Atop the Chrysler Building
Once located on the 66th to 68th floors of the Chrysler Building, The Cloud Club belonged to a group of mile-high power lunch spots in New York City, atop the city’s most distinctive skyscrapers. The...
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Where Edgar Allan Poe Wrote “The Raven”, Published 175 Years Ago
Here at Untapped New York, we have a special relationship to “The Raven,” the famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe that was published 175 years on January 29, 1845. That’s because in 2012, our writer...
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Photos Show New Restoration Work at the New York State Pavilion
An update provided by the New York State Pavilion Paint Project, one of the early, influential activist groups fighting to save World’s Fair structure in Queens, provides an inside look at the work...
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15 Things to Do in NYC This Week February 21-27, 2020
We’re entering the last week of February, can you believe it? There are plenty of new things to discover this week, from pop ups to book talks, to tours, and more! Friday February 21st Tomorrow...
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Celebrate the 2nd Birthday of Untapped New York Insiders at SPIN23, NYC’s...
It’s been two years since we launched our membership club, Untapped New York Insiders! In celebration of the second birthday of Insiders, join us at a party hosted at SPIN 23 where you are invited to...
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NYC Filming Locations for Hunters with Al Pacino
Photo by Christopher Saunders/Amazon Studios The new series Hunters has dropped on Amazon Prime Video, starring Al Pacino and produced by Jordan Peele. Set in 1970s New York City (with a brutal...
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