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Tour A Real Prohibition-Era Speakeasy in NYC and Drink a Period Cocktail!
Though the (real) remnants of Prohibition are often difficult to find in NYC, particularly with so many bars mimicking the feel, rest assured that there is still once place full of history and open...
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[Photos] Going Off-Limits into the James A. Farley Post Office’s Lookout...
We learned a lot about the James A. Farley Post Office on our visit to the opening of Storefront for Art and Architecture’s installation by Katarzyna Krakowaik, “The great and the secret show / the...
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Daily What?! There’s a Street Called the Polar Bear Club Walk on Coney Island
Photo via Instagram by @emilypier During the whole Banksy craze in NYC, this photo by Emily Pier surfaced amongst images hashtagged #banksyny. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club hosts an annual New Years...
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A Look Back at the Secret Navy Radio Station and the Stairway to Heaven...
One of the most searched articles on Untapped Cities is consistently our piece on the Stairway to Heaven in Hawaii. Also known as Haiku Stairs, the 3,922 steps that go up Oahu’s Koolau Mountain Range...
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Daily What?! Amazing Graffiti Townhouse on 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn
2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn is a real treasure trove of spots, from Obama’s townhouse from the 1980s to the pirate ship brownstone from this Halloween. This amazing graffiti brownstone is just...
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Untapped Mailbag: Is this Gaslight Lamppost in Murray Hill, NYC Original?
An Untapped reader left us a comment on our piece about the last 19th century gaslight lamppost in the city, located on Patchin Place in Greenwich Village. The comment directed us to lit lampposts in...
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1 WTC Named Tallest Building in the U.S., Spire is Ruled to be Structural
1 WTC under construction When it was decided that 1 World Trade Center’s needle would not no longer be enclosed by a radome, its potential status as the tallest building in the United States was called...
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Daily What?! Museum of Postal History in James A. Farley Post Office Has...
In one of the many things that have been forgotten in the James A. Farley Post Office behind Penn Station is the Museum of Postal History, which contains a fun vintage collection of mail paraphernalia...
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Fun Maps: Bushwick, Brooklyn Reimagined as ’90s Era Mario Brothers Map
With our recent foray into the retro game store 8 Bit and Up in the East Village, we’re on a video game kick. This awesome hand painted map by Art by Ken reimagines Bushwick as the’90s era Mario...
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The Abandoned McGovern Weir Greenhouse in Front of Green-Wood Cemetery in...
On a visit to Green-Wood Cemetery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, you might notice this magnificent little abandoned greenhouse across the street from the entrance on 5th Avenue and 25th Street. In 2011,...
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Giveaway: Win a Signed Original Print of “A Few Parisians” by David Cessac
We recently celebrated the one year anniversary of the illustrated column A Few Parisians by David Cessac in Paris. In this giveaway, you can win an original signed print of his piece, “To be or not...
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Make for the Refuge of Helm’s Deep from the Uruk-hai in the NYC Subway This Week
Looks like Puck Works is at it again with his Lord of the Rings parody signs in the New York City subway. We previously featured the Fangorn Recovery Work signs and today Untapped Cities reader Avi...
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Exploring the Abandoned Spaces Inside the James A. Farley Post Office in NYC
Image by rysgam, submitted through the Untapped Cities Photo Pool Last week, we took you off-limits inside the James A. Farley Post Office at the exhibition by Storefront for Art and Architecture. As...
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Daily What?! Empire Biscuit in Alphabet City NYC Sells Only Biscuits, 24/7
Empire Biscuit opened over a week ago and already it’s pretty tapped, but we thought it was worth a mention for the fact that it serves (as you might guess) only biscuits amidst a Scandinavian style...
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NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: The Chambers Street Disused Platform
At Chambers Street, one side of the station is significantly deteriorating across from actively used platforms The Chambers Street station has a long history of changes, with trains entering the...
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Daily What?! The Safety Deposit Graveyard and Bank Vault in The Woolworth...
Safety deposit “graveyard” discovered in The Woolworth Building On our last Untapped Cities event that toured the Woolworth Building, we got to see some parts of the landmark space that weren’t shown...
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5Pointz Graffiti Haven in Long Island City Whitewashed Overnight by Building...
Whitewashing of 5 Pointz in progress. Photo via Instagram by jeffcarroll This morning, Vanishing NY broke the news that the beloved graffiti haven, 5Pointz, had been whitewashed overnight. According to...
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Inside Retrofret, A Gowanus Music Shop Specializing in Rare and Bizarre...
RetroFret, a music shop in Gowanus, Brooklyn specializing in “rare and bizarre instruments,” is a true discovery even before you enter the store. You’d never guess that the hodgepodge block Retrofret...
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Untapped Mailbag: This Vintage Photo of Columbus Circle is Misattributed in...
This photograph was mislabeled in LIFE Magazine as Columbus Circle. Image Source: Getty Images Our article on vintage photos of Columbus Circle was super popular, but we got a good number of comments...
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Daily What?! This Little Farmhouse Was Moved from the Upper East Side to...
Walking through Greenwich Village, you might mistakenly think this adorable clapboard farmhouse at 121 Charles Street is simply a remnant of a more bucolic era in the Village. But it actually came...
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