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Photos: Construction Underway for Field Hospital at SUNY Stony Brook
The temporary hospital at Javits Center in New York City was the first of the FEMA hospitals to open, but construction is underway at SUNY Stony Brook on Long Island for a 1000-bed field hospital. In...
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Inside Roosevelt Island’s Futuristic Pneumatic Tube Trash System
Just prior to New York State going on PAUSE for coronavirus, we went to visit Roosevelt Island‘s amazing pneumatic tube trash system. Below the streets, residential garbage is whisked underground and...
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NYC Landmarks to Light Up Blue Tonight to Support Coronavirus Frontline Workers
In challenging moments, it has been common to find architectural ways to express a sense of solidarity. Last week, the Empire State Building turned into a pulsing red for first responders. In the past,...
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Photos of NYC Landmarks Lit in Blue For Coronavirus Frontline Workers
Last night at 8 PM, New York City’s landmarks were lit up in blue as part of the global initiative #LightItBlue. Originating in the United Kingdom, #LightItBlue is part of a global initiative to...
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Haunting Video and Photos of Hart Island, NYC’s Mass Burial Ground
Hart Island is one of the city's most beautiful and mysterious places. A new video from Unforgotten Films takes you into this normally off-limits island off the Bronx. The post Haunting Video and...
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Interactive Map of the Coronavirus Cases in NYC by Zip Code
The New York City Department of Health is releasing COVID-19 coronavirus testing data by zip code daily on GitHub, the repository of data and code for nerds. Untapped New York contributor Ben Huff,...
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Join a Live Virtual Tour of Prospect Park!
Tomorrow at noon, join our virtual tour of Prospect Park and explore Brooklyn’s scenic treasure designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux after their completion of Central Park. Untapped New...
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3,000 Tulip Art Installation Now in Full Bloom in Highland Park
Highland Park, a park on the border of Brooklyn and Queens that we featured in our recent virtual talk on Secret Brooklyn, is home to a new art installation that should cheer up New Yorkers. Temporary...
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Submit Your #CovidStoriesNYC and Photos to the Museum of the City of New York
The Museum of the City of New York is asking New Yorkers to share their stories of being in New York City during the coronavirus crisis by posting images on Instagram using the hashtag...
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Photos: Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Site in Flatbush, Brooklyn
In Flatbush, a landmarked Sears, Roebuck store that was still operating before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has been turned into a drive-thru coronavirus testing site. The entrance to the testing...
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On the Wall at Keens Steakhouse, A Blood-Stained Playbill Held By Abraham...
An artifact that hangs on the wall of Keens Steakhouse in Midtown comes from a fateful evening: a blood-stained playbill Lincoln was supposedly holding when he was assassinated at the Ford's Theatre in...
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Join a Virtual Coffee Shop and Learn about NYC’s Coffee Culture
Tomorrow at noon, Untapped New York will be hosting a virtual coffee shop for our Untapped New York Insiders. Adapted from our popular Greenwich Village Coffee Tour and led by our Chief Experience...
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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative Calls for Temporary Bike Connector Over Gowanus...
Last fall, I was invited to join the board of Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI), the nearly twenty-year-old organization that has been the force of activism to connect the 26 mile waterfront in...
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Watch NYC Sing New York, New York Out of Their Windows
Tonight, New Yorkers are joining each other to sing Frank Sinatra’s famous song, “Theme from New York, New York” after the daily “Clap Because We Care” for healthcare workers. These are the moments New...
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Video: #SoundtheHorn for Transit Workers in Grand Central
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Metro-North Railroad 🚉 (@mtametronorth) on Apr 16, 2020 at 3:16pm PDT Yesterday at 3 PM, the regional transportation networks including the MTA, NJ...
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Rockefeller Center Lit Up in Blue Last Night for Essential Workers
Photo courtesy Tishman Speyer Following last week’s inaugural #LightItBlue event, where landmarks all around the country were lit up in blue to honor frontline workers, Rockefeller Center joined the...
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Takeover of NYC’s Digital Billboards with Artistic Messages to Inspire New...
Starting today, be on the lookout for messages or pride and gratitude for New York’s essential workers on 1,800 of New York City’s digital billboards. The images will be graphically interesting, as...
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Join the Next Virtual Talk: Underground Tour of the NYC Subway
Join us tomorrow for our next virtual talk, an underground tour of the NYC subway. Led by Untapped New York’s Chief Experience Officer, Justin Rivers, who created the IRL tour of the same name,...
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Photos: Giant “New York Tough” Sign at Rockefeller Center Ice Rink
With the ice rink at Rockefeller Center closed due to the pandemic and the development eerily empty, a new giant logo reading #NewYorkTough that was unveiled today brings a little bit of energy back....
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Interactive Map of the Coronavirus Cases in NYC by Zip Code
The New York City Department of Health has been releasing COVID-19 coronavirus testing data by zip code daily on GitHub, the repository of data and code for nerds. Untapped New York contributor Ben...
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