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A Terra Cotta Beauty Sits Alone Beneath the Queensboro Bridge
Back in the 1800s, building material companies would sometimes construct a model structure to showcase the potential of a new, revolutionary material. In Brooklyn, the Coignet Building in Gowanus was a...
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Photos: NYC’s Sudden Vehicle Storage Problem Amidst Coronavirus
Cities are living breathing spaces, with all manner of vehicles in nearly perpetual motion. So what happens when a city with limited vacant real estate is suddenly put ‘on pause’, and all those...
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NYC May Get a Ribbon Bridge for Bikes and Pedestrians over the East River
A “ribbon bridge” across the East River that will be for bikers and pedestrians only? That’s what’s being proposed by Sam Schwartz, Founder and CEO of Sam Schwartz Engineering, and the former...
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Giant Trump Countdown Clock in Queens Tracks Last Days of His Presidency
Over three years before the 2020 Presidential Election, a Donald Trump countdown clock appeared on the East River waterfront in Long Island City. The giant digital clock is attached to the exterior of...
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Filming Locations for The Flight Attendant on HBO Max
Photo: Phil Caruso/HBO MaxThe Flight Attendant on HBO Max fits into a unique genre: a comedy-thriller, focused on a hard partying, hard drinking flight attendant named Cassie Bowden (played by Kaley...
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Trump Countdown Clock in NYC Goes to Zero
The “Trump Countdown Clock” on the Long Island City waterfront hit zero today, on the day of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and when President Donald Trump leaves the White House for the last...
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Top 10 Secrets of Long Island City, Queens
The Montauk Cutoff, with Long Island City in the background.Overlooking the East River on the extreme western tip of Queens is Long Island City, one of New York’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. On May...
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Top 10 Secrets of Astoria, Queens
The neighborhood of Astoria is not only considered one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city, but also one of the most diverse on the planet. The area has been a popular residential community...
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What to See at the End of the 7 Train, Which Connects Hudson Yards with Flushing
Hudson Yards-bound 7 train pulling into Queensboro PlazaOperating along the original IRT Flushing Line, the 7 train provides commuters with one of the most important subway connections between the...
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Inside NYC’s Little-Known Department of Education Building
The Department of Education (DoE) building is a massive 561,000 square foot City-owned facility in Long Island City, Queens. It was built in 1948 by the Works Progress Administration when the...
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Ground Reclaimed: Lost Landscapes of Long Island City Projected onto Hunter’s...
In 2015, Untapped New York accompanied the Chance Ecologies team, which includes artists and documentarians Nathan Kensinger and Nate Dorr, on an exploration of Hunters Point South, then one of the...
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10 Abandoned Rail Lines in NYC
Abandoned rail line Montauk Cutoff in the shadow of the city.Across New York City, there are plenty of remnants of abandoned and lost rail lines, some of which have been defunct for over a century....
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13 Iconic New York City Signs, Past and Present
Photo by Wes TarcaEvery city has its signature items. Aside from its jaw-dropping skyline, New York is associated with yellow taxi cabs, dirty water dogs, and hordes of disgruntled commuters. But...
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6 Hidden Bars of Queens
Inside a vintage airplane, behind a lingerie shop, and upstairs from a chicken restaurant are just a few of the places you’ll find hidden bars in Queens. Read on to discover where you can enjoy a drink...
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Inside an Over-the-Top Titanic-Themed Bathroom in LIC
Turns out the heart of the ocean is in a bar bathroom in Queens. A replica of the blue jewel that an elderly Rose drops into the sea at the end of James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic, is just one of the...
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