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No Longer Empty: Interview with Jennifer Dalton, the artist behind ‘Reckoning’
Untapped Cities is a proud media sponsor of No Longer Empty’s latest exhibition “How Much Do I Owe You?” at the abandoned Bank of Manhattan in Long Island City. Jennifer Dalton‘s piece ‘Reckoning’ asks...
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Untapped Event: Dinner & Cocktails in the Abandoned Bank of Manhattan (No...
This Saturday, March 16: Join Untapped Cities and No Longer Empty for an evening of food and entertainment celebrating the closing of “How Much Do I Owe You?”, a site-specific art installation housed...
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Your Week Untapped: Best Events for March 11-17
Our curated events picks for this week: E.L. Doctorow reading at MCNY, No Longer Empty + Local Roots 5 course fundraising dinner, Chinatown Restaurant Week. MONDAY, MARCH 11: “We stood in the shadow...
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A Tour of 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center This weekend I had the opportunity to take a SideTour experience of 5Pointz Art Center, an outdoor art exhibit space in Long Island City, Queens where artists from around the...
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A Tale of Two Elevator Museums in NYC
Would you consider the ubiquitous elevator worthy of a shrine? Apparently this humble-seeming mode of transportation has more devotees in New York City than you’d think. There are two different...
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No Longer Empty Dinner in the Abandoned Bank of Manhattan Clocktower
This past Saturday evening, Untapped Cities, Local Roots NYC and No Longer Empty produced a dinner in the Clocktower in Long Island City, the abandoned Bank of Manhattan. The 5-course meal by Chef...
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Untapped Cities Staff Picks: The Fate of 5Pointz and a Park Modelled After a...
Photo Source: woodenddesigner The round-up of our favorite links this week curated by the Untapped Cities’ staff includes the fate of 5Pointz in Long Island City and a park modeled after a city. NEW...
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Daily What?! East Side Access Construction Photo
Today’s Daily What?! is this view of the East Side Access construction snapped from atop the Long Island City Clocktower. Underground, massive tunnels have been constructed that connect Sunnyside...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Long Island City’s Court Square, Lost Galleries, States...
Marine Museum in Minnesota (via Hyperallergic ) New York City In his recent photo essay on Long Island City’s Court Square, Curbed’s Nathan Kensinger, documents how older industrial warehouses and...
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A Look at Hunters Point, Long Island City: A Modern Industrial Corridor
Hunters Point, Long Island City is a rapidly changing neighborhood flanking the East River on its eastern bank. Neighborhood history is reflected the design of the neighborhood’s architecture, ranging...
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Architectural Sites and Vintage Signage Along NYC’s East River
Earlier this week, we published a photo essay about notable spots along the Hudson River in “Thirteen of NYC’s Most Important Architectural Sites on the Hudson River.” The East River, in contrast, is...
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5Pointz, Long Island City’s Street Art Mecca, Faces Demolition
For two decades, the 5pointz Aerosol Art Centre, a cluster of abandoned factory warehouses in Long Island City, has served as an internationally-renowned graffiti Mecca, attracting artists from all...
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The History and Renewal of Long Island City and Dutch Kills, Queens
Photographs by Kris Graves We recently explored Hunters Point, Long Island City, showcasing the modern corridor amidst its industrial roots. Long Island City (historically called Dutch Kills) is...
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Spaceworks, A New Affordable Art Space Could Transform NYC’s Art Scene
Although the New York City art scene recently suffered a loss with the impending demolition of 5pointz Aerosol Art Centre, there is also some good news to report. As of yesterday, city artists can...
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A Look at Long Island City’s New Hunter’s Point South Park Along the East...
Mayor Bloomberg cut the ribbon to Long Island City‘s new waterfront park in Hunter’s Point South this morning. The park, located just next to Gantry Plaza State Park, will be an integral part of the...
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A Photo Essay Marking the Impending Loss of 5Pointz, NYC’s Graffiti Haven in...
5 Pointz loading dock, and the labyrinth in the parking lot. Last week, the iconic 5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City lost another battle in its fight for survival. On August 21, 2013, the New...
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Daily What?! Con-Ed Training and Learning Center along East River is Worth...
On a tour this week, the president of the Friends of the Roosevelt Island Steam Plant pointed out a funny plot of land across the East River on Long Island City. At a quick glance, it might look like...
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5Pointz Is Slated for Demolition But Won’t Go Down Without a Fight: Hearing...
5 Pointz, the largest legal aerosol art exhibit in the US is a cultural gem slated to be destroyed – but the artists won’t go down without a fight. Last week, the City Council approved the plans for...
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5Pointz Update: Judge Denies Injunction to Prevent Demolition, Rally Saturday
On November 12, the beloved 5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City suffered yet another blow in its fight for survival. The temporary restraining order on the developers was lifted and the injunction...
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Tribute to 5Pointz Graffiti Haven in Long Island City, With Photos from the...
We were preparing this article about the 5 Pointz Rally for publishing yesterday when the news first broke that the building had been whitewashed in the middle of the night. This piece was originally...
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