Nicole Saraniero

St. Louis

Editor and Director of Events at Untapped Cities

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Articles

Must-See Art Installations in NYC, June 2025

1 week ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article One of the best ways to enjoy the warmer weather in New York City is to get outside and see some art and attend art-related events! This June, you'll find larger-than-life flowers, a museum on wheels, a celebration of pigeons, and more: 📍New York Botanical Garden 🗓️ On view through October 26, 2025 🎟️ Book online The iconic van Gogh paintings of irises and sunflowers come to life in this year's summer exhibit at the New York Botanical...
Hidden New York, The Art of the City: Photo Talk w/ Jim Cummins

3 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Talk Highlights: Views places and things in NYC from surprisingly unique angles and new perspectives as captured by longtime photographer Jim Cummins in his new picture book, Hidden New York, The Art of the City Revisit locations that no longer exist, except on film Take in views of Manhattan bridges shot from high up on their towers Get up close to the rare animated clocks of New York that most pedestrians walk right past Notice overlooked details like interesting ceilings, public art,...
NYC Street Name Honors Black Angels Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

3 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Secrets of NYC Become a paid member to listen to this article The intersection of Brielle Avenue and Sea View Hospital Historic District in Staten Island is now also known as Black Angels Way. This new street name honors the long-overlooked black nurses who risked their own lives to care for tuberculosis patients at Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital in the first half of the 20th century, before an effective treatment for TB was developed.
NYC Locations in The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

3 weeks ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article It's publication day for Untapped New York Founder Michelle Young's new book, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland! The book uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces.
The Art Spy Book Launch w/ Michelle Young

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Tour Highlights:⭐ Live talk is free and open to members and non-members!Celebrate the launch of The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose VallandWho was Rose Valland?
A Salvaged Banksy Mural is Now on View in NYC

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article This Banksy mural has been out of view for more than ten years, but now it can be yours. The heart-shaped balloon dotted with criss-cross bandages made worldwide news when it appeared in 2013 on the wall of a warehouse in Red hook, Brooklyn...and set off a tagging war. Within days, the piece outside the Vassilios family's warehouse at 142 King Street was defaced by two other graffiti artists.
Exploring New York’s Industrial Past in "Cathedrals of Industry"

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Tour Highlights: See into NYC's industrial past by viewing photographs of places like the West Side Piers before they were torn down for Battery Park City and the Hoboken Ferry Terminal in the 1970s (the deteriorated Beaux Arts concourse is now finally being restored!) Discover the remnants of American industry and the ones still operating in New York City, from Streit’s Matzo Factory to a silk flower workshop Explore rarely-seen interiors, like inside an IRT substation hiding in plain sight...
Fiber Arts Take Over a Former Seaport Warehouse in NYC

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article Works of art made from felt, thread, yarn, colorful fabrics, and other textile materials have transformed a former 18th-century warehouse into an immersive art experience. After a successful debut exhibition last year, The Golden Thread, a fiber-arts exhibit presented by BravinLee Programs, returns to the South Street Seaport with 60 new artists and over 100 artworks, including 8 site-specific installations.
An Original Stone Eagle Comes Home to Penn Station in NYC

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Become a paid member to listen to this article The original Penn Station building that opened in 1910 had 22 stone eagles perched around its cornice (we tracked down 19 of them).
Rediscovering WPA Poster Art of the National Parks with Ranger Doug

1 month ago | untappedcities.com | Nicole Saraniero

Meet Ranger Doug, a former Grand Teton National Park ranger who stumbled on a lost WPA-era poster and launched a 40-year mission to rediscover the National Park's lost art legacy Follow Ranger Doug's journey to unearth the original posters—told in his book, Ranger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of Our National Parks Get the inside scoop on what makes WPA-style artwork so iconic as you admire original park posters created by the Federal Art Project from 1938 to 1942 Discover...