Architecture
Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
Photography Exhibit Captures the Lower East Side’s Disappearing Vintage Storefronts
Image courtesy James and Karla Murray As part of an ongoing pursuit to document New York City’s disappearing mom-and-pop
Announcing Untapped Cities’ Tour of the Historic Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio
Located in the heart of the Greenwich Village Historic District, the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio has served American artists for
Pieces of Hudson Yards’ Future Beehive Installation Spotted At the High Line in NYC
As we reported back in September, there have exciting been plans in the works to build a 16-story, beehive-like public
NYC Fun Facts: What Are NYC Subway Conductors Always Pointing At?
Given how much time New Yorkers spend on the subway, there’s still a lot we have yet to learn
Model of Gregory Ain’s Lost MoMA Exhibition House on Display at “This Future Has a Past”
Philip Johnson with Gregory Ain in the house Ain designed for the Museum of Modern Art, 1950. Photo courtesy of
We’re Looking for Spring 2018 Interns at Untapped Cities!
This January, we’ll be welcoming our 15th internship class here at Untapped Cities and we’re looking for some
Abandoned Ironbound Football Stadium in Newark Gets New Life
Untapped Cities contributor, Rachel Fawn Alban, recently shared images of the abandoned Ironbound Stadium, a former 4,500-seat concrete bleacher
Video Showcases Surviving Underground Railroad Residence in Albany, New York
Image via “We Are NY” video by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Described as
Guide to Woodside, Queens: 16 Must-Visit Places
When you think of Woodside, the first things that probably come to mind are food and diversity. Located in the
The Top 10 Secrets of The Players on Gramercy Park
Located on 16 Gramercy Park South, The Players Club is a private, members-only social club founded in 1888 by noted
NYC Fun Facts: Former Nuclear Fallout Shelters Are Scattered Around NYC From the Cold War
Although the Cold War is long over, you can still see remnants of it in New York City—and in
Penn Station is Getting its Own “Delayed Pilsner” Beer by Blue Point Available at Shake Shack
Photo courtesy Blue Point Penn Station just keeps getting fancier by the month – from the new West End Concourse to
