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!
12 of NYC’s Largest Cemeteries by Number of Interments
New York City is full of enticing locations, but with all the action and innovation, some of its most enchanting
Photos and Video Inside the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
On Saturday, we brought 25 lucky Untapped Cities readers into a special behind-the-scenes tour inside the New York
Tickets Still Available for Our Tour into the Construction of the New York Wheel, the World’s Largest Observation Wheel
We’ve been following the progress of Staten Island’s New York Wheel (the world’s largest observation wheel) for
The Top 10 Secrets of Hell’s Kitchen in NYC
Hell’s Kitchen has a history that’s rich with gangsters, ghosts, mysterious disappearances and speakeasies, and was considered a
Upcoming Untapped Cities Tours This Week in NYC
Artist rendering of the New York Wheel. Image via NYCMayorsOffice It’s an exciting week here at Untapped Cities: we’
Cities 101: The What’s, Why’s and Where’s of NYC Composting
For the past handful of years, four to be exact, strange brown bins have sprouted up next to familiar cobalt
Porcelain From Old Toilets Used to Collect Stormwater and Build Oyster Reef in NYC’s Jamaica Bay
In an ongoing mission to make New York City a more sustainable place to live, the NYC Department of Education
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Zuccotti Park
Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park is a 33,000 sq. foot stretch of green located at the intersection between Cedar Street,
Magnolia Grandiflora in Bedford-Stuyvesant is One of Two City Trees Designated a NYC Landmark
A Magnolia tree on Lafayette Avenue, between Marcy and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is one of only two trees
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s St. Paul’s Chapel
Walking amongst the contemporary architecture and looming skyscrapers of Wall Street, you’ll likely feel like you’ve teleported to
Central Park’s 1,600 Lamp Posts Serve as Secret Navigational Devices
With approximately 40 million annual visitors, Central Park stands as the most visited urban park in the United States. Navigating
10 Secrets of NYC’s Federal Hall
Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in Manhattan, was built to be New York’s City Hall and later