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!
Mapping the New Deal in Each NYC Borough
The New Deal, which established a network of federal programs to put people to work during the Great Depression, impacted
Upcoming Untapped Cities Tours This Week in NYC
Image via Wikimedia Commons, Library of Congress The weekend is just right around the corner — and we have a line-
Mini Golf at NYC’s Industry City With Mini Brooklyn Landmark Replicas
Two pairs of Brooklyn residents took to the course to work on their swing. Industry City just added its newest
20 Things to Do in Inwood, New York City
Welcome back to our regular column on “Must Visit Places” in NYC’s neighborhoods. This installment on Inwood is by
Under Hangs: Photos of NYC’s Secret Freedom Tunnel Installation in Riverside Park
This weekend, Under-Hangs, an in-progress art installation at Riverside Park’s Freedom Tunnel, began exciting new developments. The
Take a Self-Guided Audio Tour Through Grand Central Terminal
Although thousands of commuters pass through Grand Central Terminal on a daily basis, few people have the opportunity to appreciate
Inside the Brooklyn Army Terminal Food Manufacturing Hub
For the last two years, we’ve been bringing Untapped Cities readers into the Brooklyn Army Terminal in partnership with
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s McCarren Park
When you think of NYC parks, the first that come to mind are probably the famous Central Park and Prospect
Heere Graft of Dutch New Amsterdam: the Lost 17th-Century Canal that Once Ran Down Broad Street in Lower Manhattan
While our extensive subway system has become synonymous with New York City transportation, what is now Downtown Manhattan used to
NYC and World Buildings Lit Green Last Night to Support Paris Climate Change Accord
City Hall shines green tonight because New York City will honor the goals of the #ParisAgreement. pic.twitter.com/BV0IIZYPpA
Inside Queens’ Lost Elks Lodge, Long Island City’s Newest Demolished Historic Building
Earlier this year, Long Island City lost another one of its centenarian treasures. The old Elks Lodge, with its famed
8 NYC Buildings That Have Sister Buildings Around the World
Left, Municipal Building in Lower Manhattan. Right, The Kudrinskaya Square Building. Image via Wikimedia: Lodo27 New York City’s iconic