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!
VIP Tour + Film Screening at Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital with Lorie Conway, Author and Director of ‘Forgotten Ellis Island’
Have you been trying to get tickets to our hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital but have
8 Secrets of NYC’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & Shrine at the World Trade Center
Sixteen years have passed since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, which caused the loss of almost 3,
Behind the Scenes Inside the Division of Old Records Inside the NYC Surrogate Courthouse
Inside the Department of Old Records in New York City with Chief Records Officer, Geof Huth If the Untapped Cities
12 of NYC’s Lost and Demolished Grand Theaters
New York City has been a hub of artistic endeavors and creativity since its inception and as a result, the
Reconfiguring the Urban Landscape through Lighting Design with Tillett Lighting Design Associates
Image courtesy Tillett Lighting In a city that never sleeps, how do you design for the dynamics of spaces in
10 Fun Facts About the New NYC Ferry, Launched May 1st, 2017
This August, a route from Astoria to Wall Street will launch, stopping by Roosevelt Island, Long Island City and East
“Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” brings Jane Jacobs’s Vision of the City to Life
Few biographies are as cleanly suited to the David vs. Goliath, Batman vs. Joker, good vs. evil narrative of opposition
Berlin’s Lost Prophet of Colorful Modernism: Onkel Toms Hütte by Bruno Taut
To walk around Onkel Toms Hütte, a Weimar Republic era housing development in Berlin, is to follow a Modernist path
Untapped Cities Goes Live on the Ceremonial First Trip on NYC Ferry from Rockaway to Wall Street
This morning, we are on the ceremonial first trip on the NYC Ferry, which opens officially May 1st. Following up
Bryant Park Bathrooms Are Now Even More Beautiful with $300K Upgrade
The public bathroom at Bryant Park was already known as one of the best in New York City – in fact,
10 Fun Facts About the New Kosciuszko Bridge Between Brooklyn and Queens
Yesterday, we attended the grand opening of the new Kosciuszko Bridge, and listened as Brooklynites and residents of Queens collectively
Governor Cuomo Crosses New Kosciuszko Bridge in FDR’s 1932 Packard Car at Grand Opening
It was a busy day for the Untapped Cities staff today. While some of us were checking out the new