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!
Watch a Drone Video of Historic Sea View Hospital Campus on Staten Island
In connection with plans to convert the historic Sea View Hospital campus on Staten Island into the first heath-focused mixed-use
Trace the Original Wall of Wall Street with Wooden Markers Hidden in Plain Sight
Walking along Wall Street today, you might notice some curious square and rectangular wooden block pavers amidst the “Eurocobble” stones.
The Electric Motor That Powered America’s First Subway Was Tested in NYC in 1886
Next week on Tuesday, January 31st, PBS will premiere its next episode of American Experience focusing on the invention of
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Riverside Church
Looming in the skyline of Morningside Heights near Columbia University is a massive church that dominates the skyline of Hudson
Cities 101: MTA Tests New “Vakmobile” Vacuum for Track Cleaning
Despite the efforts of the MTA to keep the tracks clean, litter in the system remains an on-going challenge. To
The Lost Farmhouse and Cricket Grounds Under the Gilsey House in NYC’s NoMad
In 1869, Peter Gilsey, a wealthy merchant and city alderman, leased a large parcel of land from the Casper Samler
Photos from The Borscht Belt, the Abandoned Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland
“On the deserted grounds of these former retreats I have found an enchanting solitude—a seclusion that is empty and
NYC and Brooklyn Film Locations for Homeland Season 6
Season six of Homeland, which just debuted, takes a significant departure from previous seasons – it’s set in New York
10 Fun Facts About NYC’s New Second Avenue Subway Line
On January 1st, 2017, one of the urban legends of New York City finally became reality; the Second Avenue Subway
New York Gets Three New National Landmarks
The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday two new national historic landmarks for New York State (out of 24
Latest Designs for American Museum of Natural History’s New Gilder Center Released
At a press breakfast yesterday morning, the latest plans and programming for the new Gilder Center at the American Museum
Photo Essay: The Vast, Cavernous Spaces Beneath Grand Central Terminal
An eerie calm over the city whole… A whole of sights, sounds and smells, alien to the surface world… A
