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!
Timelapse of First Ever Closing of New Roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium at U.S. Open
Last night, the new retractable roof on the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships made its
Tracing the History of the Neon Sign at NYC’s White Horse Tavern
Author Thomas Rinaldi, who wrote the book New York Neon, is our tour guide for our tour of Greenwich Village’
Inside the Construction Site of the New York Wheel and Empire Outlets on Staten Island
Rendering of New York Wheel on Staten Island. Renderings by S9 Architecture/Perkins Eastman. There’s one word that describes
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Morningside Park
Morningside Park is experiencing something of a renaissance in recent years, with booming real estate in Morningside Heights and Harlem
Tour the Stunning Brooklyn Kings Theatre with Untapped Cities & NYCEDC
On September 29th at 6:30pm, we’ll be offering a special Behind the Scenes NYC tour of the Brooklyn
10 NYC Remnants of the 1939 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The 1939 World’s Fair was a hopeful moment amidst of sea of international political turmoil, just before the start
A Last Farewell to the Peking at South Street Seaport Before It Heads to Germany
Last November, I read a long New York Times piece about the return of the Peking to its country of
We’re Looking for Fall 2016 Interns at Untapped Cities!
Photo courtesy Columbia GSAPP This fall, we’ll be welcoming our 11th internship class here at Untapped Cities and we’
BE Robert Moses in this New Game about NYC Building and History
We recently reported on the new fun tool to build your own subway system in New York City, which was
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Chelsea Hotel
To say the least, the Chelsea Hotel is not your average New York City hotel. One notable guest, sci-fi
Lounge in Times Square with New Installation XXX Times Square with Love
Just open this morning at 11 am is the new installation “XXX Times Square with Love,” from Times Square Arts
Control the Colors of 1 WTC Spire Tonight at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Centennial Celebration of National Park Service
It’s the 100th birthday of the National Park Service and tonight, there are some fancy going-ons in New