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!
Tracking Down August Belmont Jr.’s Private NYC Subway Car, The Mineola
Buried in the annals of history, there is a somewhat forgotten piece of opulence related to the first subway line
Fun Street Seating Made of Paper Tubes is at the New School, Part of “Street Seats”
In the fast-paced city of New York, where people are constantly on their feet, a bench, chair or any place
Behind the Scenes at the Construction of Empire Stores in Dumbo, Brooklyn
Whether on a ferry or walking through the Belgian block streets of Dumbo, it’s hard not to be impressed
Virtual Reality Video of a Climb Up the Spire of 1 World Trade Center
In a nod to Man on Wire, the New York Times sent photographer and climber Jimmy Chinn to the top
The Hidden History of the Celestial Grand Central Ceiling
Even before Grand Central Terminal officially opened on February 2, 1913 New Yorkers were teased with descriptions of the mural
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s High Bridge
In 1848, High Bridge, the oldest surviving bridge in New York City was built to bring water to the burgeoning
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s High Bridge
In 1848, High Bridge, the oldest surviving bridge in New York City was built to bring water to the burgeoning
Vintage Photos: The Transformation of the USS Vermont at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
On the Twitter account @Discovering_NYC, run by Tess Stahl, an Untapped Cities contributor, we recently came across this quirky
The Top 10 Secrets of 230 Park Avenue, the Helmsley Building in NYC
230 Park Avenue, now known as the Helmsley Building, is that gorgeous building on Park Avenue everyone takes photographs of,
The Top 10 Secrets of Fort Tilden State Park in NYC
Fort Tilden is located in the Rockaways in Queens County and is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. It
The Lost Grave Digger's House on Washington Square South in NYC's Greenwich Village
In 1918, New York City photographer Jessie Tarbox Beals took a series of photos of Grace Godwin’s Garret at
Latest Look Inside the Queensway As Design Phase Begins for Former Rail Line
We recently took a trip to explore the potential QueensWay Park site with Andy Stone, director of the New York