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!
For First Time in History, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio Will Open for Public Display
A new series of monthly tours has just been announced for the historic Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio, the first location
The Top 10 Secrets of the Bialystoker Synagogue in NYC
One of Untapped New York’s exclusive tours is a visited inside the normally off-limits Bialystoker Synagogue on the Lower
A Visionary Plan for a Submerged Aquarium in NYC's East River
What if there was a submerged aquarium off the Long Island City waterfront in Queens? The organization Arch Out Loud
The Top 10 Secrets of the 9/11 Memorial in NYC
The National September 11 Memorial opened in downtown Manhattan in 2011 to honor the 3,000 people who lost their
Pop-Up Robert Moses Exhibit about LOMEX Opens on Lower East Side
As part of Lower East Side History Month, a condensed pop-up version of the exhibit about the never-built Lower Manhattan
Formerly Off-Limits Hallett Sanctuary in Central Park Opens to Public More Regularly
The Hallett Nature Sanctuary was once one of the best kept secrets of the immensely popular landmark, Central Park. Located
The Top 10 Secrets of the American Irish Historical Society on NYC's 5th Avenue
The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) is housed in a magnificent Gilded Age townhouse on Fifth Avenue, across from the
The Top 12 Historical Secrets of the Gowanus Canal
1. No One Really Knows the Origin of the Word Gowanus Map of Brooklyn in 1766, showing what was then
The Abandoned Buildings at Sea View Hospital on Staten Island
We’ve previously taken you inside the abandoned tunnels and the old Children’s Hospital within Sea View Hospital on
Renderings Released for NYC Citywide Ferry Landings to Open Summer 2017
Things are certainly moving forward with New York City’s Citywide Ferry, scheduled to open in Summer 2017. First, a
Video: Inside the Abandoned Staten Island Farm Colony with Untapped Cities and NYCEDC
In early April, in partnership with the NYCEDC, we took Untapped Cities readers into the abandoned Staten Island Farm Colony