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!
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
The Roosevelt Family's Houses in NYC and New York State
The Roosevelts’ lineage and history are intrinsically tied to New York’s narrative. Most notable are the legacies of Theodore
The NYC Apartments Jane Jacobs Lived In: Greenwich Village to Brooklyn Heights
Here at Untapped Cities, the legacy of Jane Jacobs impacts our daily life – what we write, how we see the
Tesla Statue Survives Fire at Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava
Yesterday, FDNY officials announced that some of the several hundred Easter candles may have caused the massive fire at the
In Smökers Project, Cute Cabins Replace Orange Steam Vents in NYC
It’s clear from Brooklyn-based artist Mark Reigelman’s website he has a sense of humor – his team photo
Date While You Wait Spices Up NYC Subway Commute
While most of us complain about the subway commute (too crowded, too slow, you name it), Thomas C. Knox, a
10 Architectural Accidents and Disasters in NYC
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. From technological accidents to natural disasters, with tragedy mixed in, here we have some
Stunning Interior Photo of Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava Lost in Fire
Photograph by Richard Silver It was with heavy heart that we saw the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, formerly
New Citywide Ferry Website Released in Advance of Summer 2017 Launch Date
In March, we took a deep dive into the Citywide Ferry system that will open (partially) in the summer of
Inside the Clandestine M42 Basement Deep Under Grand Central Terminal
Deep below Grand Central Terminal, there’s a hidden power station known as M42 that does not appear on a
A Pedestrian Bridge Between Governors Island and Red Hook Could Be a Reality
Prototype testing of Citizen Bridge in 2015. Top two and bottom right photos by Oresti Tsonopoulos, courtesy Nancy Nowacek, Bottom