From the Westinghouse Time Capsules to one of the oldest known, these artifacts help us to understand what the city was like in the past.
Discover some of the amazing facts you can learn on an exclusive hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital!
This lost mid-century resort destination is home to memories of a former respite from city life.
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!
New York City’s drinking water is one of the best in the country, but it doesn’t mean that
Sitting at 200 feet above sea level, Fort Tryon Park is one of Manhattan’s highest points, offering some of
Image via Library of Congress As part of the Greenwich Series, a monthly series dedicated to the quirkier side of
The Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights was once the largest hotel in New York City, built between 1885 and
In December, we shared with readers an exclusive excerpt of the e-book Life At the Dakota: New York’s
About a week ago, New York City celebrated the anniversary of a day long thought to be just an urban
Architect Emery Roth designed some of the most famous apartment buildings in New York City. Roth’s Beresford, Eldorado, Normandy,
When you think of landmarks, you probably think of some of New York City’s oldest buildings, or its stunning
We previously reported on the MTA’s special armored money train that delivered fare collected from all over the transit
Earlier this week, one of our favorite mappers Vanshnookenraggen posted to his Tumblr a vision of the IND (Independent Subway)
Alexander Hamilton is one of our country’s most famous Founding Fathers, undergoing a resurgence of popularity thanks to the
Thirteen years and almost $5 billion in, there’s actually not much to see here. At first glance, the under-
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