The Guastavino Vaults of St. John the Divine Tour
Explore the Guastavino tilework of NYC's largest Gothic cathedral from above and below!
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!
Yesterday, we put together an article for our friends at Curbed NY, walking through the grand hotels along Broadway, adapting
City Island Railroad Car, c. 1910. Photo from Library Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Imagine if New Yorkers could commute by
On Quora, we came across a great Cities 101 question about the logic behind the selection of Manhattan’s Cross
Photo from Library of Congress Today, the book Broadway by Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young launched, published by Arcadia and
Verandah Place in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Historic District is a charming little street that seems to transport one back
Atop the Queensboro Bridge. Photo by @hakimms Bridges have always been popular amongst New York City’s urban explorers, but
Times Square will soon be adorned by a forested landscape nestled within its brightest urban-scape. A wildly successful Kickstarter
The story of New York City’s ballrooms form one facet of the city-wide story of a changing entertainment
Lower Broadway c. 1908-1913. Image via Library of Congress as seen in the book Broadway by Michelle Young Here
Last night, the latest Blueprint video from NYCmedia about the transformation of The High Line premiered. Before the full episode
Tourist in front of Orange County Government Center Now we come to you. Do you think this building is worth
Back by popular demand, join photographer/urban explorer Will Ellis, author of Abandoned NYC and Untapped Cities columnist, on a
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