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!
NYC Owes North Brooklyn A Park: At Stake, the Legitimacy of Its Land Use Process
This op-ed was originally published on janos.nyc, by Janos Marton who writes our Today in NYC History column. I
Find Refuge in 6 of NYC's Monasteries
New York City is not a city known for calm, although we’ve previously shared with you a guide on
The Top 10 Secrets of the Brooklyn Kings Theatre
On Monday evening, 25 lucky Untapped Cities readers attended the launch of our Behind the Scenes NYC Tour Series in
Urban Exploration Atop NYC's Manhattan Bridge
There’s a consistency among the impressions of those who have dared the climb up the Manhattan Bridge. First and
The Top 12 Secrets of Brooklyn's Prospect Park
Prospect Park. Photo by gigi_nyc from the Untapped Cities Google Glass Scavenger Hunt Prospect Park is one of the
Fun Maps: The Abandoned Subway Stations and Lost Subway Lines of NYC
Manhattan’s Abandoned Subway Stations 1. City Hall Station This decommissioned subway station was the real jewel of the IRT
This Week's Most Popular Untapped Cities Articles
Weekly on Sundays, we’ll be posting the top 5 most popular Untapped Cities articles of the week so you
The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: The NYC Subway
This week, we’re showcasing your best photographs from the New York City subway. Hashtag #UntappedCities on Instagram and Twitter
Urban Exploration Atop Hell Gate Bridge in NYC
Hell Gate Bridge is one of those urban explorer favorites–possibly because it includes an added level of danger: it’
The NYC that Never Was: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Unfinished Areas
One of our favorite fun facts about the Metropolitan Museum of Art is that it’s still unfinished (and that
See the City Artist Remko Heemskerk Captures NYC Architecture in Vivid Color
Manhattan Bridge © 2012 – 2015 Remko Heemskerk You’ll recognize the work of Netherlands-born artist Remko Heemskerk in New York City’