NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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!
We’re bringing our international (read: non-New York City) coverage back into the mix. Our off-the-beaten path guides have included
The idea of expanding New York City’s subway and rail systems would sound serendipitous to most New Yorkers. As
In an era before television and with radio just a novelty, Americans could spend upwards of five hours or more
In Brooklyn, an abandoned level below the Bergen Street station is a favorite spot for urban explorers, one of many
Seaview Hospital was once the largest tuberculosis sanatorium in the country, now listed on the U.S. National Register of
ANIMALNewYork has just released incredible new photographs of what the inside of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub is looking
Photo by Matt Lambros of After the Final Curtain The launch of our new Behind the Scenes NYC Tour Series
Since 2009, Untapped Cities has ventured into the unexplored and forgotten realm of New York City. From boat graveyards to
Well here you have it: a GIF subway map of New York City that shows the subway lines in order
The United Nations building is a perfectly preserved homage to the go-getting 1950s–right down to its Mad Men-style interiors.
All photos by Matt Lambros, After the Final Curtain On Monday, March 16th at 6pm, we’ll be bringing guests
Ever notice chunks of ice floating north...then south along the Hudson?! We explore why that happens.
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