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!
Photos Inside NYC’s City Hall After Hours with the NY Adventure Club
Last week, the New York Adventure Club went on a private after-hours tour of New York City Hall, which included
Premiering Tonight “Treasures of New York: The Landmarks Preservation Movement”
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law, passed in 1965. Tonight on channel Thirteen,
The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: NYC Bridges at Night
The inspiring spans of New York City’s bridges helped connect the formerly separate five boroughs, starting with the Brooklyn
New Photos Inside the Observation Towers of the NY Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Robert Fein is one of the passionate members of the 3000+ group People for the New York State Pavilion on
The Mystery of Whitlock’s Folly, the Haunted Lost Mansion of Hunts Point in The Bronx
Hunts Point, a well known neighborhood on the Southeastern tip of the Bronx, has become known as a major hub
An Eerily Beautiful Photo of Empty Grand Central Terminal Due to Phantom Storm Juno
Proving that man is no match for the hype surrounding potentially disruptive weather forecasts, here is a beautiful shot of
Behind the Scenes Tour on the Queensway with the Trust for Public Land [Photos]
As the chill winter weather begins to settle on New York City, an exciting project is heating up in Queens.
Abandoned Photographer Will Ellis Speaks about New Book Abandoned NYC
On February 4th, longtime Untapped Cities columnist Will Ellis will be giving a talk for our events series about his
NYC Then & Now: From Pushcarts to Trendy Boutiques on the Lower East Side
Welcome to a new feature within our Vintage Photography column, the Then & Now series brought to you by Vestiges
Tour the Off-Limits Woolworth Building with Untapped Cities
The Woolworth Building is one of New York City’s most famous off-limits landmarks. Though its Byzantine, cathedral-like interior of
The Restoration of the Harlem Fire Watchtower Begins
As the only surviving watchtower of the original thirteen dotting Manhattan, we have been paying particular attention to the much
Photos of Deteriorating Central Park in the 1980s v. Now
Photo by the Central Park Conservancy. Yesterday, Gothamist had a great photo series on what Central Park looked like in