Secrets of NYC
NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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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!
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Inside NYC’s Temporary Disaster Housing Unit Prototype at Office of Emergency Management
We took a visit inside the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) again last week, one of our favorite city agencies
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The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: Looking Up in NYC
We did an Instagram roundup on photos from the roof, and now it’s time to check out photos pointing
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Inside The Haunted Abandoned Wyndcliffe Mansion in NY’s Hudson Valley
The Hudson River Valley is home to more than its share of formidable ruins, but few match the spooky appeal
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7 Remnants of the Old Croton Aqueduct in NYC
Before 1842, fresh water was a luxury that only the New York City elite could afford. Epidemics like cholera spread
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The Upper West Side’s Historic Hotels & Apartments: Ansonia, Dakota, Dorilton, Apthorp, Belnord
It’s hard to imagine today that people had to be lured to settle on the Upper West Side of
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7 Locations to Experience the Masonic History of NYC
The Freemasons have long been a mysterious force in both American and European history. The group in New York City
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Vintage Photographs: Construction Workers High Above NYC
#2639110 / gettyimages.com The fact of life here in New York City is such that if you want buildings that
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The NYC That Never Was: 1 WTC and the Competition for the World Trade Center Site
A note from Untapped New York founder, Michelle Young: 9/11 happened on the first day of registration my sophomore
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15 of NYC’s One Block Streets
On Friday, The New York Times published an article on New York City’s one-block streets–contending that they carry
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6 Underground Vaults of NYC: Federal Reserve Gold Vault, Archaeological Repository, Van Cortlandt Park
The underground of any city is fascinating. It reveals layers of history, things thought discarded or tucked away. It contains
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Cities 101: NY Times Living City Video Series Explains NYC’s Infrastructure on Water, Garbage, Steam and Subway
Over the last six weeks, The New York Times has presents a video series called “Living City,”explaining New York
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Commemorating the Fillmore East: Legendary Music Venue of the East Village
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) has been commemorating locations in the Village with plaques to remind people