From the Westinghouse Time Capsules to one of the oldest known, these artifacts help us to understand what the city was like in the past.
Discover some of the amazing facts you can learn on an exclusive hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital!
This lost mid-century resort destination is home to memories of a former respite from city life.
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 did an Instagram roundup on photos from the roof, and now it’s time to check out photos pointing
The Hudson River Valley is home to more than its share of formidable ruins, but few match the spooky appeal
Before 1842, fresh water was a luxury that only the New York City elite could afford. Epidemics like cholera spread
It’s hard to imagine today that people had to be lured to settle on the Upper West Side of
The Freemasons have long been a mysterious force in both American and European history. The group in New York City
#2639110 / gettyimages.com The fact of life here in New York City is such that if you want buildings that
A note from Untapped New York founder, Michelle Young: 9/11 happened on the first day of registration my sophomore
On Friday, The New York Times published an article on New York City’s one-block streets–contending that they
The underground of any city is fascinating. It reveals layers of history, things thought discarded or tucked away. It contains
Over the last six weeks, The New York Times has presents a video series called “Living City,”explaining New York
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) has been commemorating locations in the Village with plaques to remind people
Image courtesy of https://thewoolworthtower.com/ The Woolworth Building has been in the news a lot recently, with the renderings
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