From Brooklyn to the Bronx, we’ve rounded up the most exciting giant menorahs that will light up throughout the next eight evenings!
We’ve created a holiday gift guide with presents for the intrepid New Yorker that should arrive just in time—
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!
Urban legend tells that this Japanese house was built special for the Japanese Ambassador, and it was shipped over piece
Cover of the “Lincoln Square Slum Clearance Plan.” Image from New York Public Library. The glossy cultured patina of Lincoln
An entrance at the intersection of Canal and Varick Streets Canal Street ranks as one of the busiest of New
Here’s a fun trick: several of the lobbies of Garment District buildings are arcades that go mid-block between streets.
On a tour of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine last week with the Museum of the City of
The historic Astor Row in Harlem dates back to land purchased by John Jacob Astor in 1844 for the sum
There may be a 13th avenue in Brooklyn, but have you ever seen the minuscule 13th avenue in Manhattan? Despite
Photo via Library of Congress We’ve seen a lot of images of the famous rooftop of the second Madison
Originally built in 1883-84, this Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival structure was designed by architects Lamb & Rich at a
The plaque is a dead giveaway to a secret entrance of the old Knickerbocker Hotel. Resting idly beneath the noses
Here’s a global street art project you’ve probably never heard of (pun intended). Similar to Aram Bartholl’s
Relied on by everyone and utilized on a daily basis, transit systems form the critical backbone for urban life. One
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