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The Guastavino Vaults of St. John the Divine Tour
Explore the Guastavino tilework of NYC's largest Gothic cathedral from above and below!
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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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NYC’s Micro Neighborhoods: Little Guyana in Richmond Hill, Queens
Welcome back to our Untapped Cities series on NYC’s Micro Neighborhoods, where we delve into long standing ethnic enclaves.
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Paris’ Piscine Molitor, Abandoned Pool of “Life of Pi” Renovated and Given New Life
Readers may remember the Piscine Molitor as the abandoned public swimming pool in Paris, France which gave its name to
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NYC Vintage Photos: Grand Central from Depot to Station to Terminal
Grand Central Depot, 1880 with horse-drawn carriages waiting to pick up arriving passengers. Photo from New York Public Library
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Gizmodo’s “Home of the Future”: Robots in an Old-School Nolita Gym
Imagine completely redesigning your apartment with the coolest, latest gadgets, no matter the expense. Well the staff over at Gizmodo
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Beautiful Graphics of NY Train Project Celebrates NYC Subway Tile Mosaics
Last week, we recorded a segment for Cityscape on WFUV Public Radio, an NPR affiliate in New York City. In
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High Above Queens, Atop the Abandoned Towers of the 1964 World’s Fair NY State Pavilion
Last month’s reopening of the New York State Pavilion, hosted by the Parks Department, gave the public a rare
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Fun Maps: 24 Hour Breathing Map of Manhattan’s Population
As you know we love maps so much, we have a column dedicated to it. And this one is particularly
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Behind the Scenes at 9/11 Museum Construction at World Trade Center, Opening Today
The 9/11 Museum, thirteen years in the making, is opening today ceremonially with President Obama and becomes publicly accessible
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Daily What?! Abandoned Creedmoor Psychiatric Center’s Forgotten Police Station in Queens
The Creedmoor Psychiatric Center is an enormous facility on the edge of Eastern Queens that has been abandoned since the
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The Hauntings of 14 West 10th Street, NYC’s “House of Death”
Located down one of the most picturesque blocks in New York City stands a building with a notoriously dark history.
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Spot the 5 Owls of NYC
Looking up, we noticed a preponderance of owls around New York City. Given the owl’s mythological and symbolic connection
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Untapped Staff Picks: Alec Baldwin Arrested for Something in NY, Harvard Adds Privilege-Checking to New Student Orientation, Inside the Unsellable Home of Dr. Zizmor
Here’s what the Untapped staff is reading today: New York City * Inside the Unsellable Home of NYC’s Ubiquitous