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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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8 Weird NYC Subway Entrances: Get Your Hair Cut, Keys Made, and Shoes Shined in a NYC Subway Station
We’ve been wondering about this phenomenon for a while: the prevalence of barber shops, locksmiths, bodegas, and shoe repair
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Superlatives in NYC: Oldest Building, Smallest Park, Oldest Subway, Tallest Buildings and More!
New York City is chock full of superlatives. “Best” pizza and tallest building (in the United States) are just some
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The NYC that Never Was: 1926 Plans for The Hearst Building & Plaza That Would Have Dwarfed Times Square
In 1926, William Randolph Hearst commissioned Joseph Urban, one of the most important theater designers of the time, to create
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Daily What?! Why the Northern Dispensary, a Prime Piece of Real Estate in Greenwich Village, Remains Empty
A peculiar building sits in Greenwich Village, a beacon to a bygone era of New York. Wandering the neighborhood, you
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A Subterranean Expedition Shows Progress in NYC’s Second Avenue Subway Tunnels
Over the past four years we have steadily documented the progress of the Second Avenue Subway. On our annual pilgrimage
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The NYC that Never Was: The Moorish Revival Campus Yeshiva University Could Have Had
New York City is home to multiple stunning and architecturally unique college campuses from Columbia’s Neo-Classical acropolis to
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Inside One of Central Park’s Best-Kept Secrets, the Off-Limits Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Clearly visible but fenced off from the rest of Central Park, the Hallett Nature Sanctuary is a 4-acre piece
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Daily What?! What Is the Shortest Street in Manhattan?
Countless short streets, spanning just tens of feet, exist throughout NYC. However, how does one define a street? When does
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Cities By Water: What NYC Can Learn From Copenhagen’s Urban Planning
Rendering of The BIG U, “The Harbor Berm,” an elevated path through the park. Image Courtesy of BIG/ Rebuild By
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Daily What?! Midtown Manhattan’s Forgotten Weather Beacon at 1740 Broadway
Located at the corner of 56th Street, 1740 Broadway was constructed in 1950 for Mutual of New York as their
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4 Historic Houses Converted Into Museums in Brooklyn
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums, but if you need a break from classics like the
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Daily What?! This Building in NYC’s East Village was Originally the German American Shooting Society Clubhouse
A small seal still sits atop 12 St. Marks Place in the East Village. It reads “Einigkeit Macht Stark,” or