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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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Downtown Doodler: NYC’s French Building ArchiDoodle
Art Deco buildings in New York City stand out against the curtains of glass and pillars of steel that have
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What’s the Windiest Corner in NYC? Court and Montague Streets in Downtown Brooklyn
Any New Yorker who has braved a winter here has experienced those quintessential gusts of wind that spiral down our
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Vintage Photos: Downtown Brooklyn’s Albee Theater
Located along Dekalb Avenue, an area that once had a theater presence comparable to Times Square, the Beaux-Arts Albee Theater
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What Lies Beneath: the Design Trust for Public Space Seeks to Transform the Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Infrastructure
Scandinavian folklore holds that trolls once lurked under bridges, demanding payment from all who crossed and attacking those who refused.
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Daily What?! The Pez House in NYC’s Greenwich Village
The very creative Pez dispenser entrance above the doorway at 8 Charles Lane In the 1800s, the Charles Lane Mews
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Untapped Cities Contributor Profile: Larissa Zimberoff
This week we profile Untapped Cities contributor, Larissa Zimberoff, who has written about NYC’s skeeball scene, gone urban exploring
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Rising Family Homelessness in NYC: What Can the New Mayor Bill de Blasio Do?
He ran on a “Tale of Two Cities” platform, and when he enters office on January 1st, Bill De Blasio
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Discovering the Cast-Iron Buildings of SoHo with the Center for Architecture Foundation
On a recent tour by the Center for Architecture Foundation (CAF), led by Catherine Teegarden, Director of Education, a group
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8 Places in NYC to Remember John F. Kennedy on the Anniversary of the Assassination
Fifty years ago today, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Most people travel to Massachusetts or Texas to remember President
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Cities 101: Drone Photography in NYC And Your Privacy
In the newest combination of technology and art, developers have begun using drones to capture breathtaking photographs and swooping aerial
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NYC That Never Was: A Central Vacuum System Was Proposed to Handle Waste Problems
It’s hard to imagine NYC without its current sewer systems, but before the advent of remotely monitored sewer systems,
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Fun Maps: What if the Manhattan Grid Was Extended Across the Entire Earth?
This fun website, ExtendNY, extends the Manhattan grid ACROSS THE WHOLE WORLD. Moving the cursor moves the little green street