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!
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums but if you need a break from classics like the
A city-building platform has been created by Google X, the secret developmental unit of the company behind the driver-
Earlier this year, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) regarding the steam plant
A document released this month by the Metropolitan Transit Authority details in 192 pages several plans for the system over
Architecture and preservation fans rejoice: there’s a play called The Eternal Space currently in the works about the demolition
We have to admit, the latest Banksy is pretty clever–although Americans don’t always think puns are as funny
Parking your car in New York City can be a herculean task, particularly in the densest borough, Manhattan. Since the
Next time you’re on your way to Coney Island, before you hurry out of the Stillwell Avenue Station and
Did you know that this part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art used to be located on Wall Street? On
By now all of us are familiar with traffic lights, from the functionality of crosswalk buttons in New York City
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Most New Yorkers have never heard of North Brother Island, but they should take comfort in the fact that new
On November 12th, a new expansion pack to SimCity will be introduced called “Cities of Tomorrow.” Users will be able
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