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After-Hours Tour of "Noguchi's New York" Exhibit
Join an exclusive curator-led tour at NYC's Noguchi Museum!
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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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miLES Project Aims to Revitalize Lower East Side with Vacant Storefront Transformations
Though the Lower East Side has undergone rapid development over the past decade, the area still houses more than 200
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History of NYC Streets: Why is There a King Street & Prince Street but no Queen or Princess Street in Manhattan?
In this 1776 map, Great Queen Street is shown running diagonally, over modern-day Pearl Street. (via Library of Congress) At
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Cities 101: New York City is Running out of Room in Cemeteries for Its Dead
Calvary Cemetery in Queens If you’ve been following Matt Green’s quest to walk every street in New York
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The NYC that Never Was: Grant’s Tomb Remains Unfinished
Grant’s Tomb in 2007 Grant’s Tomb in Riverside is a familiar sight along the Hudson River, but did
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LaGuardia Airport’s Runways to be Extended Into the Water
While researching the WPA-style wastewater treatment plant in Astoria, we came across this proposal to extend LaGuardia Airport’s runways.
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Film Locations: Law and Order SVU and Gone with the Wind at the French Embassy in NYC
You may have spent countless hours watching all fifteen glorious seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, studiously tracking
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Untapped Mailbag: What’s This WPA-Style Wall Art Doing on a Wastewater Plant in Queens?
Untapped Cities reader @moment_NY submitted a photo via Twitter, asking us “Do you know the history of this wall
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Clarifying the Current Status of the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport and Its Transformation into a Hotel
We’ve been actively following the developments at the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport ever since the National Trust
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“Essex Crossing” Developers Named for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area in Manhattan
Aerial rendition of the proposed plan for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. (via NYC Mayor’s Office Flickr) Seward
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Interior Demolition at the Abandoned Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers
Inside the Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers, designed by the same architects as Grand Central This article was submitted by
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Urban Street Design Guide Aims to Create New DNA for City Streets
Available for pre-order before the official release in October from Island Press, the Urban Street Design Guide by the National
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Vintage Photos: The NYC Skyline 1840 to Now
Upper West Side in 1840. Image courtesy Sotheby’s. Vintage photos have an aura of mystery. It’s as if
