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!
Double-lettered subway signage was used in the NYC Subway until 1985. (via Wikimedia Commons) Last week we dove into
When reading about the LaGuardia Airport runway extensions, we came across Ingraham’s Mountain, a man-made topographic feature that
A reader of EVGrieve sent in Rentenna’s NYC Green Heat map which “visualizes the density of sidewalk trees on
While recent news about the Lower East Side has focused on the redevelopment of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area
Can an African city that is intent on forging ahead economically hold onto its architectural heritage while encouraging new development?
Though the Lower East Side has undergone rapid development over the past decade, the area still houses more than 200
In this 1776 map, Great Queen Street is shown running diagonally, over modern-day Pearl Street. (via Library of Congress)
Calvary Cemetery in Queens If you’ve been following Matt Green’s quest to walk every street in New York
Grant’s Tomb in 2007 Grant’s Tomb in Riverside is a familiar sight along the Hudson River, but did
While researching the WPA-style wastewater treatment plant in Astoria, we came across this proposal to extend LaGuardia Airport’s
You may have spent countless hours watching all fifteen glorious seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, studiously tracking
Untapped Cities reader @moment_NY submitted a photo via Twitter, asking us “Do you know the history of this wall
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