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"The East Village Then & Now" Photo Book Launch with Daniel Root
See how this Manhattan neighborhood has changed over the past 40 years!
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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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History of NYC Streets: Grand Concourse Was a 20th Century Attempt to Make Bronx More Like Paris
The Grand Concourse is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx that spans more than four miles in the western part
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The Landmarked Barbizon Hotel on the Upper East Side of NYC, Famous for its Glamorous Clientele
During a seething summer evening in 1953, Lexington Avenue on the corner of 63rd Street received a sprinkling of clothing–
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#WormsUnite: Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Events through September 22nd
The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York. It features literary themed events taking place
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Redesign of Astor Place Has Begun, Designed by WXY Architecture
The future Alamo Plaza at Astor Place. Rendering by WXY Architecture. Remember when there was a parking lot where this
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Cities 101: How Does the Steam System Work in NYC?
The orange and white-striped vents that let out steam are a familiar sight in parts of Manhattan. But what do
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Untapped Mailbag: Pneumatic Tube System Photo From Building on the East Side, Manhattan
Pneumatic tube system discovered by an Untapped Cities reader on 86th and Lexington Avenue Untapped Cities Twitter follower, @justinr592, submitted
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H209 Forum Looks at Post-Sandy Water Challenges for Jamaica Bay, Downtown Manhattan/South Street Seaport and Jersey Shore
Four years after New Yorkers and Dutch citizens came together to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival
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Daily What?! There Is An Underground Network of Tunnels at Columbia University
What is now possibly the worst kept secret at Columbia’s Morningside campus, an intricate network of tunnels connects many
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Tribeca Cinemas to Host 2013 Architecture & Design Film Festival from October 16-20
The Architecture & Design Film Festival is the nation’s largest film festival dedicated to exploring and celebrating the creative
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These Photographs of NYC Buildings by Paul Tran Strike You Head On
An advertisement on the corner of Reade Street and West Broadway. All images from Paul Tran. It is uncommon to
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The Abandoned Boats of Coney Island Creek, Brooklyn
The eerie mast of the Quester I peeks out of the creek’s still waters even at high tide. The
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Contributor Profile: Fun Maps columnist, Zoe Mendelsohn
What’s your “day job”? I sell mushrooms for Madura Farms at Greenmarkets, nanny, and write Emoji Major for Co.