12 Time Capsules Discovered in NYC
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.
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!
There are remnants of the World Trade Center in a parking lot on Rockaway Beach. The cross was donated by
Buried in the debate about the East Midtown Rezoning plan is a proposal for a District Improvement Fund that could
Toronto is seeing a shift. Young professionals and empty nesters are being drawn to downtown as part of a North
Subway cars, like all pieces of technological equipment, become obsolete at some point. But how do you dispose of something
Taking a step back, there was once a day where containerization at the ports was the biggest invention since sliced
At Chambers Street, one side of the station is significantly deteriorating across from actively used platforms We’ve presented seven
On Friday, we reported that the Whitney Museum was recreating Edward Hopper’s iconic painting, Nighthawks, in 3D at the
In 1817, when it was built, The Ear Inn stood just 5 feet from the Hudson River Once upon a
This is part of an ongoing series on ideas from Next New York, a project by the Forum for Urban
PARK(ing) Day is back. Grass, games and people in wacky chairs will sprout from the streets of Manhattan on
This week’s #untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week goes to Instagrammer @frankofonic for this shot from the OHNY Hudson
Untapped reader Matt Brothers submitted a house he found on top of an apartment building after reading our roundup yesterday
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