Architecture
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!
PARK(ing) Day NYC 2013 Arrives in September
PARK(ing) Day is back. Grass, games and people in wacky chairs will sprout from the streets of Manhattan on
#untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week: NYC from the Hudson River
This week’s #untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week goes to Instagrammer @frankofonic for this shot from the OHNY Hudson
Untapped Mailbag: Another Quirky House on top of an Apartment Building!
Untapped reader Matt Brothers submitted a house he found on top of an apartment building after reading our roundup yesterday
Cities 101: Buildings with Exclusive Zip Codes in NYC
Earlier this week, we posted about how Saks Fifth Avenue’s shoe floor has its own zip code. But did
Daily What?! West Bank Lighthouse off Staten Island is Privately Owned
One New York City lighthouse we didn’t include in our Foursquare List on the Lighthouses of NYC is the
The Original Hyperloop Carried a Cat Through the NYC Mail System (and subway sandwiches)
“N.Y. Post Office Pneumatic Tube” c. 1912. Photo via Library of Congress We’ve been so pleased with the
10 Quirky Houses On Top of Apartment Buildings in NYC: Beach House, Lighthouse, Ski Chalet, Suburban Spread
Inspired by the news about the man in China who built a two-story fortress/mountain structure on the top
Cool Urban Website: Streetmix Makes Designing Streets Easy and Fun
For those that suffered through classes in planning school in order to hack Illustrator and Photoshop to show streetscapes, behold
NYC That Never Was: A Methodist Skyscraper Church on Broadway
In 1923, four years before construction on the bridge began, the congregation of the Methodist Church in Washington Heights received
How to Live in the Museum of the City of New York’s 325 Square Foot Micro-Apartment
An entire apartment is contained in this little block! How would you fare living in an apartment of just 325
5 of Manhattan’s Narrowest Buildings
Some buildings in New York City appear to be omnipresent. No matter where in the city you are, these buildings
Daily What?! The Windows in Grand Central Have a Hidden Walkway
One of the things we learned on the Untapped Cities tour of the Secrets of Grand Central was that there