Secrets of NYC
Ghostly Remnants of the Nation's First Graving Dock in Brooklyn
If you know where to look, you'll find traces of a lost ship repair site in Red Hook.
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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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10 Art Deco Buildings in NYC
In between the World Wars, as New York’s middle-class population was burgeoning and the city was developing at
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New Dates Available for our Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Tour
When wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick moved to New York City in 1905, he initially rented one of the Gilded
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9 Hidden Places in NYC’s Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is one of the most visited sites in New York City, with around 750,000 people passing
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Explore the Abandoned Ward Acres Barn
Nestled away in lush northeastern wood, tactfully wedged between a plethora of heavy oaks and sagging pines, (barley) stands the
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9 Surprising Uses of NYC’s Ellis Island Throughout History
Over the course of more than 60 years, from 1892 to 1954, the immigration station at Ellis Island processed millions
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Top 10 Secrets of Gracie Mansion, the Home of NYC’s Mayor
From secret underground tunnels to historical design quirks, uncover the secrets of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of NYC's Mayor.
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Holland Tunnel Connecting NYC and New Jersey
Seven years before construction of the Holland Tunnel commenced in 1920, the New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission and
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The Raunt: Jamaica Bay’s Lost Fisherman’s Paradise
Today there is hardly any trace of a community that inhabited the more than 100 structures that once existed along
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10 Mysterious Windowless Buildings in New York City
Walking the streets of New York City, passersby might notice that most of the buildings they pass are meant to
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel
The Lotte New York Palace Hotel, a grand edifice once known as the Helmsley Palace Hotel and later the New
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge connects New York to the Rockaway Peninsula, providing a reprieve from city life
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The Top 10 Secrets of Hell Gate Bridge in NYC
New York City’s Hell Gate Bridge sits on the north end of the East River, between Astoria, Queens and