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After-Hours Tour of "Noguchi's New York" Exhibit
Join an exclusive curator-led tour at NYC's Noguchi Museum!
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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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Next New York: 40 Ideas That Could Transform New York from the Forum of Urban Design
When Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York in 2001, no one predicted he would become a revolutionary, reshaping
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Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal Being Cleaned Up with Sponge Park
The park will contain pedestrian walkways along with absorptive plants. Source: dlandstudio. Brooklyn’s notoriously dirty Gowanus Canal is getting
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#untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week: Ceiling of J.P. Morgan’s Study in the Morgan Library
This week’s #untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week goes to @newyorkcityhistory for this detailed shot (reminiscent of a giant
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Former Banks of NYC Repurposed into Drugstores, Ice Cream Parlors, Apartments and Pop-Up Stores
We’ve been on a kick lately tracking down re-purposed buildings in NYC, finding out the new uses for churches,
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Daily What?! What’s a Classical Facade and Neon Art Doing on a Waste Plant in NYC?
The last thing we expect to see on a Department of Sanitation building is classical architecture, much like yesterday’s
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The NYC That Never Was: Skyscraper Bridge Apartments Across the Rivers
The prosperity and opulence of New York in the 1920’s spilled from the speakeasies and jazz parties to the
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A Look at Hunters Point, Long Island City: A Modern Industrial Corridor
Hunters Point, Long Island City is a rapidly changing neighborhood flanking the East River on its eastern bank. Neighborhood history
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Daily What?! Manhattan Mini-Storage is a Greek Temple on Riverside Drive
Up on 134th Street and Riverside Drive is a curious building, reminiscent of a Greek temple, which houses a Manhattan
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Untapped Mailbag: Worldport Pan-Am Terminal at JFK Should Be Saved
Photo by Jon Proctor via Wikimedia Commons Our piece on the preservation of the Worldport Pan-Am Terminal at JFK Airport
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“Toxic Tours” Depict Polluted Landmarks in Southeast Los Angeles
There has been an uptick in visitors to the neighborhoods of southeast Los Angeles, an industrial area known for its
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Private Backing Spurs Development of The Hills on Governors Island in NYC
A rendering of The Hills. Source: West 8. A series of recycled hills are rising on Governors Island. Last Friday,
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History of NYC Streets: Wall Street Wall Almost “Destroyed” by Pigs
Wall Street, today a synonym for power and money, has withstood its share of chaos–market crashes, bombings, recessions, Occupy