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.
Discover some of the amazing facts you can learn on an exclusive hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital!
This lost mid-century resort destination is home to memories of a former respite from city life.
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!
Welcome to our new illustrated series, Forgotten Modernism, by artist and architect Michael Murphy. Forgotten Modernism is the title of
Most days these gates are locked, passersby can only look through the railings at the gravestones – and at the pigeons
Built in the 13th century for the rulers of the Nasrid Dynasty, the Alhambra attests to the rich influence of
“The light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey,” said Marc Baron, our tour guide, as the On
Grant’s Tomb National Memorial Welcome back to Part II of NYC’s Presidential Haunts. Last week we looked at
Image via Wikimedia Commons Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City all have museums dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe. However,
The concept of peace and quiet, while living in any one of the five New York boroughs, can be pretty
New York City would not be the empire city it is today without the water that surrounds it. Over four
Image from After The Final Curtain Welcome back to After the Final Curtain, featuring the photography and writing of Matt
Imagine walking down the Champs-Élysées, or Fifth Avenue between 49th and 60th Streets, and when you hit the middle
Outside of the Revolutionary War, New York City is rarely viewed in terms of its military history. This is unfortunate
E 53th St., between Park and Madison Avenues The always inquisitive urban planner, Charles-Antoine Perrault, most well-known for
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