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!
Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard: A New Perspective
Brooklyn. For some, this is just a name of another borough. But for those who know it, it is one
The Vanishing Subway Token Booths
Technology has a way of making jobs obsolete. But so does recession. And when the subway station agents (those in
Pop-up piano concerts at Lincoln Center!
It was one of those days. I got to work and realized I had forgotten something in my apartment, so
Why Are You On My Train?
Now this is a pretty genius idea. Tap into the rich material which is our fellow subway riders themselves. But
Szecesszió: Art Nouveau in Budapest
Art-Nouveau-style frosted glass windows inside Mai Manó Ház, a center for Hungarian photography Sauntering lazily through Budapest’s
Photo Essay: The Churches of Iceland
It seems that any city, town or village you visit in Europe, whether great or small, has a church within
Behind the Scenes at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
It was a wonderful way to start a Friday work day at the Economic Development Corporation. We left the office
The West End Avenue Historic District Debate: the great, the good and the opinionated (LPC Meeting Recap)
A gathering of the great, the good and the opinionated took place this week in one of New York’s
Traffic Lights in NYC for Bikes!
Spotted in Herald Square: this may be the cutest thing we’ve seen all week. Bike lanes have their own
The Last Candy Store on the Upper West Side
If you grew up on the Upper West Side between 1950 and 1980 in the West 70s near Columbus Avenue
Fun Maps: Mapping NYC’s 311 Graffiti Complaints
Graffiti is illegal in New York City and always has been. Wait–are you serious? Have you seen the East
7/23: Photography Tour of the New Freshkills Park
Rendering of Freshkills Park. Photo via Freshkills Park and the City of New York Untapped photographer Chuck Lau, who most