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!
An Ode to a Grecian Temple: The Inspiration Point Shelter
The Inspiration Point Shelter, located on the Henry Hudson Parkway and 190th Street, is one of the unique treasures that
Amazing Vandalism/Street Art in the 14th St. Subway
The Oxygen network is really pushing its reality TV programming and bought all of the ad space in the tunnel
A Walking Tour of Newark, yes…Newark
You read that right. We took a self-guided walking tour of Newark recently and surprise! It was really nice.
A Photographic Walk Across the George Washington Bridge
This is the first in a series on New York City bridges that allow pedestrians to enjoy the architecture and
The Many Faces of Union Square Park
Union Square Park has had an illustrious past. The completion of the Croton Aqueduct was celebrated there, the funeral processions
Untapped Special Report: E-Waste
Welcome to the first article in an Untapped Special Report looking into electronic waste in New York City. Last week
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: 100th Anniversary Ceremony
On Friday March 25th, the ceremony for the 100 year anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire took place. There had
The Sirens of Joyce Kilmer Park
A turn of the century postcard shows the Heinrich Heine Fountain, which is located in Joyce Kilmer Park in the
The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store
If you’re 8, 18, or 80, and and decide the next big step in your life trajectory is to
Pop Art in Times Square
You’ve probably walked through the Times Square-42nd Street subway station for years without realizing that there was an
Katrina and the Quake
A month after I arrived in Japan on the JET Program, Hurricane Katrina hit my hometown New Orleans. I had
Behind the Scenes Tour of the FDR Four Freedoms Park, Roosevelt Island
After more than forty years, Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island will finally