Isamu Noguchi: The New York Sculptor Who Built His Own Museum in Queens
After being rejected by Robert Moses and leaving his mark in cities around the world, Noguchi secured his own legacy in NYC. A new exhibit celebrates it.
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!
Staten Island has a skeleton in the closet. One of the most horrifying pieces of history in New York City
Many tourists to Roosevelt Island think of it as a quickly modernizing two-mile long island with high-rises, a new Cornell
New York City has been home to not one, not two, but four different Madison Square Gardens dating back to
Years before the Roaring Twenties, Frank Woolworth built himself a fortune when he opened a store selling merchandise for spare
With over 88,000 residents, a unique historical legacy, classic old-time restaurants, and copious pop culture references, Forest Hills, Queens
Have you ever wondered where the power you use to run your dishwasher (a luxury in the city) or to
For several years now, we’ve covered abandoned hospitals, schools, shipyards, and other buildings, and are continually struck by each
The Grand Central that stands today in Midtown Manhattan is not the original (though it is the first known as
The trio of New York City airports—John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport—all
When Roy Fox retired as a radio host for stations in cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh, he needed a place
Many speak of the surviving Hudson Valley estates, the Millionaire’s Row Mansions of Fifth Avenue, and even Prospect Park‘
Andrew Jackson Downing’s City Club building sat decaying in Newburgh, New York for decades. Poison ivy ran wild as
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