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!
Jane Jacobs’ House at 555 Hudson Street
There’s something bold about a store that only sells one item: $45 cups. But maybe it’s appropriate that
A Vintage Metro Ride in Paris
Untapped correspondent and photographer, Augustin Pasquet, took a ride on some vintage Parisian subways last week. Once a year Les
Touring the Old City Hall Subway Station in NYC
On Saturday, I took a tour with the Transit Museum to the old City Hall Station, decommissioned in 1945. This
Lightning Storm: George Washington Bridge
Tonight, I got sidetracked by a thirty minute lightning storm. To see thunderbolts crack above the George Washington Bridge, Central
SUKKAH CITY COMPETITION: Behind the Scenes with “Fractured Bubble”
How Ms. Joan Tom, an ex-investment banker from Goldman Sachs, came to be building a Sukkah in Union Square
Château d’Arnouville in Normandy, France
One of the few attractions in the commune of Ermenouville is the Château d’Arnouville, which happens to be owned
Sunset at Brooklyn Bridge Park
On a recent Sunday afternoon, we grabbed grub at Lassen & Hennings, a great delicatessen in Brooklyn Heights and headed
Village East Cinema, a Moorish Revival Movie Theater in the East Village
The nondescript facade of the Village East Theater conceals one of New York City’s great hidden gems. The theater
The Trinity Church Tenements in NYC
Did you know that Trinity Church is one of the largest landowners in New York City? The Trinity Church Corporation
Mary, the Ziegfeld Girl
My great, great grandmother, Mary, was a Ziegfeld Girl with the Ziegfeld Follies. She was sixteen when she left her
Old Merchant’s House Museum in the East Village
Did you know that a building can be landmarked on the interior but not on the exterior? We went to
The High Line at Night (PHOTOS)
People love photographing the High Line during the day. The first page of results on a Google image search for