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!
Pomander Walk: NYC’s Most Exclusive Street
Pomander Walk is located on 95th Street, carved out mid-block between Broadway and West End Avenue on the Upper West
Trump Plaza in Atlantic City Will Be Imploded in January
The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City used to tower over the multiple entities that Trump Entertainment Resorts
The Most Beautiful Post Offices in NYC
New York City is home to some of the most beautiful post offices in America (in our humble opinion). The
Tennis Hall of Fame, Where the US Open First Took Place in Newport
Before Flushing Meadows, even before Forest Hills, the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament’s first home was in Newport, Rhode
Governors Island’s Haunted Basketball Court in Liggett Hall
Is Governors Island haunted? This was a question we received more frequently before the transformative redevelopment and construction efforts by
The Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center, Abandoned and Reborn
The Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center is located about 70 miles north of Manhattan in the heart of Dutchess County. The
Vacation from Home in Our Virtual Tour of Historic Martha’s Vineyard
Tomorrow at noon, join Untapped New York’s Chief Experience Officer Justin Rivers as he walks you down one of
There Was Once a German U-Boat in Central Park
In 1917, visitors to Central Park were greeted by historic sites like the Bethesda Fountain, statues of historical figures, and
Schooner Apollonia Brings Cargo by Sail to NYC
Quietly, without much fanfare yet, the Schooner Apollonia has arrived to the shores of Manhattan – one of the first ships
6 Buildings in New York by Eero Saarinen (It’s His Birthday!)
The TWA Hotel, originally the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport Today is the birthday of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen
Join a Virtual Talk on the Murders and Scandals of the Upper West Side
Photo from Library of Congress By the late Victorian era and into the 20th century, the Upper West Side and
The Appraisers Store Post Office, The Most Secretive Post Office in NYC
What if we told you that there was a post office in New York City that was so hush hush