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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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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!
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NYC’s First Subway, A One Block Pneumatic Tunnel Below Broadway
Before New York City’s modern subway system was established with the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway in 1904, there were
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Rockefeller Center Lit Up in Blue Last Night for Essential Workers
Photo courtesy Tishman Speyer Following last week’s inaugural #LightItBlue event, where landmarks all around the country were lit up
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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative Calls for Temporary Bike Connector Over Gowanus Canal
Last fall, I was invited to join the board of Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI), the nearly twenty-year-old organization that has
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Photos: Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Site in Flatbush, Brooklyn
In Flatbush, a landmarked Sears, Roebuck store that was still operating before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has been
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New Javits Center Video Uncovers Temporary Coronavirus Hospital Construction
At the end of March, the Javits Center was transformed into a 3,000-bed temporary hospital for COVID-19 and other
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A Look at the Old Gouverneur Hospital, First Public Hospital with Tuberculosis Clinic
When on the East River or driving along the FDR Drive, you might notice a unique brick building with rounded
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Photos: NYC’s Sudden Vehicle Storage Problem Amidst Coronavirus
Cities are living breathing spaces, with all manner of vehicles in nearly perpetual motion. So what happens when a city
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Join a Live Virtual Tour of Prospect Park!
Tomorrow at noon, join our virtual tour of Prospect Park and explore Brooklyn’s scenic treasure designed by Frederick Law
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Haunting Video and Photos of Hart Island, NYC’s Mass Burial Ground
Until the coronavirus pandemic, Hart Island was one of the New York City’s most forgotten places. Yet, since 1869
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Photos of NYC Landmarks Lit in Blue For Coronavirus Frontline Workers
Last night at 8 PM, New York City’s landmarks were lit up in blue as part of the global
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NYC Landmarks to Light Up Blue Tonight to Support Coronavirus Frontline Workers
In challenging moments, it has been common to find architectural ways to express a sense of solidarity. Last week, the
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Inside Roosevelt Island’s Futuristic Pneumatic Tube Trash System
Just prior to New York State going on PAUSE for coronavirus, we went to visit Roosevelt Island‘s amazing pneumatic