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!
Fight to Landmark Last Remaining NYC House of Walt Whitman in Brooklyn at 99 Ryerson Street Continues
Less than two blocks from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on a street lined with rowhouses of many sizes and styles,
10 Famously Haunted NYC Locations
With a history as long and storied as New York City’s, there are bound to be tales of ghostly
The Abandoned Tracks of the Montauk Cutoff at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City
Some New Yorkers still lament the loss of the High Line in its abandoned state but there are other disused
Remnants of Old Penn Station are in the Brooklyn Museum
On October 28th, 1963, exactly 55 years ago, demolition began on the original Pennsylvania Station, a glass, marble, granite and
The Top 10 Secrets of FDR Four Freedoms Park in NYC
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, was New York City’s long-awaited memorial
What Lies Beneath: 7 Magnificent Finds in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery is well-known by New Yorkers as a final resting place for some of our most esteemed residents: Leonard
10 Things to Do this Week in NYC: October 19th – October 25th
As the cool autumn weather finally sets in, you can start getting in the Halloween spirit with a moonlit cemetery
Attend a Live Cross-Atlantic Video Seminar with Archtober
Witness the 14th New York – London Dialogue organized by the Center for Architecture and New London Architecture. This live video
Photos Inside the Clocktower of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
During Open House New York Weekend, the Untapped Cities team, led by the intrepid photographers James and Karla Murray, went
Inside the Construction of Dock 72, the Future WeWork Building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, between two active dry docks, Dock 72 is rising. The 16-floor, 650,000 square foot
20 Buildings in NYC Designed by Architect Stanford White
Stanford White, the famed architect of the prolific firm McKim, Mead and White, designed an exorbitant amount of buildings in
Untapped Cities Tours and Events this Week: October 15th – October 21st, 2018
Every week Untapped Cities brings you exclusive access to New York City’s most iconic locations and off-limits sites. Go