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!
Tour the Industrial Raw Spaces and Renovations at Kearny Point, a Former Navy Yard
During World War I and II, Kearny Point was once one of the world’s most prolific shipyards when it
Join a Curator Led Walkthrough of MCNY’s Exhibit “Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela”
Over the span of his illustrious career, Rosario Candela designed or co-designed seventy-five apartment buildings that would become
The Lavish Prohibition-Era Central Park Casino Torn Down by Robert Moses
In the original 1858 Greensward Plan for Central Park, created by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, an exhibition and
17 Must Visit Places in Fort Greene, NYC: An Untapped Cities Guide
Boasting ethnically diverse restaurants, stunning architecture and renowned institutions, Fort Greene is a thriving urban cultural hub that’s trendy,
Find the Stone Pillars Used to Test Grand Central’s Facade with ‘City Full of History’ Episode 4
We’re back with the video series “A City Full of History,” delving into the lesser known aspects of New
Inside the Abandoned First Church of Christ Scientist to be Converted into Children’s Museum of Manhattan
Located on Central Park West at the corner of 96th Street, the First Church of Christ Scientist is a forgotten
See a Remnant of the Lost Biltmore Hotel in Grand Central Terminal
We are always on the look out for hidden or unrecognized remnants of New York City’s past. Our tour
New Dates Added for Remnants of Penn Station Tour
New dates have just been added for Untapped Cities’ Tour of the Remnants of Penn Station. This tour is only
Explore the Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital Complex on our Behind-the-Scenes Tour
The over 100-year-old hospital complex on Ellis Island has been abandoned for over 60 years and this weekend,
Climb the Clocktower of the Jefferson Market Library for 360 Degree Views of NYC
Since 1967, the Gothic-style Jefferson Market building in Greenwich Village has served as a branch of the New York
The Top 10 Secrets of the Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC
In June, Untapped Cities Insiders were treated to a free tour behind the scenes atop the Javits K. Center‘s
Find the Authentic Survey Bolt from NYC’s Original 1811 Street Grid in Central Park
Creating the grid layout of the Manhattan we know today was a thankless task. In 1808 that task fell to