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!
5 of the Quaintest Dead End Streets Off Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue
Flatbush Avenue, one of the oldest and longest streets in Brooklyn, boasts a rich history, and thus, is home to
See What Grand Central Terminal Looked Like Before its Restoration 20 Years Ago
Grand Central Terminal is celebrating two landmark events in its history this year: the 20th anniversary of its restoration and
Inside Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Massive Expansion Plan Underway
New York City has been strategizing what to do with its post-industrial waterfront for decades, beginning with the New
Tour the Abandoned Ridgewood Reservoir
The Ridgewood Reservoir is now a lush and dense, natural oasis that once provided water to the formerl independent city
5 Must-See Spots From NYC’s First Guidebook, Published in 1807
Image from NYPL New York City at the beginning of the nineteenth century was far from being the great metropolis
Go Behind the Scenes on the Green Roof of the Javits Center
Did you know that the Javits Center has a 6.75 acre green roof, hiding atop the building? On this
Victorian Bronx Building Makes Way for New Affordable Housing Site
At the corner of Boston Road and E. 179th Street in The Bronx, an early 1900s building that once provided
Cities 101: Prospect Park Cleans its Lake with a Lake “Mess” Monster!
Ruddy ducks, Canadian geese, and largemouth bass aren’t the only things you should keep an eye out for as
Gilded Age Venetian Room Re-Opens in the Cultural Services of the French Embassy’s Fifth Avenue Mansion
Inside the Payne Whitney Mansion at 972 Fifth Avenue (now the Cultural Services of the French Embassy), is a stunning
Chinatown’s One-Block Mosco Street is the Last Remnant of Street in Five Points
Nestled within New York City’s sprawling Chinatown is a little, one block street named Mosco. It is the last
5 Reasons Hart Island, NYC’s Mass Burial Ground, Should be Open to the Public
Since we began covering Hart Island the island has gotten more and more attention – and also a small amount of
Inside the Champagne Vaults of the Brooklyn Bridge
Check out stunning photos of the hidden champagne vaults within the Brooklyn Bridge's anchorage!