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!
Tickets Left for This Weekend’s Tour of Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital Complex
Every week, we invite Untapped Cities readers to join us on a tour of the off-limits hospital complex on Ellis
The Top 10 Reasons to Visit Mott Haven and Port Morris
Mott Haven and Port Morris are undisputedly some of the hottest neighborhoods in The Bronx right now, undergoing intense gentrification
Daily What?! A Temporary Replica of Federal Hall Once Existed at NYC’s Bryant Park
Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in Manhattan, was built to be New York’s City Hall and later
MTA Announces Ideas to Improve NYC Subway Signals, Capacity and Communications
If the collective sighs of commuters haven’t already been an obvious giveaway, the New York City Subway has recently
How 10 Famous NYC Buildings Got Their Names
Empire State. Chrysler. World Trade Center. The names of New York City buildings can be just as iconic as their
Join Us For a Behind the Scenes Tour of NYC’s City Hall
Untapped Cities Insiders is a members-only club that offers free access to the city’s most off-limits places, free tours
Join Untapped New York Insiders: Explore NYC’s Most Off-Limits Places
Dear Untapped New York readers, What if you could have a passport to NYC’s secrets? Today, I am beyond
Video: Take a Nostalgic Ride on NYC’s Iconic Third Avenue Elevated Line
It has been about 70 years since the landmark Third Avenue Elevated Line started closing in sections in anticipation for
Step Inside SPYSCAPE, New York’s Only Spy Museum, Now Open in Midtown
If you ever thought you’d make a good spy, now is your chance to prove it. SPYSCAPE is New
Remnants of the First Federal Immigration Station at Ellis Island Are Still Visible
One of the fun facts our guests learn on our hard hat tour of the abandoned hospital complex at Ellis
Photo Essay: Inside NYC’s Least Visited Subway Stations
Love it or hate it, New York City’s subway system helps millions of people get from point A to
A 400-Year-Old NYC Street Runs Through the Lobby of a Financial District Building
Four-hundred years ago, the New York City people know and love was called New Amsterdam. And 85 Broad Street — now