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!
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
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Henry Hudson Bridge
Designed by David B. Steinman and built as part of the Henry Hudson Parkway, the Henry Hudson Bridge was opened
The Top 10 Secrets of Hell Gate Bridge in NYC
Hell Gate Bridge. Photo by Dave Frieder Happy birthday to the Hell Gate Bridge! This year, the iconic span is
Why Are NYPD Floodlights Illuminating NYC Parks and Housing Developments?
In the years since public pressure and a dearth of convincing results more or less ended the heavy-handed policing
Ditmas Park Is Home to One of the Largest Collections of Victorian Homes in the Country
When it comes to architectural calling cards, Brooklyn is usually pigeonholed into the stately brownstone or the ruddy, vinyl-sided
See Video Inside Ellis Island’s Abandoned Hospital Complex by Atlas Obscura
Since its launch, our hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital has been one of our most popular
Rare Color Photos of Freedomland, NYC’s Grandiose Lost Amusement Park
“Mommy, Daddy, take my hand, take me out to Freedomland!” This refrain was heard frequently in and around New York
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Castle Clinton
“Castle Clinton stands where New York City began,” writes the National Park Service website. Located at the southern tip of