Discover some of the amazing facts you can learn on an exclusive hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital!
This lost mid-century resort destination is home to memories of a former respite from city life.
Hubcaps and hood ornaments can be see on this iconic NYC landmark!
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!
Every city has its signature items. Aside from its jaw-dropping skyline, New York is associated with yellow taxi cabs,
Passageway around an open air circular courtyard as seen on the Untapped Cities Hard Hat Tour of the Abandoned Ellis
We recently had the opportunity to visit Kingsland Wildflowers, a little-known native wildflower rooftop garden located in Brooklyn along
10. Ellis Island Used to be Privately Owned The owner of Ellis Island, which he called Oyster Island, was Samuel
While the rush of the holiday season is almost over, most of us can’t help but day dream about
Although the Cold War has long passed, faded yellow and black signs reading “FALLOUT SHELTER” are still present on New
The new year is kicking off with a slew of exciting art shows. Included on this list of highlights are
Given our team of urban designers, historians and city explorers, it should come as no surprise that we’re fascinated
View of Barcelona from Museu National d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Great cities often have prickly relations with their national
A new elevated park in Copenhagen is demonstrating that urban space can function three-dimensionally with a mix of seemingly
Photo by Paul Raphaelson While the mega-development of Brooklyn’s famous Domino Sugar Factory almost underway, it still remains
Road work on a Brooklyn Street may have unearthed a remnant of the Revolutionary War. Construction crew recently discovered a
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