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!
Cigarette Receptacles Installed in NYC’s Park Slope Turn Used Butts into Usable Products
A cigarette butt receptacle. Image via TerraCycle In Park Slope, Brooklyn, the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District has moved forward
British Artist Draws NYC Skyline From Memory
Stephen enjoying his time @EmpireStateBldg #StephenWiltshireESB #NYC pic.twitter.com/lW9Ulqfxjo — Stephen Wiltshire (@StWiltshire) October 14, 2017 Over the years,
NYC’s New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Plan for Its Main Branch
On Wednesday, the New York Public Library’s board of trustees approved a $317 million plan for the renovation of
New 2018 Dates for Untapped Cities’ VIP Tour of the Woolworth Building
Due to popular demand, Untapped Cities is excited to offer additional dates of the normally off-limits Woolworth Building led by
MTA Introduces the “Customer Service Ambassador” to Assist NYC Commuters
From its phase out of the MetroCard to the arrival of inclusive subway announcements, the MTA has been keeping busy
NYC Skyscraper Museum Looks Back at Lower Manhattan’s Decline & Rebirth in the 1990s
Image courtesy The Skyscraper Museum One of the fastest growing urban districts in the United States, lower Manhattan stands as
Lost Landscapes of New York Resurrects NYC’s Past
Photo of Lower East Side circa 1926 via Prelinger Archives The New York Times recently wrote an article on archivist
The Top 10 Secrets About NYC’s Co-op City
A visionary model of cooperation or a planning and architectural nightmare? Co-op City has been viewed both ways, but for
NYC’s Sunshine Cinema in the Lower East Side is Slated for Demolition
New York City in losing yet another independent cinema. The Lower East Side’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema, which sits on
Undulating Paths Proposed for NYC’s East River Greenway Project
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this year plans to move forward with the East River Greenway, a project to
Manhattan’s Largest Solar Panel Farm is Coming to Stuy Town
Stuyvesant Town (known locally as Stuy Town), the apartment complex in the East Village is making additional moves toward becoming
Massive Manufacturing Hub Opens in Building 77 of NYC’s Brooklyn Navy Yard
Rendering of the fully transformed space by Marvel Architects. Courtesy of the NYC Mayor’s Office. The Brooklyn Navy Yard
