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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!
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Fun Maps: Uncovering the African Burial Ground in NYC
African Burial Ground In 1991, construction began on the Federal Office Building on Duane Street. Almost immediately after breaking ground,
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History of NYC Streets: Oriental Boulevard, a Vestige of Brooklyn Glamour
Ever wonder about the more exotic street names in Southern Brooklyn? Oriental Boulevard is one of these handful of colorfully-named
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10 of NYC’s Important Architectural Sites on the East River
The East River has seen an unprecedented amount of growth and development over the course of the Bloomberg administration, and
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NYIT to host TEDxNYIT: Meta Resiliency on Learnings from Hurricane Sandy and Global Best Practices
As New York approaches the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the word resilience has re-emerged in popularity as a reminder
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Yonkers Train Station Offers a Glimpse into the Grand Central that Might Have Been
As you pull into the Yonkers train station, you couldn’t feel farther from Grand Central Terminal. A few sleepy
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The NYC That Never Was: Robert Moses’ Lower Manhattan Expressway (LOMEX)
Proposal for the Lower Manhattan Expressway (LOMEX) that would connect the East and Hudson River crossings. via Library of Congress.
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8 Beautiful Historic Districts in Manhattan Smaller Than One Block
Henderson Place Historic District on the Upper East Side You’re familiar with the famous historic districts in Manhattan: Greenwich
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Daily What?! There Was A Cold War Nuclear Bomb Shelter in the Brooklyn Bridge
NYCGO has a great guide to some of the secrets of New York, including that there’s a Cold War
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2013 Tribute in Light Begins Tomorrow at Sunset Near World Trade Center
Get yourself downtown tomorrow night because the Tribute in Light begins at sunset on 9/11, ending at sunrise on
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Fun Maps: Artist Jerry Gretzinger’s Ongoing Map of an Imaginary World
The artist Jerry Gretzinger is a man from Northern Michigan with a vision that most would consider obsessive, but it
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Stilettos for Buildings: Council on Tall Buildings Reports World’s Tallest Buildings Game the System
It seems Fashion Week attendees are not the only ones with some extra height this week. According to a report
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Fun Maps: The Changing Topographies of Manhattan 1836 to Now: Times Square, Bryant Park, Battery Park
Map overlay 1836 to now from The Smithsonian Drawing on comparisons between an 1836 topographical New York City map done
