See the History of Ticker-Tape Parades Beneath Your Feet on Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes
Uncover the history of NYC's confetti-covered parades that have been running since the 1880s!
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!
If you’ve been on the Queens Midtown Tunnel or the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel recently, you may have noticed
Columbia GSAPP — where Untapped Cities’ founder, Michelle Young, is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture — has recently announced the formation of
We’ve all been there. Standing on the platform, peeking down the tunnel to see if we can spot that
Since the summer of 2017, Amtrak has been working on a series of track renewal projects inside Penn Station as
From its days as the last capital of the United States under the Articles of Confederation and the first capitol
On January 26, the Center for Architecture hosted the opening of The Arsenal of Exclusion and Inclusion: New York Edition,
Solar generated energy is becoming one of the most common means of heat and electricity production throughout the country. Not
Due to the ever evolving nature of New York City — and the fact that it is built on an island
All images courtesy NYCEDC The Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) — formerly the U.S.’s largest military supply base — is immersed
For those of us who travel frequently between Manhattan and Brooklyn or the East and West sides, the closure of
Inside the Brooklyn Aqueduct. Photo by Brendan Clinch (2016) A few days ago, the Ridgewood Reservoir was listed on the
All renderings courtesy The Market Line We’ve been keeping tabs on the progress of the Lower East Side’s
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