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!
Rendering of the fully transformed space by Marvel Architects. Courtesy of the NYC Mayor’s Office. The Brooklyn Navy Yard
Image courtesy NYC Parks Yesterday was the groundbreaking of North Park at Freshkills Park on Staten Island, the first section
Interactive story map on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission page. Image via NYCLPC November 6, 2017 marks a century since
A two-story brick house lies on an otherwise nondescript street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens. From the outside, it
Central Park was a grand vision by New York City’s civic leaders, executed by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted
There are many treasures in the members-only Players Club in Gramercy Park, whose membership consists of theater industry folks and
Madison Square Garden, reimagined as a cemetery and public space. All renderings by Mai Abusalih, Eric Giragosian, Min He. There
The East Harlem neighborhood just north of the Upper East Side, also known as El Barrio, is one of the
Photo via Eataly Flatiron It may still be unseasonably warm for fall, but Baita, the ski chalet on Eataly Flatiron’
Rendering of the Friendship Archway at the entrance to Sunset Park’s Chinatown. Rendering courtesy of the NYC Mayor’s
It’s long been the mission of Untapped Cities to help even the most seasoned New York rediscover their city.
As major history buffs, we’re constantly on the hunt for remnants of New York City’s storied past. Some
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