Vintage 1970s Photos Show Lost Sites of NYC's Lower East Side
A quest to find his grandmother's birthplace led Richard Marc Sakols on a mission to capture his changing neighborhood on film.
From secret underground tunnels to historical design quirks, there are so many secrets of Gracie Mansion, the residence of NYC’s Mayor.
Robert Caro, author of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, once referred to the Triborough
Here at Untapped Cities, the legacy of Jane Jacobs impacts our daily life – what we write, how we see the
For nearly eighty years Gracie Mansion has been known as the official residence of New York City’s mayor, but
After decades of being closed off to the public, the High Bridge Water Tower is finally open, and Untapped New
The High Line, once an abandoned afterthought on the edge of Manhattan, has quickly become one of New York’s
Coney Island is one of New York City’s gems, appearing front and center on advertisements, brochures, and guides. For
The George Washington Bridge is the busiest roadway in the United States and of all the bridges in New York
On October 24, the exhibition “Turn Every Page”: Inside The Robert A. Caro Archive will open at the New-York Historical
There’s a historical quaintness to Babylon, Long Island. There’s an old-fashioned Main Street that contains several landmarked buildings.
Background photograph from Library of Congress. Book cover photographed by Untapped New York. The Power Broker, a 1,246 page
The beloved book Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem is coming out as a feature film starring Edward Norton, as the
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