Secrets of NYC
How to See the Liberty Bell...in Queens
A copy of the famous American bell can be found inside a bank, which itself is modeled after Independence Hall!
Skyscrapers
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Architecture
See Models of Wood Skyscrapers at a New Skyscraper Museum Exhibit
Is the future of cities wooden? A new exhibit at the Skyscraper Museum, Tall Timbers, explores the impact of tall buildings made of wood!
Architecture
How Elevators Helped NYC Reach New Heights
Elevators were first created in 236 BC and have evolved over the years from hand-operated creations known as flying chairs
Secrets of NYC
Learn the Secrets of the Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is one of the most mystic New York City skyscrapers, often dwarfed but universally loved as one
Architecture
Top 10 Secrets of the Empire State Building
Even the Empire State Building. one of the world’s most famous buildings has its secrets. We were recently treated
Architecture
10 Fun Facts About One Vanderbilt, NYC’s Newest Skyscraper
Photo by Max Touhey Manhattan welcomed its newest skyscraper One Vanderbilt in September 2020. The towering building designed by James
Architecture
Photos from the Top of Brooklyn Point, the Tallest Building in Brooklyn
The iconic cloud piercing skyline of New York City takes its shape from Manhattan’s soaring skyscrapers, but just across
Architecture
See NYC’s Changing Skyline at New Skyscraper Museum Exhibition
New York City’s’s Skyscraper Museum, an architectural museum in downtown Battery Park City, showcases New York City’s
Architecture
Watch NYC Window Washers On a Midtown Skyscraper 900 Feet Above Manhattan
Window washing is arduous work— but doing it hundreds of feet in the air from a New York City skyscraper
Architecture
Skyscraper as Muse: 10 Artists Inspired by the Early Skyscrapers of NYC
Two images of the Woolworth Building (left, 1914; right 1916) by Rachael Robinson Elmer As skyscrapers sprouted in ever increasing
Architecture
One of NYC's Last Vintage Diners Will Soon Be Demolished To Make Way For A 13-Story Tower
All photos by Jinwoo Chong for Untapped Cities In an example of the perennial struggle of small businesses and traditions
Architecture
A Look at Brooklyn’s Historic Skyscraper District
Brooklyn Heights was the first-ever New York City neighborhood to be designated a historic district. But did you know there’
Architecture
The NYC that Never Was: What The Metropolitan Life Insurance Building Could Have Become
We all know the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building on Madison Square Park with its distinctive tower rising high on the
