Explore how Pratt Institute is transforming one of Manhattan's busiest corridors into an art and cultural destination for the ...

The history of United Palace, Manhattan’s 4th largest theatre and now a landmarked building, began in 1930, when it was then one of five Loew’s “Wonder Theatres” across the boroughs and New Jersey.

There's so much going on this summer in Brooklyn! On a recent episode of WNYC's All of It with Alison Stewart, Untapped New ...

In the 1940s, engineer Ahmed Chahroudi commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build him a home overlooking the scenic Lake ...

The clean energy revolution is coming to New York slower than expected. As New York City’s demands for energy grow, the state’s investments in cleaner energy aren't keeping up. Filling the gap are ...

When Harry Met Sally hit theaters in July 1989 and now, 35 years later, audiences are still in love with the film’s endearing characters, 1980s sweaters, and romantic depiction of New York City. The ...

In the latest Untapped New York Podcast episode, our founder Michelle Young, who also has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and ...

The murky waters of Hell Gate, between Queens and Manhattan, hide a mystery that has puzzled historians and treasure hunters for hundreds of years. A British ship, the HMS Hussar, went down in Hell ...

The Bowery, New York City’s oldest thoroughfare, was the epicenter of working-class entertainment in the mid-19th century. After long hard days of work, men and women would flock to theaters and ...

In 1940, P.A.B. Widener II opined that “the days of America’s privately owned treasure houses are over.” Writing in his autobiography, Without drums, Widener referred to his own family’s 110-room ...

NYC tap water has been called “the champagne of drinking water.” It’s won multiple taste test awards and is credited as the reason NYC bagels and pizza are so delicious. In addition to being famously ...

New York City‘s Little Ukraine has been the beating heart of the city’s Ukrainian population since the mid-twentieth century. Beginning with an influx of Ukrainian immigrants as a result of World War ...