But then Alicia Keys and Jay-Z in their song, Empire State of Mind, called New York the "concrete jungle where dreams are made of," a place where anything is possible for the talented and the ...

Rafael Herrin-Ferri was born in Barcelona to Spanish and American parents in 1972. He was raised in Ithaca, NY, from the age of 7 with intermittent schooling in Valencia and Seville. He attended the ...

Robert Rauschenberg's New York is open through April 19, 2026.

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Of the hundreds of buildings architect Richard Roth Jr. designed over his 40-plus year career, a relatively unassuming college accommodation complex is among his favorites. Unassuming, but culturally ...

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 ...

“As a studio we often need to understand the complex ways that New York’s curbs are used and regulated,” says Mario Giampieri, the WXY Associate who led the parking regulation map project, “We ...

In our newest episode of the Untapped New York podcast, we’re doing a deep dive into one of New York City’s most recognizable pieces of street furniture: fire alarm call boxes. You know what we’re ...

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 ...

Tucked away between Woodhaven and Howard Beach in the New York City borough of Queens is the neighborhood of Ozone Park. Known for more than just its mystifying name which inspired an album by the ...

Gowanus is one of Brooklyn’s more eccentric neighborhoods, with a relatively younger crowd tucked into blocks of industrial properties. Amid former factories and abandoned buildings, there are art ...

When the Astoria Theatre opened in 1920 it was reportedly the largest vaudeville house in Queens. Designed by renowned theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, it held nearly 3,000 people. Originally owned ...