Adrian Untermyer

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Adrian Untermyer

Adrian UntermyerAdrian UntermyerAdrian Untermyer

Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.

Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.

Whether on stage or in the streets, Adrian Untermyer fights to improve our society.

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Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.

Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.Attorney. Urbanist. Historian.

Whether on stage or in the streets, Adrian Untermyer fights to improve our society.

Get in Touch

Strengthening Cities

Strengthening Cities

Strengthening Cities

From running basement legal clinics to saving old buildings, Adrian fights for communities that treat all residents with dignity and respect.

Promoting the Arts

Strengthening Cities

Strengthening Cities

Adrian performs on piano and keyboard and even helped improve "New York's Most Hated Building" by creating a performing arts stage.

Advancing Equality

Strengthening Cities

Advancing Equality

Adrian works alongside individuals and nonprofits seeking a strong safety net, functional transportation network, and humane justice system.

About Adrian

    Adrian Untermyer is an attorney, urbanist, and historian who fights for stronger cities.

    Untermyer currently strengthens Greater New York’s transportation network at New Jersey Transit, where he tackles capital projects that include the Gateway Program and New York's Pennsylvania Station. Untermyer previously served as Deputy Director of the Historic Districts Council, and is a frequent panelist and commentator on planning, preservation, and transportation issues impacting New York and the nation.


    Untermyer’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Gotham Gazette, and the Transportation Law Journal, and he was named an Emerging Leader in Transportation by New York University’s Rudin Center. In 2016, Untermyer was featured in The New York Times for his successful plan to improve the Port Authority Bus Terminal by creating a performing arts center inside. Untermyer has also given lectures and tours for groups ranging from the National Park Service to the New York Adventure Club, and worked on the management team of the Urban Justice Center, an antipoverty legal services group.


    Untermyer holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School, where he served on the Law Review as Casenote and Comment Editor, and clerked for Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge Margaret Cangilos-Ruiz following graduation. In addition to his law degree, Untermyer holds a Master of Public Administration from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor of Arts in Metropolitan Studies from the University’s College of Arts and Science, where he studied under Carol Krinsky and Mosette Broderick.


    Untermyer currently serves on the boards of the Woodlawn Cemetery Conservancy and the New York Preservation Archive Project, and is a founding member of the Friends of George McAneny. He is also an accomplished keyboard player, and has appeared in Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean

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    “New York’s ‘Most Hated Building’ Gets a Baby Grand”

    “New York’s ‘Most Hated Building’ Gets a Baby Grand”

    “New York’s ‘Most Hated Building’ Gets a Baby Grand”

    The New York Times, 2016

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    “Celebrating ‘Penn Central Day’”

    “New York’s ‘Most Hated Building’ Gets a Baby Grand”

    “New York’s ‘Most Hated Building’ Gets a Baby Grand”

    Historical Society of N.Y. Courts, 2018

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    “Show the Lefkowitz Some Love”

    “New York’s ‘Most Hated Building’ Gets a Baby Grand”

    “VIDEO: The Story Behind the Port Authority Bus Terminal’s Secret Public Piano”

    Gotham Gazette, 2018

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    “VIDEO: The Story Behind the Port Authority Bus Terminal’s Secret Public Piano”

    "Refreshment on the Rails: The Law of Food and Beverage Aboard America's Trains"

    “VIDEO: The Story Behind the Port Authority Bus Terminal’s Secret Public Piano”

    6sqft, 2017

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    "Refreshment on the Rails: The Law of Food and Beverage Aboard America's Trains"

    "Refreshment on the Rails: The Law of Food and Beverage Aboard America's Trains"

    "Refreshment on the Rails: The Law of Food and Beverage Aboard America's Trains"

    Transportation Law Journal, 2021

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    “Would You Want the Place Where You Were Married to Become a Jail?”

    "Refreshment on the Rails: The Law of Food and Beverage Aboard America's Trains"

    "Refreshment on the Rails: The Law of Food and Beverage Aboard America's Trains"

    The New York Times, 2018

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