Untapped New York

Michelle is the founder of Untapped New York and the author of The Art Spy (HarperOne, forthcoming) Secret Brooklyn, Secret New York Hidden Bars & Restaurants, and Broadway. michelleyoungwriter.com

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Nicole Saraniero is the Insider-in-Chief at Untapped New York, leading our Untapped New York Insiders membership program. Nicole graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Televis

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Laura is the managing editor of Untapped New York and a freelance writer based in Rome with a passion for covering travel, arts and culture, lifestyle, design, food and wine. Her writing has also appe

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Director of Events + Editor of Untapped New York

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Irene Madrigal is a sophomore at Barnard College intending on majoring in English and History with a minor in Spanish. As a native New Yorker, she can be found guiding her friends across the city and

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Bella Druckman is a writer and editor. Hailing from Chicago, she betrays her hometown in her pizza preferences. When she is not writing about food, culture, the arts, religion, fashion, or New York’s

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Writer currently living in Queens and attending St. John's University with a passion for history, art, language, and the ever-changing world around us.

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Julia Chorun is a senior journalism student at Fordham University with a minor in Fashion and Marketing. She's lived in the Bronx for three years and her secret talent is being able to finish ice crea

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Max Scott is a recent graduate of The New School with a BA in Liberal Arts and a double-minor in Urban Studies and Capitalism Studies. He is an urbanist and community organizer with four years of expe

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John Lazzaro is an author, photographer, and documentary filmmaker based in Long Island, NY. His main focus is capturing the remains of abandoned buildings and vanishing architecture throughout the US

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a mobile anomaly.

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Julio Yarce is currently a Library and Information Studies student at CUNY Queens College. In his spare time, he likes to read and write about New York's history and its global links to European and o

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Vanessa Chan is the Malaysian author of THE STORM WE MADE, a novel, and THE UGLIEST BABIES IN THE WORLD, a story collection — both forthcoming from Marysue Rucci Books/Scribner. Her novel will be publ

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Frank Mastropolo is the author of Fillmore East: The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever and New York Groove: An Inside Look at the Stars, Shows, and Songs That Make New York Rock, selected by Best

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Since my first visit to New York, I have always felt a nostalgic pull towards the architecture and history of the City.

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Ben Feinblum is a high school senior in Westchester county. He runs his own photography and media business, is president of his high school, photography director of Sports Central, and varsity tennis

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George is a rising junior majoring in Photojournalism & Documentary at The Missouri School of Journalism, with a minor in East Asian Studies. Originally, he hails from New England, by way of both

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AJ Schenkman is an award-winning NYS author who has written several books and publications on various historical topics. His most recent publication is a children's book on Franklin Roosevelt.

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Daniela Sheinin is a doctoral candidate in History at the University of Michigan. Her dissertation examines the many phases of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park as the catalyst for neighborhood formation,

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Tess Riley is a writer based in New Orleans. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in journalism through New York University and works as a Communications Specialist in the nonprofit space. Te

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Regan is a Master's student at Columbia University and a Research Assistant at the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center. A food enthusiast from a young age, she learned to roll out pasta dough before

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Bernard D’Orazio is a native New Yorker who has lived in Manhattan for 40 years. He is the author of several articles on downtown New York’s history, which have been published by the Tribeca Tribune,

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Mahnaz Dar is an editor at Library Journal and School Library Journal. She also writes about films, New York culture, and more.

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Beth Harpaz is a licensed NYC tour guide, volunteer Big Apple Greeter, and former travel editor of The Associated Press. She's lived in New York City all her life, but she's also visited all 50 states

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Michelle is a freelance journalist who writes articles about real estate, architecture, art, and design. She has also wrote the children's book series "Urban Babies Wear Black" and "You See, I See."

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