Secrets of NYC
Discover the hidden side of famous buildings and places, or delve into off-limits spots, and gain a deeper perspective of the city's rich urban fabric. (That's the Untapped New York team with friends inside the M42 basement... deep below Grand Central 🤫)
Is THIS the Oldest Manhole Cover in NYC?
Tracking down historic New York City manhole covers is a favorite pastime of the Untapped New York team and we
How NYC’s 5 Boroughs Got Their Names
In New York City we have streets named after musicians, astronauts, and even board games. The names of our towns
The Viele Plan, the Flawed Original Design of Prospect Park in Brooklyn
The original plan for Prospect Park was designed in 1861 — not by the renowned Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux
14 Forgotten Movie Theaters of The Bronx NYC
The Bronx, which had over 100 theaters showing movies and live entertainment in the years before World War II, now
Explore the SS Columbia, America’s Oldest Passenger Steamer
The SS Columbia, America’s oldest surviving passenger steamer, was built in Toledo in 1902 and served as a Boblo
Inside The Barbizon, NYC’s Glamorous Women-Only Hotel
Grace Kelly, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, and Liza Minelli are just a few of the famous women who once called
Rocket Park, a Space Age Remnant of NYC’s 1964 World’s Fair
Peaking over the foliage outside the Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park are two towering metal structures you
The Eugenics Record Office of Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Located 30 just miles outside of New York City, in Laurel Hollow, Long Island, less than a mile from the
Join the Ultimate NYC Scavenger Hunt with the Museum of the City of New York
The Museum of the City of New York’s annual Keys to the City Scavenger Hunt returns on May 22nd,
The Lost Breezy Corners Bungalow Colony, a Borscht Belt Resort
A chance meeting would allow photographer Marisa Scheinfeld to photograph the abandoned Breezy Corners Bungalow Colony, an abandoned Borscht Belt
The Coignet Building, a Showcase for Concrete in Brooklyn
Before the Whole Foods in Gowanus was built, a handsome building stood alone, left over from the bustling concrete industry
The Polo Grounds, The Lost Ballpark of New York’s First Baseball Team
The Polo Grounds is a strange name for a baseball park, yet baseball is what was played at New York’
