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 🤫)
New York City Water Towers: How They Work
The second episode of our The Untapped New York Podcast is all about the New York City water tower! In
The Pneumatic Tube Mail System in New York City
I’m often asked what my favorite weird/obscure fact about New York City was. Ironically, as the founder of
Just Launched: The Untapped New York Podcast!
Today at Untapped New York, we’re super excited to announce the launch of our podcast, The Untapped New York
46th Street Subway Sign Changed for Joe Biden Inauguration
Photograph Courtesy of Adrian Wilson “I wanted to celebrate our new president – a regular Joe,” says Wilson of his motivation
Filming Locations for “Pretend It’s a City” from Martin Scorsese & Fran Lebowitz
Pretend It’s a City! is a new multi-episode documentary on Netflix directed by Martin Scorsese where he follows his
160 Fascinating Secrets of New York City
Here at Untapped New York, the secrets of New York City are our specialty. Over the last twelve years, we’
See NYC’s Last Wooden Sidewalk at the City Reliquary
New York City streets are proverbially paved with gold, but in reality, they have been paved with everything from dirt
The Keith Haring Mural Inside Brooklyn’s Woodhull Hospital
Hospitals may not be the first places that come to mind when you think of where to see works of
The World’s Fair Replica That Was in Times Square
The long lost Trylon and Perisphere were the symbol and centerpiece of New York City’s 1939 World’s Fair
Meet the Man Behind the New Year’s Eve Countdown Clock
Even though Times Square was nearly empty this New Year’s Eve, an estimated one billion still had their eyes
A Look Inside the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Brooklyn
Standing proudly at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch acts as both a monumental entrance
The Hidden Guastavino Dome in NYC’s Custom House
The Alexander Hamilton Custom House, now the National Museum of the American Indian, was built to impress. Designed by noted