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 🤫)
Explore Queens’ Addisleigh Park, the “African-American Gold Coast of NY”
Nicknamed the African-American Gold Coast, Addisleigh Park in Queens was home to figures like Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jackie Robinson.
Located: Remnants of the Aquacade from the 1939 World’s Fair
A hunt for remnants is on the top of our favorite activities at Untapped New York. Many of these hunts
Discover Jackie Robinson’s House in Flatbush, Brooklyn
At 5224 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush sits one of the Brooklyn homes of baseball great Jackie Robinson. The house
Beautiful Naval Cemetery Landscape Reopens to Brooklyn’s Nature Lovers
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL), a 1.7-acre memorial landscape on the edge of
10 Forever Wild Nature Preserves in NYC
Have you heard of a “Forever Wild” nature preserve? It’s an initiative of New York City Parks, “to protect
Spot the Adorable Animal Footprints Taking Over NYC Subway
If you’ve taken the New York City subway in the last week, you might have spotted some fun animal
33 Black History Sites to Discover in NYC
Historic Weeksville in Brooklyn For the last few hundred years, New York City has been one of the country’s
There’s an Avenue Named For Robert E. Lee in Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton, at the southern tip of Brooklyn, is as an active duty U.S. Army installation and is not
Join a Virtual Talk on the Secrets of Grand Central
Today at noon, discover the many secrets of Grand Central Terminal on a virtual talk with Justin Rivers, Untapped New
Join a Virtual Talk on Calvary Cemetery, the City of the Dead
From the book cover of Silent Cities New York: Hidden Histories of the Region’s Cemeteries Today at noon, join
FDR Opened the 1939 World’s Fair in Queens
On April 30, 1939, the 1939/40 New York World’s Fair began at Queens’ Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The
NYC’s First Subway, A One Block Pneumatic Tunnel Below Broadway
Before New York City’s modern subway system was established with the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway in 1904, there were