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 🤫)
A Look Inside the Chinese Scholars Garden at Snug Harbor
One of New York City’s great hidden gems is the Chinese Scholars Garden in Snug Harbor Cultural Center and
NYC Myth Debunked: Seneca Village "Foundation" in Central Park is 1930s Sandbox
In February, Central Park Conservancy hosted a month-long series of free tours on Seneca Village in honor of Black History
An Isamu Noguchi Lobby in Midtown Manhattan May Be Demolished
Apart from what is on display in the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, there are only five other works
Stay Overnight in Lucy, an Elephant-Shaped Hotel on the New Jersey Shore
Perhaps you have seen photographs of the famous Coney Island “Elephant Colossus,” a 200-foot tall elephant structure with 31 rooms
A Collection of Over 2000 Postcards of Hospitals is at the NY Academy of Medicine
The New York Academy of Medicine is bringing to light an incredible collection of over 2000 historic postcards that were
Go Inside the House of the Redeemer, a Stunning Gilded Age Mansion in NYC
Go inside the spectacular Gilded Age mansion of Edith Shepard Fabbri, the great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt and wife
Transport to the Swiss Alps in Ski Chalets at Apres Arlo in Soho
The Arlo Hotels may ring a bell to our readers, as the Nomad location was one of the design-savvy filming
Photos Inside the “Morgue” of the New York Times
Did you know the New York Times has a “morgue”? There are no dead bodies there, but plenty of dead
Where Edgar Allan Poe Wrote “The Raven”, Published 175 Years Ago
Here at Untapped New York, we have a special relationship to “The Raven,” the famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe
Inside the Exclusive Former Cloud Club Atop the Chrysler Building
Once located on the 66th to 68th floors of the Chrysler Building, The Cloud Club belonged to a group of
Go Behind the Scenes in the Tiffany Glass Archives, Rarely Opened to the Public
Today February 18, is the birthday of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the groundbreaking American artist and designer behind the famous Tiffany
The Quest to Save the Modernist, Jet Age Jamaica Savings Bank in Queens
Quite forgotten in the shadow of the UFO-like Queens Place, amidst the bustle of Queens Boulevard is a Modernist gem