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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 🤫)
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Arts & Culture
African American Burial Ground Where Woman in the Iron Coffin Was Found Under Threat
In Elmhurst, Queens, a nondescript construction site adjacent to a parking lot has become the location of a contentious preservation
Arts & Culture
New Date Added for the Tour of a Real Prohibition Speakeasy in the East Village
In 1964, a father and son were renovating a former speakeasy in the East Village into a theater when they
Architecture
The Forgotten Nuclear Testing Lab at Columbia University's Prentis Hall
The prevailing architecture at Columbia University’s new Manhattanville Campus is one of the starchitects’ imagination. The initial buildings — the
Arts & Culture
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
Architecture
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
Architecture
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
Arts & Culture
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
Architecture
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
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
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