Secrets of NYC
NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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
An Arm of the King George III Statue Toppled at Bowling Green is for Sale
On Independence Day this year, we explored where the known remnants of the King George III statue were. Most accounts
Arts & Culture
10 Hidden Gems in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in Brooklyn we have a very special attachment to here at Untapped New York. Our
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: No, Those Aren’t Bottle Caps Embedded in NYC’s Streets
Once you’ve seen one, you won’t be able to ignore them. They look like plastic bottle caps, in
Architecture
A Giant Rock Sandwiched Between Two Buildings in Morningside Heights
A few weeks ago, news broke that a giant rock outcropping in Inwood was for sale for almost $3 million.
Arts & Culture
Name This Spot, a New Photo Scavenger Hunt on LinkNYC from Untapped New York
We’ve got some exciting news! We’ve partnered with LinkNYC to curate a new photo scavenger hunt on the
Architecture
The Last Abandoned Trolley in Red Hook, from the Boston Green Line
On the Red Hook waterfront, tucked behind Fairway and the Beard Street warehouses is the last remnant of a bold
Arts & Culture
A Forgotten Memorial to Eleanor Roosevelt Sits in the UN Sculpture Garden
Today, October 11th is the birthday of the trailblazing Eleanor Roosevelt. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is unmissable,
Arts & Culture
A Monument to Missing Tourists Taken by Wolves Appears in Battery Park
Back in 1981, then-Mayor Ed Koch proposed the release of of wild wolves into train yards to prevent graffiti artists
Arts & Culture
Dexter Park, the Lost Baseball Stadium that Became a Supermarket Parking Lot
You know the names: Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Hank Greenberg. But have you heard of Dexter
Arts & Culture
Subtle Art Piece in Carnegie Hall Subway Station Shows Those Who Graced the Stage
When one thinks of New York City subway art, large mosaic pieces often come to mind. But at 57th Street-7th
Food & Drink
Photos: At the Rooftop Infinity Pool Bar at TWA Hotel
One of the highlights of the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport, which opened to much fanfare in May of this
Arts & Culture
Female Writers Added to Columbia University Library Above Aristotle and Plato
Thirty years ago, at Columbia University‘s 1989 graduation commencement ceremony, Laura Hotchkiss Brown, a graduate o the School of