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 🤫)
At Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, Grandmas from Across the Globe Run the Kitchen
When we think of a fantastic Italian restaurant, what comes to mind? The heat of a wood-fired pizza oven,
A Gravestone Modeled After the 1939 World’s Fair at Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York is one of those sprawling, rural cemeteries with winding roads, bucolic hills, lakes, and
Live Jazz at The Campbell, Grand Central’s Secret Speakeasy
The Campbell, formerly the Campbell Apartment, is the jazz-age speakeasy located inside a spectacular space in Grand Central Terminal.
MTA Museum Brings “Accidental” Yayoi Kusama to NYC Subway Station
We were excited to see the return of the “MTA Museum,” a guerrilla Instagram account which hit the prime time
Penn Station Renovations Reveal Guastavino Ceilings in Lost IRT Subway Passageway
The recent renovations at Penn Station have led to many parts of the station being boarded up, but at the
Mapping the 5 Pieces of the Berlin Wall in NYC
The Berlin Wall…in New York City? You heard that right. And there’s not just one piece, but five.
The Lost Grand Central School of Art
The most famous artists of early 20th-century America exhibited and taught at this lost art school inside a train terminal!
Inside the 1960s Hallway Preserved in Time at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden has been an entertainment institution in New York City since 1879. Since that time, four separate buildings
Checking in on The Naval Cemetery Landscape, a Lush Hidden Gem in Brooklyn
In 2016, the Naval Cemetery Landscape opened at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in a portion of the facility closed off
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
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
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