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 Midtown Skyscraper on Park Ave Transforms into a Giant Camera Obscura
With all of the amazing things our modern technical devices can do, we can forget that sometimes the most spectacular
The Top 10 Secrets of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street
Libraries are places of wonder that inspire and satisfy the inquiries of curious minds, and there are very few libraries
Photos Inside the Historic Montauk Club in Park Slope, Brooklyn
On the corner of Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Place in Park Slope, just off Grand Army Plaza, is the Montauk
The Northernmost Building on Broadway in Manhattan is Actually Geographically in the Bronx
This headline sounds implausible, but it’s true. The neighborhood of Marble Hill, just across the Broadway Bridge, used to
The Iconic Cole Porter Steinway Piano Is Now At The New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society is welcoming Cole Porter’s Steinway piano, which will stay at the Historical Society until
10 Quiet Places to Escape the Noise in NYC
People often think that living in New York City means giving up access to the quiet and peaceful. Indeed, for
Hidden in Midtown Manhattan, Chartwell is the World’s Only Winston Churchill Bookstore
If you go looking for Chartwell Booksellers, you may find yourself walking in circles around a Midtown block. 55 East
The Top 10 Secrets of Barnard College in NYC
Bold in its mission to educate women, Barnard College is also full of secrets: a provocative bench, a 700+ foot
Discover Peephole Cinema, The Smallest Theater in NYC Located in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Peephole Cinema just might be New York City’s smallest cinema, located on an unassuming block in Bushwick, Brooklyn on
5 of the Most Unusual Places in Brooklyn from the 2nd Edition of Secret Brooklyn: An Unusual Guide
Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young and CEO Augustin Pasquet (who moonlights as a photographer when called) are the authors of
10 of NYC’s Oldest Libraries and Their Secret Histories
Photo courtesy of The Morgan Library & Museum New York City libraries are renowned for their gorgeous architecture, vast collections
