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 🤫)
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Masonic Hall and Grand Lodge in Chelsea
Freemasonry is a historic fraternal order that has been shrouded in mystery for centuries, but it turns out, the masons
The Barthman Sidewalk Clock Returns to Maiden Lane and Broadway in NYC
Untapped Cities has been keeping tabs on the Barthman Clock since its mysterious disappearance over the summer and we are
Saving the Abandoned Home of Frederick Law Olmsted, Central Park Designer, on Staten Island
The name Frederick Law Olmsted conjures up images of landscaped vistas and rolling hills in Central Park and Prospect Park,
The Top 10 Secrets of FDR Four Freedoms Park in NYC
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, was New York City’s long-awaited
The Top 10 Secrets of the Steinway Piano Factory in Astoria, Queens
Steinway & Sons is an undoubtedly distinguished name for pianos, but unless you’re a musically inclined New Yorker, it
The Top 10 Secrets of Westbeth Artist Housing, Former Bell Labs Research Facility in NYC
Westbeth Artist Housing in the West Village is home to 384 multi-disciplined artists – but this adaptively reused building was
10 NYC Streets from the Original Dutch Colonial Street Grid
1916 Redrawing of The Castello Plan, map of 1660 New Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons Begijn Gracht. Paerel Straet. Brugh Straet.
Top 10 Secrets of Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx
At the northernmost end of the 1 train subway line sits Van Cortlandt Park, one of the largest parks in
The 1939 World's Fair Street Grid That Remains in Flushing-Meadows Corona Park
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens is full of remnants from the two World’s Fairs that took place at
The Top 10 Secrets of the Flatiron Building
One of New York City’s most beloved buildings is the Flatiron Building, which opened officially on November 19, 1902.
Top 10 Secrets of U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The 2022 U.S. Open Tennis Championships are underway at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing
10 Secrets of McSorley’s Old Ale House in NYC
Opened in 1854 by Irish immigrant John McSorley, McSorley’s Old Ale House stands as one of the oldest operating
