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Join Untapped New York and our partners this week as we admire Manhattan's holiday decorations (in-person and from home!), uncover the seedy side of Red Hook's history, visit a rural Irish cottage in the heart of Lower Manhattan, and more!
Join true-crime writer Michael Benson and Mafia survivor Frank DiMatteo, co-authors of the new book Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia Ground Zero, for a free virtual talk about the crime-riddle history of Red Hook! They will discuss the geographic and psychological reasons why the isolated Brooklyn neighborhood has been historically prone to crime. You'll learn about The White Hand, the Irish mob, the Black Hand (the Italian mob), the Anastasio years, and the days when an upstart group of gangsters on President Street took on the mighty Profaci/Columbo Family. Benson will share findings from his research into Red Hook's history of Red Hook, while DiMatteo provides first-hand accounts from growing up surrounded by the mafia.
Presented by Village Preservation
Join Village Preservation in celebrating the immigrant history of the South Village with a special talk by Mary Elizabeth Brown, the Center for Migration Studies’ archivist, on her new book The Art of Immigration: Italian Art in an American Church. In this illustrated Zoom presentation we’ll explore the artistic legacy of Church of the Most Precious Blood and its impact on the surrounding Italian immigrant community. It is one of the few churches with an interior almost completely preserved from the early twentieth century with Sicilian marble altar furnishings, statues dating back to the earliest Italian immigrant communities, and a complete suite of murals by Italian immigrant artist Donatus Buongiorno.
Celebrate the shimmering scenes of the season on our annual holiday decor tour! Gaze at the iconic Plaza Hotel from classic Christmas movies like Home Alone 2 and Eloise at Christmastime, wander along Fifth Ave to admire the festive window displays of legendary high-end retailers, take in Rockefeller Center’s world-famous Christmas tree and ice skating rink, and more. Join us for some holiday cheer!
Discover the largest art installation in the subway system, see architectural ghosts of partially abandoned stations, and use the subway as your own time machine as you explore the evolution of the underground system from its opening in 1904 to today! Led by an expert New York City tour guide, you’ll discover hidden art and features of the subway that everyday commuters walk right by.
Lower East Side residents, along with folks from all over the city, would flock to the Bowery to hear song buskers like Irving Berlin, see moving pictures, open a bank account, or get a bowl of soup when falling on hard times. Home to theaters, grand bank buildings, education centers, and flophouses, the historic 1.5-mile Bowery had it all. On this tour, we visit numerous sites including the grand Cooper Union building, the former sites of Amato Opera House, music venue CBGB, and much more.
Explore buildings usually off-limits to the public on a hard hat tour of the abandoned hospital on the island's south side, in partnership with Save Ellis Island. This tour grants you access to spaces that have been closed off for decades including an autopsy theater, contagious disease wards, and laundry facilities. Along the way, you will see larger-than-life-size images pulled from the Ellis Island archives and pasted onto the decaying walls, doors, and windows. These images are part of an ephemeral site-specific installation, by world-renowned French artist JR, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. See the images before they fade away forever!
Drink your way through the surprising history of coffee in New York City! On this tour, you will uncover the surprising history of coffee in New York City while exploring Greenwich Village, its iconic birthplace. You will learn how New York and coffee go hand-in-hand both in cultural and economic development. By the end of this experience you will have tasted: an espresso, a drip coffee, chocolate-covered coffee beans, and a cappuccino… so you will be caffeinated!
Take a stroll along Fifth Avenue as it was during the Gilded Age when grand mansions of millionaires lined the illustrious street. As you revisit Millionaire’s Row, you will discover works of architecture lost to time and some that remain today with a new purpose. This tour will resurrect some of the magnificent mansions that no longer stand bringing those glamorous abodes back to life with stunning historical images and scintillating stories of the affairs that took place inside. We will have the opportunity to peek inside two of those gilded Age mansions, one currently used as a retail store and another used as an embassy’s cultural services.
Discover a 19th-century stone cottage from Ireland in the heart of downtown Manhattan, raise a pint of light or dark ale at the city's oldest Irish pub, and learn about the impact Irish immigrants have made on life in New York as you trace the Irish-American experience from the shores of Cobh to the streets of New York City with Irish podcaster Ashley Cathaláin, a Long Beach resident who hails from county Armagh!
Our award-winning Secrets of Grand Central Tour lets you peer into hidden tennis courts, find out what’s hiding beneath the iconic clock at the center of the main concourse, visit an office-turned-speakeasy, locate a forgotten celestial mural, and so much more! Discover hidden gems that daily commuters walk past each day inside the historic train terminal.
In a tradition started in 2020, Untapped New York’s Chief Experience Officer, Justin Rivers, would like to send his virtual holiday greetings to our wonderful members! This year Justin will take you on a livestreamed walk to look at New York City’s iconic holiday decorations in midtown. Join him as you get a live glimpse at the Rockefeller Tree and Channel Garden angels, along with the Fifth Ave snowflake and others. Join us for a dose of holiday cheer New York style and who knows maybe we’ll even spot a Santa or two along the way!
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