From revealing the secrets of Grand Central Terminal, to uncovering the remnants of the World’s Fairs in Queens, join Untapped New York for an urban adventure!
MoreFind out how you can join the Untapped New York team as one of our Spring interns in 2020!
MoreIn 1919, a section of Park Avenue was transformed into “Victory Way” displaying two enormous pyramids made of German army helmets. 85,000 German army helmets, to be exact.
MoreVisit the the Fort Greene area homes and haunts of poet Walt Whitman on a guided tour of the bard’s beloved borough of Brooklyn!
MoreAn interactive new sculpture of outspread butterfly wings pays tribute to trans lives in NYC!
MoreChumley’s, the Prohibition hot spot in Greenwich Village originally opened in 1922 and became a literary haven for generations. Reopened in 2016 after ten years, Chumley’s retains much of the spirit of the past. Discover ten secrets of the famous bar at 86 Bedford Street!
MoreThe Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is on its way to NYC from Florida, New York and Untapped New York was there to watch it get cut down!
MoreThis week in New York City, taste food prepared by FDNY cooks, learn about climate change from the world’s leading thinkers, sample ciders, shop for art and so much more with our Untapped picks! Every week brings a slew of new activities to take part in across the city and we’ve picked some of our …
MoreAs the historic Berlin Wall came down, many of the colorful slabs were moved to cities around the globe. We uncovered 5 pieces of the wall right here in NYC.
MoreGage & Tollner, Oyster and Chop House circa 1960, Photographic postcard, V1988.54.22; Brooklyn Historical Society.
For decades, the famed Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner, one of the city’s oldest, was hidden inside a discount jewelry and clothing store, but now, the hotspot once frequented by icons like Truman Capote, Mae West, and Jimmy Durante …
MoreWe went in search of Rodin, but found Lincoln. A desk rumored to be used by Abraham Lincoln in the House of Representatives sits in obscurity in a New Jersey suburb town hall. But was it really used by Lincoln?
MoreInside the Queens Museum, an immersive new media exhibit mixes science fiction and real life police technology.
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