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Moving Day: When Every NYC Lease Expired on May 1st
Moving is stressful: the expenses, the packing, the unpacking. If you had to do this with thousands of other people

New York’s Unrighteous Beginnings from the Gotham Center Archives
Untapped New York is excited to announce a new editorial collaboration with the Gotham Center for New York City History.

Black Friday Sale 2021: Get 30% Off Tours
Don’t miss Untapped New York’s biggest sale of the year this Black Friday — starting early this year! Get

Climate Change-Themed Mini Golf Course ‘Putting Green’ Opens In Williamsburg
This summer, Two Trees Management will oversee Putting Green, a climate change-themed 18-hole mini golf course. Through Putting Green, Two

The Historic Houses on the Dutch Heritage Trail
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at Manhattan’s southern tip, which served as the seat of the
Shearith Israel: The Oldest Jewish Congregation in New York
Congregation Shearith Israel, located since 1897 on West 70th Street and Central Park West, traces its origins to the arrival

When New Amsterdam Became New York: September 8, 1664
This week in September was a big one for New York back in 1664, since on September 8, 1664 New

NYC Filming Locations for New Amsterdam, New Medical Drama on NBC
New Amsterdam, in a nomenclature nod to the first settlement in New York City, is the name of a new
Throw Back Thursday 1654: The First Rosh Hashanah in North America
A plaque sitting at the entrance of the first Shearith Israel Cemetery on St. Jame’s Place in Lower Manhattan.

17 Historical Theaters in NYC’s Times Square
Today, Times Square is filled with commercial businesses, drowned in tourists (and its famous lights), and hosts secrets under its

10 Things the Dutch Introduced to America
As NYC's first colonial settlers, the Dutch can be thanked for bringing us cookies, bowling, Santa, and more!

New Amsterdam’s Gay Scene: The Queer Case of Harmen van den Bogaert in Early NYC
A redrawn version of the 1664 Castello map of New Amsterdam. Image via Wikimedia Commons In his book, The Island