Visit the Map Room in Manhattan's Municipal Building
Explore rare maps of NYC housed in the Map Room of Manhattan's Municipal Building with Manhattan's official topographer, Hector Rivera!
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 🤫)
More than two decades ago, when the Twin Towers were attacked on September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan was forever altered.
When people think of New York City colleges, chances are Columbia University or New York University are among the first
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all
In 1940, P.A.B. Widener II opined that “the days of America’s privately owned treasure houses are over.
The 2023 U.S. Open Tennis Championships are underway at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing
Uncover a forgotten work by Andy Warhol, locate remnants of a lost movie theater in Grand Central, discover the untapped
NYC tap water has been called “the champagne of drinking water.” It’s won multiple taste test awards and is
Searching the World’s Fair archives, Untapped New York’s founder Michelle Young came upon a forgotten gem: a mini
The New York City subway is an ever-evolving network of stations and tracks that snake below the city streets. First
Compartmentalization, convenience, and congestion: the three C’s that were addressed by the kissing gallery of Grand Central Terminal. When
Inside a vintage airplane, behind a lingerie shop, and upstairs from a chicken restaurant are just a few of the
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