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 🤫)

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Iconic Domino Sugar Sign Turned Into Art at The Refinery

The iconic yellow Domino Sugar sign returns to Williamsburg as a new permanent art piece inside The Refinery!

Nicole Saraniero May 3, 2024

Columbia University gate at Ringwood Manor

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Why is this Remnant of Columbia University at a Victorian Mansion in New Jersey?

How did a gate from one of the former campuses of Columbia University end up at a Victorian mansion inNew Jersey?!

Nicole Saraniero May 3, 2024

Small crowd outside the Trump trial at NYC Criminal courthouse

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A Day in Court, How to Observe an NYC Trial

I spent eight hours in a Queens County courtroom and here’s what I learned about how observing a trial in New York City!

Teresa Mettela Apr 30, 2024

Food & Drink

There’s Something Suspicious About this Art Deco Coffee Shop Inside a FiDi Bank

Inside Conwell Coffee Hall, located within the historic banking hall of 20 Exchange Place, everything is not as it seems!

Untapped New York Apr 26, 2024

Arts & Culture

The Lost Opera Houses of New York

New York City’s lost opera houses are having their fifteen minutes of fame, thanks to the HBO show, The Gilded Age, which brought their dramatic histories to life in the most recent season.

Untapped New York Apr 24, 2024

Book cover of the 1964-65 World's Fair guidebook

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Fun Facts About NYC’s Last World’s Fair, Open April 22nd, 1964!

Learn about the biggest piece of cheese, traffic caused by dinos, and more fun facts about the 1964 World’s Fair, open 60 years ago today!

Nicole Saraniero Apr 22, 2024

Events

Jeopardy!’s First Episodes Were Shot in NYC 60 Years Ago

The beloved game show first aired in 1964! We joined a kick-off event for this year’s 60th anniversary celebrations!

Untapped New York Apr 18, 2024

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The Main Streets…of NYC? New Podcast Episode Live!

A New York, New York address with a zip code starting with 100 mean it’s not in Brooklyn, not in Queens, not in the Bronx, and not on Staten Island but in Manhattan.