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Beautiful Short Film Looks Back at Empty NYC in Early Pandemic

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the world was fascinated with the imagery of New York City eerily empty. The sudden change was shocking even for New Yorkers, but seen as a sign of the...

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Masstransiscope: Art in an Abandoned NYC Subway Station

Masstransiscope is one of those great serendipitous surprises that brightens up your commute; plus, it’s located in an abandoned subway station in Brooklyn. Installed by Arts for Transit in 1980, the...

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10 Secrets of the Art Students League of New York

The American Fine Arts Society building, home to the Art Students League, is a landmarked gem at 215 West 57th Street, its front doors swinging open at frequent and regular intervals, offering a...

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When Washington Square Park Fountain Was Turned Into a Pool

As part of an earlier research, we worked with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Archive to locate these photos from 1935, when the Washington Square Park fountain (in its earlier...

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The Lost Madison Square Gardens in NYC

Ever wonder why Madison Square Garden is located atop Penn Station and not at Madison Square? The story is very New York and is not quite finished yet. Repeated calls over the years to relocate the...

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10 Secrets of U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

The U.S. Open has been held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park since 1978 and brings in thousands of tennis enthusiasts from around the world each year. However, the U.S. Open was not always as it is...

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Inside the Met Opera’s Armory Full of Weapons for the Stage

The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center is one of the city’s most storied institutions. The scale of the opera house — it is the largest repertory opera house in the world — is simply stunning....

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Pandas in NYC, Oh My!

In the latest episode of the Untapped New York podcast, we’re talking about a very adorable secret: pandas in New York City! We're joined by an expert on this story, Nathalia Holt, author of The Beast...

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The Lost Movie Theater of Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal once had a movie theater and remnants of it can be seen in the train hub today. Grand Central Theatre, which opened in 1937 (possibly earlier), showed newsreels, shorts, and...

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10 Secrets of NYC’s Abandoned City Hall Subway Station

New York City’s abandoned City Hall subway station is one of the city’s most mythical places—accessible but barely so. Though the station was decommissioned on New Year's Eve 1945, it made headlines...

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How NYC Subway, LIRR, and Metro-North Responds to Snowstorms

Ever wonder how the New York City subway and the regional train lines like Long Island Railroad and Metro-North prepare for storms, clear the tracks from snow, and keep the system going? The answer...

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I Worked at Calvin Klein. Here's What 'Love Story' Got Right

Something I did not have on my 2026 bingo card: going viral for a story on my past life as a fashion buyer at Calvin Klein. Nearly two million people saw my description of the Calvin Klein office,...

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Inside the Exclusive Former Cloud Club Atop the Chrysler Building

Once located on the 66th to 68th floors of the Chrysler Building, The Cloud Club belonged to a group of mile-high power lunch spots in New York City, atop the city’s most distinctive skyscrapers. The...

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Join Untapped New York Founder at a Spectacular Musical Feast

As the founder of Untapped New York, I have had the privilege of going into some of New York City’s most spectacular places, meeting fascinating creators and shapers of the city, and attending...

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Inside the Epic Safe Deposit Vault in NYC’s Woolworth Building

On our Exclusive Access Tours of the Woolworth Building, our tour guides bring you right up to the locked gates, past the incredibly thick double vault door, to peek inside. On one very rare occasion,...

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