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How Long Does it Take to Become a New Yorker? New Podcast Episode! 🗽
The newest episode of the Untapped New York podcast, "How Long Does it Take to Become a New Yorker?" features guest host audio journalist Francisco Kilgore. Francisco is a more recent transplant to New...
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Announcing the Untapped New York Urban Journalism Fellowship!
We are excited to announce the Untapped New York Journalism Fellowship, a six-month part-time fellowship program that supports emerging voices in the field of urban journalism. Over the last...
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What to Do When Rats Move Into Your Car
Chk-chk-chk-chk-chk-chk-chk. That's the sound my car made on repeat when I pressed the start button. Like a machine that wanted to turn on but could not muster the energy. Was the battery dead?...
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Take the 5: All about the Pets of NYC
This week's "Take the 5" podcast episode is all about the pets and animals of New York City. We recorded the episode on Election Day, not knowing who would become President but regardless of the...
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10 Secrets of Carnegie Hall in NYC
Great musicians and composers from Tchaikovsky to The Beatles have graced the stage at Carnegie Hall since the venue opened in 1891 on the corner of 57th Street and 7th Ave in Midtown Manhattan. For...
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The Gingerbread House in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
For a step inside a fairy tale, the “Gingerbread House” in Bay Ridge does the trick–that is if you have $8.75 million to spend. That’s the price the house was last on the market for in 2023, and there...
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Inside Look at Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop Test 👀 🎉
Yesterday, Untapped New York witnessed the spectacular test of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop in advance of this year's festivities. It was a fitting coda on this year's behind the scenes...
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The Blood and the Badge: A Harrowing Tale of NYPD Corruption in NYC
The new book The Blood and the Badge, by former New York Times editor Michael Cannell, chronicles a true tale of police corruption, mafia, and murderous mayhem in 1980s New York City. Nicholas Pileggi,...
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Remnants of the Original Penn Station in NYC
For more than a decade, Untapped New York has guided intrepid New Yorkers and tourists on expeditions to hunt for architectural remnants of the original Pennsylvania Station still visible inside and...
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10 Secrets of NYC’s Abandoned North Brother Island
North Brother Island is most famous today for the beautiful photographs of its crumbling state, but its history and secrets are what give the place its mythical status in New York City. In 2015, there...
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New York Filming Locations for Zero Day
Zero Day is a limited series thriller on Netflix about the aftermath of a massive cyberattack that wipes out communications for a whole minute. Former U.S. President George Mullen (Robert de Niro) is...
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There Used to Be a Helipad on the MetLife (Pan Am) Building in NYC
In 1965, trial runs on a rooftop helipad atop the Pan Am Building (now MetLife) began using a Chinook helicopter. The helipad would prove a short-lived project, but it represented an aspirational...
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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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