For nearly twenty years, The Hope Project was entombed within a pile of external hard-drives at the Tape Art studio. "It's a ...

Among the surprising elements embedded in the ground is a new memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks: a floor inlay at the Oculus Transportation Hub that highlights the "Wedge of Light" ...

We’ve previously taken you through 5 of Manhattan narrowest houses, including the narrowest of them all at 75 ½ Bedford ...

Most New Yorkers don't know their city was a battleground from August to November 1776 — from Gravesend in Brooklyn to Pelham in the Bronx. The Battle of Harlem Heights was a turning point. On ...

Gain a greater understanding of the past, present, and future of the World Trade Center Site on this guided tour led by fellow Untapped New York Insider and 9/11 Memorial Museum volunteer Lisa Kleist.

The Vanderbilt family, the namesakes of New York sites such as Vanderbilt Avenue and skyscrapers like One Vanderbilt, was one of the richest families in American history. Their success began with the ...

Strategically placed along the waterways surrounding New York City to warn of aquatic hazards, a collection of lighthouses ushers ships into New York Harbor, lighting the way for a safe passage into ...

In 1792, the Lorillard brothers purchased a grist mill and fifty acres of land along the Bronx River. The Lorillard’s came from a wealthy French Huguenot family who made their fortune in the tobacco ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article Townhouses along Strivers Row, one of Harlem’s most beautiful areas. Sitting at the northern end of Manhattan is Harlem, one of the city’s most prominent ...

“Automats were right up there with the Statue of Liberty and Madison Square Garden,” Kent L. Barwick, former president of the Municipal Art Society, lamented to the New York Times in 1991 when the ...

This spring, Untapped New York celebrated the 60th anniversary of New York City’s 1964-65 World’s Fair with our Chief Experience Officer Justin Rivers, Queens Theatre, Queensboro Dance Festival, World ...

The Italian Opera House and Palmo’s Opera House (below) were the two first purpose-built opera houses, meaning, designed and used specifically for opera. Prior to that, there were other venues used ...