Few buildings in New York City are as recognizable as the Chrysler Building. Its shining silver spire and gleaming eagle heads that loom over 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue make this Art Deco ...

Madison Square Garden is home to the NBA's New York Knicks and NHL's New York Rangers and hosts a wide range of unforgettable events including concerts, comedy, s ...

Dive into the personal collection of historian Alex Prizgintas, a treasure trove he has been building for 10 years See real artifacts from some of the 926 hotels and bungalow colonies that once made ...

Small beer is a low alcohol beverage that everyone drank in the 18th century because it was safer than imbibing potentially contaminated water. The main ingredient in Washington's recipe is molasses, ...

The biggest battle in the American Revolution, and the first fought after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, happened right here in New York City, along a geological ridge that runs ...

How does "a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished and squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?" ...

Is pinball a game of chance or skill? Players and politicians disagreed. While pinball fans saw the game as cheap, harmless fun, city officials saw it as vice that "breeds graft and corruption and ...

Michelle is the founder of Untapped New York and the author of The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, Secret Brooklyn, Secret New York, and Broadway.

When Harry Met Sally hit theaters in July 1989 and now, 35 years later, audiences are still in love with the film’s endearing characters, 1980s sweaters, and romantic depiction of New York City. The ...

In 2009, the High Line was hailed as the savior of the declining West Chelsea neighborhood. Fifteen years later, the area surrounding this now beloved “park in the sky” is bursting with food, art ...

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 murky waters of Hell Gate, between Queens and Manhattan, hide a mystery that has puzzled historians and treasure hunters for hundreds of years. A British ship, the HMS Hussar, went down in Hell ...