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Remembering the Automat with Marianne Hardart & Lorraine Diehl Revisit the golden age of the NYC automat and learn about its modern revival!

☕ Relive the golden age of #NYC automats when you join us for a special discussion with "The Automat" co-authors Marianne Hardart (great-granddaughter of Horn & Hardart's co-founder) and Lorraine Diehl on January 15th! www.untappedcities.com/the-automat-...

Met Opera Backstage Tour - Untapped New York Tours Peek behind the curtain of the Met Opera and explore backstage areas that are typically off-limits to the public!

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Koryo Books: Where K-Pop Fans and Book Lovers Converge in NYC Established over 40 years ago, this Koreatown store has evolved from a community bookshop into a global cultural destination!

📚 One of the oldest #NYC businesses in Koreatown is this indie bookstore! www.untappedcities.com/koryo-books-...

Behind the Curtain Wall w/ NYC Architect Richard Roth Jr.: Alexander's Discover an unlikely friendship that emerged from the design of a lost NYC department store!

Do you remember Alexander's department store and the funky artwork on its facade in #NYC? www.untappedcities.com/curtain-wall...

🎊 Untapped New York's Top Stories of 2025 From Gilded Age glamour to subway rats, discover the NYC stories that got the most attention this year!

From Gilded Age glamour to subway rats, discover our most-read #NYC stories of 2025!

Top 10 Secrets of NYC's Abandoned City Hall Subway Station - Untapped New York Peek inside New York City's abandoned City Hall subway station, the very first subway station to open in 1904!

🚆Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in during a private midnight ceremony inside #NYC's abandoned City Hall subway station! Learn more about the station decommissioned on New Year's Eve 80 years ago:

See the New Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Up Close Find out how you can take home a piece of the old New Year's Eve ball!

✨ Did you know you can touch the New Year's Eve ball in Times Square?! Learn more about this new #NYC experience: www.untappedcities.com/new-times-sq...

Last-Minute NYC Holiday Gift Guide 🎁 We’ve created a holiday gift guide with presents for the intrepid New Yorker that should arrive just in time—from books on the hidden histories of NYC to honorary donations and virtual gift cards for…

🎁 Christmas is less than 10 days away! Still need to check people off your gift list? We have a guide of last-minute finds in #NYC: www.untappedcities.com/last-minute-...

An Inside Look at the 2026 Almanac for New York City with Susan Gail Johnson Mark your calendars with the best events coming to NYC next year!

🚨 Tomorrow! Get a sneak peek of the most exciting cultural events coming to #NYC in 2026 as we chat with Susan Gail Johnson, editor of The Almanac for New York City: www.untappedcities.com/2026-almanac...

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Behind the Scenes of "The Eternal Space," A Play About Penn Station's Demolition This Thanksgiving, our Chief Experience Officer reflects on his gratitude for the play that changed his life!

🏙️ 10 years after its Off-Broadway debut, a play about the demolition of Penn Station is set to return to #NYC with a special staged reading! Discover what inspired the playwright and how it changed the course of his life (and the future of Untapped New York!): www.untappedcities.com/behind-the-s...

Evacuation Day, New York City's Forgotten November Holiday - Untapped New York Forget Thanksgiving; in post-Revolution New York City, the biggest November celebration was Evacuation Day. Observed on November 25th, this early American holiday marked the date on which the last…

🇺🇸 Happy Evacuation Day! This now-obscure holiday was once bigger than Thanksgiving...and the 4th of July:
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River: A Hudson Memoir - Book Launch with Leslie Day Get an inside view of life at NYC's 79th Street Boat Basin!

🛥️ Tomorrow! Discover what life was like at the 79th Street Boat Basin during a virtual talk with a former resident, Leslie Day! www.untappedcities.com/river-a-huds...

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👻 Is This Brooklyn Landmark Haunted?! Are there ghosts inside the Lott House?! You can find out...

Next week! 👻 Search for spirits inside one of #Brooklyn's oldest homes on a new paranormal tour with @lotthouse! www.untappedcities.com/lott-house-h...

Jewish Stories of the Gilded Age on NYC's Upper East Side Explore Jewish life in Manhattan at the turn of the 20th century!

✨ Learn about the Schiffs, Warburgs, Guggenheims, Lehmans, and more Jewish families of #GildedAge NYC on this limited-run tour: www.untappedcities.com/jewish-stori...

Gilded Age Holiday Treats & Tales + Sugar Plum Demonstration Author Becky Libourel Diamond reveals the Gilded Age roots of beloved holiday desserts and traditions!

📣 Tomorrow! Make dreams of sugar plums a reality when food historian Becky L. Diamond shares recipes from her new #GildedAge cookbook!
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Must-See Guide to NYC's Salon Art + Design in the Park Avenue Armory Our picks for what to see at this year's Salon Art + Design Fair, this weekend!

🛋️ This weekend, the Park Avenue Armory will burst with creativity as exhibitors from around the world showcase works of both fine and decorative arts for the 14th Annual Salon Art + Design! 🖼️ Discover some of the must-see items on display:
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What's Underneath the Barthman Sidewalk Clock in NYC?! Get a behind-the-scenes, or rather under-the-sidewalk, look at this beloved hidden gem in Manhattan's Financial District!

🕰️ You may have stepped over this clock in the sidewalk of #NYC's Financial District, but have you ever wondered what's below it?!
👀 On the latest episode of the Untapped New York Podcast, we share the details about our trip to the secret basement underneath!
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Gilded Age Holiday Treats & Tales + Sugar Plum Demonstration Author Becky Libourel Diamond reveals the Gilded Age roots of beloved holiday desserts and traditions!

Next week! 🍰 Learn how to whip up a dessert fit for a glitzy Gilded Age party in a free talk and demonstration with author and food historian Becky L. Diamond! www.untappedcities.com/gilded-age-h...

Top Secrets of Gracie Mansion, the Home of NYC's Mayor - Untapped New York From secret underground tunnels to historical design quirks, uncover the secrets of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of NYC's Mayor.

Today, New Yorkers will decide the next resident of Gracie Mansion, home to (almost) every #NYC mayor since 1942: www.untappedcities.com/secrets-of-g...

The Boozy History of Voting in Bars on Election Day - Untapped New York Think elections are crazy now? New Yorkers used to vote in bars and tobacco shops! Learn more about NYC's boozy election history!

🍻 Not even George Washington was above trading booze for ballots! See how drinking and voting have gone hand in hand on #ElectionDay in #NYC for centuries: www.untappedcities.com/boozy-histor...

After-Hours Tour of Edgar Allan Poe's Cottage Explore the last home of one of America's greatest writers, in Fordham!

📚 Go inside the home of writer Edgar Allen Poe, a master of the macabre, on an exclusive after-hours tour with Bronx County Historical Society!

13 Famously Haunted Places in NYC - Untapped New York Discover the twisted tales behind the most famously haunted places in NYC, from the Chelsea Hotel to a Governors Island basketball court!

👻 Have you ever been to one of these haunted sites in #NYC?
Happy Halloween!
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Surprise! What NYC's Former Cemeteries Are Now - Untapped New York Once graveyards in New York City, these locations are now well-known parks, parking lots, and apartments, from Bryant Park to Madison Square Park.

🪦 There are bodies buried where?! Discover the #NYC parks, playgrounds, and other places that used to be burial grounds:

The Untapped New York Podcast An award-winning podcast about New York City’s secrets. Hosted by our founder Michelle Young, and Justin Rivers, Chief Experience Officer. Listen below!

✨ Did you know there is a mini version of Grand Central's ceiling mural inside the terminal's wine shop?
📽️ And that it used to be part of a movie theater!?
🎧 We visit the remnants on the latest episode of the Untapped New York #Podcast! www.untappedcities.com/podcast/