The Untapped New York Podcast

New York Harbor is the largest open-air museum in the world and almost nobody has curated it. Join Michelle and Justin as they talk about the newest art installations and highlights from our newest boat tour, The Unframed City, which treats 400 years of waterfront as a single, navigable exhibition space. 
Music by Kittens Ablaze.
Our goal at Untapped New York is to surprise lifelong New Yorkers, so we keep digging until we find the story you've never heard, the hidden gems you've never seen. Think of the tennis court hidden above Grand Central, the abandoned subway stations under your feet, or the scandals inside 5th Ave's Gilded Age mansions. Go to untappednewyorktours to discover dozens of small group walking tours, all led by local guides who love th

In celebration of our new partnership with Apple Podcasts, we're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes about the secret champagne vaults in the Brooklyn Bridge! The location is now part of Apple's Hidden Histories Guides to New York City.
If you haven't heard of this delicious tidbit, you're in for a ride through a bygone New York. If you do know about it, Michelle and Justin from Untapped New York are sharing additional insider secrets about this subject that are not publicly known, or have ever been written about. Cheers! 
Music by Kittens Ablaze. 
Our goal at Untapped New York is to surprise lifelong New Yorkers, so we keep digging until we find the story you've never heard, the hidden gems you've never seen. Think of the tennis court hidden above Grand Central, the abandoned subway stations under your feet, or the scandals inside 5th Ave's Gilded Age mansions. Go to untappednewyorktours to discover dozens of small group walking tours, all led by local guides who love th

One of the biggest piece of news, at least for us urban nerds, is that the iconic, oversized Macy's bag that has long been on the corner of 34th Street at Herald Square is gone. There was no notice. Where did it go? What's going to happen? Michelle and Justin from Untapped New York talk about the history of the "Million Dollar Corner," how the kitschy shopping bag came to be, and what's coming next for that tiny piece of property next to Macy's, along with other holdout buildings to look out for in New York City!
Music in the episode by Kittens Ablaze. 
Our goal at Untapped New York is to surprise lifelong New Yorkers, so we keep digging until we find the story you've never heard, the hidden gems you've never seen. Think of the tennis court hidden above Grand Central, the abandoned subway stations under your feet, or the scandals inside 5th Ave's Gilded Age mansions. Go to untappednewyorktours to discover dozens of small group walking tours, all led by local guides who love th

Welcome to the new season of The Untapped New York Podcast! On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City, Michelle and Justin from Untapped New York share their memories of that day, the history of rebuilding the site, and the impact on the city since. Justin was a brand new elementary school teacher, four days into the job, when the attack unfolded through the windows of his school on the Lower East Side. 
Music in the episode by Kittens Ablaze. 
Our goal at Untapped New York is to surprise lifelong New Yorkers, so we keep digging until we find the story you've never heard, the hidden gems you've never seen. Think of the tennis court hidden above Grand Central, the abandoned subway stations under your feet, or the scandals inside 5th Ave's Gilded Age mansions. Go to untappednewyorktours to discover dozens of small group walking tours, all led by local guides who love th

Today we’re rereleasing a live conversation about Untapped New York founder Michelle Young's award-winning book, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, in honor of its paperback release this week. The Art Spy was named a Best Book of 2025 by the New York Public Library, Library Journal, and Hyperallergic, and named the 2026 Massachusetts Book Awards Nonfiction Honors Title.
Michelle and our Chief Experience Officer, Justin Rivers, delve into who Rose Valland was and the brave things she did, the story of Jewish art dealer Paul Rosenberg and his family, which allowed Michelle to write about her first love, New York City, and Rosenberg's clients including characters like Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. There’s also a wild World’s Fair connection in the book. 
Listen to the original episode: "A WWII Resistance Spy and Her NYC Connections" to hear Michelle read the first chapter of the book. 
Music by Kittens Ablaze. 
Our goal at Untapped New York is to surprise lifelong New Yorkers, so we keep digging until we find the story you've never heard, the hidden gems you've never seen. Think of the tennis court hidden above Grand Central, the abandoned subway stations under your feet, or the scandals inside 5th Ave's Gilded Age mansions. Go to untappednewyorktours to discover dozens of small group walking tours, all led by local guides who love th
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