8 Surprising Facts from the Hard Hat Tour of the Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital - Untapped New York Discover some of the amazing facts you can learn on Untapped Cities' exclusive hard hat tour of the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital!

Ellis Island's abandoned hospital complex has a remarkable history — including the fact that it stands on landfill from NYC subway construction. Untapped New York uncovers 10 surprising facts worth knowing.
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Pre-order with 30% off discount code "SNWS26" at checkout. The publisher tells me to tell my friends that "pre-orders are love." #NYChistory #Newyorkhistory
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Vintage Photos: 19th & Early 20th Century NYC Street Food Vendors - Untapped New York A collection of vintage photographs showing the origins of food trucks, wagons, pushcarts, automats and other street food vendors in NYC.

New York City's street food culture goes back to the 1600s — when oysters and clams were sold to working-class New Yorkers from pushcarts. Untapped New York traces that history through stunning vintage photos.
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10 NYC Monuments Dedicated to Real Women - Untapped New York There are only 8 monuments to real women in New York but She Built NYC will create more monuments dedicated to non-fictional women in NYC.

New York City has monuments honoring trailblazing women — from Eleanor Roosevelt in Riverside Park to the Women's Rights Pioneers in Central Park. Untapped New York rounds up 10 worth knowing about.
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A Feast For The Eyes: NYC’s Restaurants With The Most Beautiful Interiors — City Beautiful BLOG Inside New York City’s Most Spectacular Dining Rooms: these are some of NYC’s Restaurants where food is served against stunning interiors and comes with an

City Beautiful Blog rounds up NYC's most historically stunning dining rooms — from Aaron Burr's carriage house to the room where Washington bid farewell to his officers. Architecture, history, and a good meal in one place.
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Sign the Petition Build a Monument in Elmhurst to Honor Newtown’s Lost Free Black Community

Remembering matters—especially when some try to downplay or forget the tragedy of slavery. Elmhurst’s 1800s free Black community helped shape Queens, yet their story is nearly invisible today. A monument would honor their lives and keep this history in public memory. #NYCHistory c.org/7T8cmYstRh

The Helmsley Building: A Beaux-Arts Beauty And A Transportation Artery — City Beautiful BLOG With its skyscraper height, elaborate Beaux-Arts decorations, iconic pyramidal roof, and its dramatic position straddling Park Avenue, the Helmsley Building

City Beautiful Blog takes a look at the Helmsley Building on Park Avenue, the Beaux-Arts skyscraper built for the Vanderbilt railroad empire that has traffic passing directly through its base..
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Animal Depictions Inside The St Bart's — City Beautiful BLOG Inside St. Bartholomew’s Church, if you look closely, you’ll notice a surprising number of animal depictions. Some shimmer in the golden mosaics designed by

City Beautiful Blog decodes the animal imagery inside St. Bartholomew's Church — peacocks, unicorns, pelicans, and more, each carrying centuries of Christian symbolism. A fascinating look at what's hidden in plain sight.
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The Waldorf Astoria On Park Avenue — City Beautiful BLOG The glorious Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue is the second reincarnation of one of New York City’s most legendary hotels. Here is its story.

City Beautiful Blog tells the story of the Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue — from a Gilded Age family feud to FDR's secret railway platform. A fascinating piece of New York history worth exploring.
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Robert Rauschenberg's New York: When Giants Walked the Earth Explore Rauschberg's photographs and collages featuring images of NYC!

Julia Vitullo-Martin of Untapped New York covers the Robert Rauschenberg centennial exhibit at MCNY — a portrait of the artist and the extraordinary downtown New York world he inhabited. Open through April 19.
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Remembering matters—especially when some try to downplay or forget the tragedy of slavery. Elmhurst’s 1800s free Black community helped shape Queens, yet their story is nearly invisible today. A monument would keep this history in public memory. #blackhistory #NYChistory c.org/7T8cmYstRh

CHELSEA HIGHLIGHTS — City Beautiful BLOG Highlights of Chelsea neighborhood: art galleries, modern architecture, secluded spots, the High Line and a bit of Chelsea history.

City Beautiful Blog tours the highlights of Chelsea — from the Oreo's birthplace at Chelsea Market to the Hotel Chelsea's bohemian legacy and Zaha Hadid's architecture. A neighborhood with remarkable depth.
#NYCHistory #Architecture #NYC

The Opening of the Savoy, the Most Inclusive Club in Harlem, 100 Years Ago - The Syncopated Times March 12, 2026, marks the centenary of opening night at the palatial, opulent Savoy Ballroom, which occupied an entire block of Lenox Avenue between 140th and

Published this piece for the centenary of the opening of the Savoy, the first truly integrated dance club in New York City. #100yearsago #nychistory @sunypress.bsky.social syncopatedtimes.com/the-opening-...

Sign the Petition Build a Monument in Elmhurst to Honor Newtown’s Lost Free Black Community

Elmhurst was once home to a thriving free Black community in 1800s Newtown—families who built lives here long before the Civil War. Today their story is nearly invisible. This petition calls for a monument to honor them. Sign & share. #NYCHistory #blackhistory c.org/7T8cmYstRh

13 Iconic New York City Signs, Past and Present - Untapped New York From the glowing Pepsi-Cola logo to the newly restored Domino Sugar sign, discover the most iconic New York City signs!

From the Domino Sugar sign in Brooklyn to Radio City's Art Deco neon, the Pepsi-Cola landmark in Queens to the lost Kentile Floors—these signs shaped the city's visual landscape for generations.
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Lillian Wald, c. 1900

#OnThisDay, March 10th, 1867, Lillian Wald was born.

She was a nurse, activist & humanitarian who would in 1893 start the Henry Street Settlement to provide medical care and other social services for residents of the Lower East Side.

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Sign the Petition Build a Monument in Elmhurst to Honor Newtown’s Lost Free Black Community

Newtown (now Elmhurst, Queens) once had a thriving free Black community decades before the Civil War—yet history and NYC has forgotten them. This petition calls for a memorial to honor their lives and restore a lost chapter of history. Sign & share. #NYCHistory #Queens #blackhistory c.org/7T8cmYstRh

On National Rugelach Day, A Look Into the History of Rugelach in NYC - Untapped New York This year and beyond, April 29 is National Rugelach Day, honoring the popular Jewish confection, thanks to Lee Lee's Baked Goods in Harlem.

Rugelach has been a NYC staple since Jewish immigrants brought the Polish pastry to the Lower East Side in the late 1800s. These crescent-shaped treats tell the story of Jewish culinary traditions.
#NYCHistory #JewishHistory #FoodHistory #LowerEastSide

Hidden Symbols in the Gorgeous Ceilings of the Woolworth Building in NYC - Untapped New York Discover the hidden features of the ceilings inside NYC's Woolworth Building, one of the few interior landmarks in the city.

Untapped Cities reveals hidden symbols in the gorgeous ceilings of the Woolworth Building.
#WoolworthBuilding #NYCArchitecture #ArchitecturalDetails #NYCHistory #HiddenSymbols #Architecture

The Northernmost Building on Broadway in Manhattan is Actually in the Bronx This headline sounds implausible but it's true. The northernmost building in Manhattan along Broadway is a C-Town Supermarket in the Bronx. Find out why!

The northernmost building on Broadway in Manhattan is a C-Town supermarket at 5249 Broadway—and it's geographically in the Bronx.
#NYCHistory #Broadway #MarbleHill #Bronx #Manhattan

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 1872-03-09 Vol 33 Iss 858

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper page 411 1872-03-09 Vol 33 Iss 858

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper page 411 cont. 1872-03-09 Vol 33 Iss 858

#OnThisDay in 1872, the opening reception of @metmuseum.org NY is held at 681 Fifth Ave.

This event was held for only subscribers to attend, with the public opening occurring later in the Spring.
Below: engraving & article from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

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And on top of this he had a secret homosexual lover who was his counterfeiting partner... like I said wild...

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What can I say another crazy episode. Check it out when you have a chance

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Read all about it guy ? Well listen all about it.

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New Episode Monday? This one is another wild one...

✅️ Priest
✅️ Murder
✅️ Bisexuality
✅️ Counterfeiting
✅️ Vampire?

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🕰️🎡🚫 Nearly 100 years ago, NYC was weeks from opening a Black-owned “Coney Island.”
The park was built. Opening day was set. Then city lawmakers voted to shut it down.
A forgotten story of race, power, and public space.
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The Metropolitan Opera Story — City Beautiful BLOG The Metropolitan Opera House is one of the world’s most venerable opera venues. Each year, the Met presents over 200 performances, staging around 20 different

The Metropolitan Opera isn't just about music—it's about power, rivalry, and cultural legacy. When NYC's old money snubbed the Vanderbilts, the nouveau riche built their own opera house.
#NYCHistory #Opera #MetropolitanOpera #LincolnCenter #UpperWestSide

A beautiful #vintage view of the #flatironbuilding -- if we have to have winter, we should at least enjoy the look!

#vintage photo from the NYPL Digital Collections.
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Trash and Vaudeville is a sonic wake for the neon heart of St. Marks. #TrashAndVaudeville #StMarks #PunkRock #nychistory #DGAudio #carbonstate #punk #NewMusic
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