The Untapped New York team is excited to revive our weekly (ish) show, Take the 5! In this short five(ish) minute episode, Michelle Young (Founder), Nicole Saraniero (Editor + Director of Events), and Justin Rivers (Chief Experience Officer) will discuss all of the timely, weird, wacky, and fun current events we covered over the week. We’ll also which upcoming Untapped New York events we’re most excited about in the week ahead. To close each episode, Justin will reveal a fun fact from New York City history this week. 

This week, we chat about a Wonka-inspired candy shop in Brooklyn, the Morgan Library's 1920s librarian, the chaos of Washington Square Park's Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest, the 120th anniversary of the New York City subway system, and why this year's Rockefeller Center Tree is so special. We also call for your help in learning more about a mysterious subway map that we stumbled upon at Grand Central Terminal and Justin shares a fun fact about New York baseball!

If you love to go behind the scenes and into NYC's' most hidden and secret places, you should jump onto some of our most exciting tours like the Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue, the Secrets of Grand Central, or our Underground Subway Tour. And if you're a real hard core New Yorker, join our Untapped New York Insiders program for access to the most off limits places with curated behind-the-scenes events on a weekly basis. 20% off yearly membership at