Take the 5: A Speakeasy Candy Store & all the latest news

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!