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Author, journalist, entrepreneur. Books: THE ART SPY forthcoming @HarperOneBooks, SECRET NEW YORK. Founder @UntappedNY Professor @ColumbiaGSAPP @newmarkjschool

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Michelle Young is the author of Secret Brooklyn, New York: Hidden Bars & Restaurants, and Broadway. She is the founder of Untapped New York, an online magazine about New York City's secrets and hidden places. Michelle is represented by Peter Steinberg at Fletcher & Company.
She is a graduate of Harvard College in the History of Art and Architecture and holds a master’s degree in urban planning from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she is an …

Michelle Young’s Journalist Portfolio

After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis ...

After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis ...

In 1905, Vincent van Gogh's " Meules de blé" ("Stacks of Wheat") was displayed to the public for the last tim…

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For decades, a Jewish family has sought the return of their beloved painting - can the Supreme Co...

For decades, a Jewish family has sought the return of their beloved painting - can the Supreme Co...

By Michelle Young January 17, 2022 Twenty-two years ago, photographer Claude Cassirer received a call he neve…

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The Nazis looted more than 500 of their paintings; a Jewish collector's heirs still seek justice ...

The Nazis looted more than 500 of their paintings; a Jewish collector's heirs still seek justice ...

By Michelle Young January 25, 2022 On Sunday, Pauline Baer de Perignon stood in front of the Marquise de Parb…

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Inside the Epic Safe Deposit Vault in NYC’s Woolworth Building

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By Michelle Young , Nicole Saraniero 
| Untapped Cities
Become a paid member to listen to this article On our Exclusive Access Tours of the Woolworth Building, our tour guides bring you right up to the locked gates, past the incredibly thick double vault door, to peek inside.
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Join Untapped New York Founder at a Spectacular Musical Feast

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By Michelle Young 
| Untapped Cities
Become a paid member to listen to this article As the founder of Untapped New York, I have had the privilege of going into some of New York City’s most spectacular places, meeting fascinating creators and shapers of the city, and attending show-stopping events. In recent years, as the event space has become more and more commercialized in the city, I preserve the rare free time I have (after two kids!) more for intimate yet exciting events.
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I Worked at Calvin Klein. Here's What Love Story Got Right

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By Michelle Young 
| Untapped Cities
Become a paid member to listen to this article Something I did not have on my 2026 bingo card: going viral for a story on my past life as a fashion buyer at Calvin Klein. Nearly two million people saw my description of the Calvin Klein office, which had a very controlled aesthetic. Strictly black and white only, down to the paperclips, Post-It notes, pushpins, hangers, desks, lamps, and garbage cans.
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