Michelle Young is an author and journalist.
Michelle is the author of the forthcoming non-fiction book The Art Spy from HarperOne, an imprint of Harper Collins, about WWII Resistance spy Rose Valland. She is the founder of Untapped New York and the author of Secret Brooklyn, Secret New York: Hidden Bars and Restaurants, and Broadway.
Michelle is a professor of architecture at Columbia University GSAPP and an instructor at CUNY School of Journalism.
Michelle is represented by Peter Steinberg at United Talent Agency (UTA).
Books
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Secret Brooklyn
Discover 150 of Brooklyn’s most unique places. Find secret museums, go on an urban safari for wild parrots, locate a landmarked tree, enter the oldest building in New York City, watch a performance of robots in a church, and more.
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Secret New York: Hidden Bars & Restaurants
An absolute must-have guide to enjoy the amazing, hidden New York City bar and restaurant scene. A dinner in a dumpster, a dim-sum restaurant that turns into a nightclub, New York's “most legitimate speakeasy”, a Swiss ski chalet accessed through a kitchen, a referral-only Japanese restaurant, restaurants inside freight entrances & more!
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Broadway
From its origins as a Native American trail to its iconic status in global culture today, Broadway tells the story of New York as it grew from a Dutch colony into a world-class city. Broadway has been the site of many firsts and many superlatives: the first subway line in the city, the tallest buildings, and one of the longest streets in the world.
Writing
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Saving the Artwork of Ukraine (Wilson Quarterly)
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"For Decades, a Jewish Family Sought the Return of their Beloved Painting — Can the Supreme Court make that happen?" (The Forward)
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"The Nazis looted more than 500 of their paintings; A Jewish collector's heirs seek justice and restitution" (The Forward)
TV & Film
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The Engineering that Built the World (History Channel)
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Searching for Secrets (Smithsonian Channel)
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Stay Here (Netflix)
Photography
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Michelle's photography appears in Where in the World is the Berlin Wall
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Michelle's photography appears in the Netflix documentary "Pretend It's a City" with Fran Leibowitz and Martin Scorsese
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Michelle's photography on Villa Savoye appears in the Wall Street Journal
