Hidden NYC tunnel tied to Underground Railroad at risk of ‘significant damage,’ advocates warn

An Underground Railroad passageway in New York City was recently identified — and is now under potential threat from proposed commercial development, according to advocates. 

The passage, found in the Merchant's House Museum in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, is believed to have been part of a secret network of routes that helped enslaved Black Americans escape to freedom.

The structure is described as "about 2 feet square and secreted beneath a built-in chest of drawers on the second floor...