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#59 Five Points: Wicked Slum
#59 Five Points: Wicked Slum
You've heard the legend of New York's most notorious neighborhood, heard the story of the seedy gangs of New York. Now c... Read more
5 Mar 2010
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#7 Washington Square Park
#7 Washington Square Park
Something's afoot in Washington Square Park. Join the Bowery Boys this week on an expedition through one of New York's q... Read more
4 Oct 2008
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#36 Life In British New York 1776-1783
#36 Life In British New York 1776-1783
What was life like in New York during the British occupation during the Revolutionary War? Overcrowding, prison ships, f... Read more
29 Nov 2008
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#54 The Creation of Central Park
#54 The Creation of Central Park
Come with us to the beginnings of New York's most popular and most ambitious park -- from the inkling of an idea to the ... Read more
28 Aug 2009
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#29 Brooklyn Bridge
#29 Brooklyn Bridge
The Bowery Boys explore the story and the family behind the Brooklyn Bridge, one of New York's most treasured landmarks ... Read more
18 Nov 2008
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#21 The Astors and the Waldorf-Astoria
#21 The Astors and the Waldorf-Astoria
We're going to the 'original' Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in this podcast to hang with the filthy rich. Our guides are the sty... Read more
20 Oct 2008
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#8 Dakota Apartments and 'Rosemary's Baby'
#8 Dakota Apartments and 'Rosemary's Baby'
Learn about New York's most famous luxury apartment building and the classic horror film set here. Plus: Lauren Bacall, ... Read more
5 Oct 2008
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#45 Grand Central
#45 Grand Central
Join the Bowery Boys for a commute through the history of Grand Central -- the depot, the station, and the terminal. ww... Read more
21 Dec 2008
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#60 Five Points Part Two: The Fate of Five Points
#60 Five Points Part Two: The Fate of Five Points
In our second podcast on the notorious Five Points neighborhood, we see how the district changed with the influx of new ... Read more
21 May 2010
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#72 Rockefeller Center
#72 Rockefeller Center
PODCAST REWIND JD Rockefeller Sr. may have earned his money is some rather unscrupulous ways, but his son Junior made go... Read more
3 Jul 2015
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#35 The British Invasion 1776
#35 The British Invasion 1776
It's 1776 and revolution is in the air! Join the Bowery Boys as we tackle the British invasion and takeover of New York.... Read more
29 Nov 2008
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#82 Roosevelt Island
#82 Roosevelt Island
Originally a quiet island of orchards and stone quarries, the place we call Roosevelt Island today was once New York's '... Read more
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#25 The Original Bowery Boys
#25 The Original Bowery Boys
For our very special 25th episode, we give you all sorts of Bowery boys -- the cultural and fashion trends of the 1840s,... Read more
26 Oct 2008
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#78 The Great Fire of 1835
#78 The Great Fire of 1835
The Great Fire of 1835 devastated the city during one freezing December evening, destroying hundreds of buildings and ch... Read more
22 Apr 2016
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38mins
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#14 Peter Stuyvesant
#14 Peter Stuyvesant
Back when New York was New Amsterdam, it was the domain of the bullheaded, pear-growing, peglegged Peter Stuyvesant, who... Read more
12 Oct 2008
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27mins
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#80 Pennsylvania Station
#80 Pennsylvania Station
The story of Pennsylvania Station involves more than just nostalgia for the long-gone temple of transportation as design... Read more
19 May 2016
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#69 The Plaza Hotel
#69 The Plaza Hotel
It got off to a rocky start, but the Plaza Hotel has become one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City. We ... Read more
6 Mar 2015
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#40 Union Square
#40 Union Square
New York's most hectic park has been the stage for massive Civil War rallies, somber funerals, passionate workers gather... Read more
13 Dec 2008
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32mins
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#55 The Evolution of Central Park
#55 The Evolution of Central Park
When last we left Central Park, it was the embodiment of Olmstead and Vaux's naturalistic Greensward Plan. Then the skys... Read more
25 Sep 2009
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33mins
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#65 Spooky Stories of New York
#65 Spooky Stories of New York
By popular demand, we return to the creepier tales of New York City history, ghost tales and stories of murder and mayhe... Read more
17 Oct 2011
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