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#52: DeWitt Clinton and the Erie Canal
Meet DeWitt Clinton, one of New York's most successful politicans, and the champion of the Erie Canal....

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[ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:11:30 GMT ]


#51: McSorley's Old Ale House
Grab yourself a couple mugs of dark ale and learn about the history of one of New York City's oldest bars, serving everyone from Abraham Lincoln to John Lennon --- and eventually even women! www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:23:29 GMT ]


#50: Canal Street and Collect Pond
We celebrate a year of New York City history podcasting by re-visiting the topic of our very first show. Downtown Civic Center used to have a big ole pond in the middle of it which provided drinking water for the island's first inhabitants. What happened to it, why is it important today and how did it give rise to Canal Street, New York's biggest traffic thoroughfare? www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:04:57 GMT ]


#49: LaGuardia Airport
We embark on the tale of the birth of New York City flight -- featuring a Wright brother on Governor's Island, the site of a glue factory turned Brooklyn air strip, Queens' forgotten first airport, and finally to the baby of mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:26:41 GMT ]


#48: The Stonewall Riots
It's the summer of 1969, and the police have raided the Stonewall, a popular gay bar in the West Village. Join us as we look at the raid, the riots, and their significance today....

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[ Fri, 30 May 2008 15:05:02 GMT ]


#47: Grant's Tomb
What's buried in Grant's Tomb? A quirky history that includes an ambitious architect, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, lots of ugly raspberry paint, and charges of prostitution and animal sacrifice! Oh yeah, and that Civil War guy's buried here too.... www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 23 May 2008 00:25:14 GMT ]


#46: Barnum's American Museum
You know PT Barnum from his circus, but he was bringing the freakshow to New York long before then. Come take a tour with us of the craziest museum to ever hit New York City. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:20:48 GMT ]


#45: Grand Central
Join the Bowery Boys for a trip through the history of Grand Central -- the depot, the station, and the terminal....

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[ Fri, 02 May 2008 14:39:06 GMT ]


#44: Rikers Island
What do Salvador Dali, John Jacob Astor, Peter Stuyvesant, the Civil War, and a big pile of trash have to do with the world's biggest penal colony? We connect the dots in this history of Rikers Island. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:09:45 GMT ]


#43: Studio 54
Join us as we step behind the velvet ropes to explore the history of Studio 54, legendary dance club....

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[ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:02:47 GMT ]


#42: The Triangle Factory Fire of 1911
Come listen to the strange and shocking facts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, of a workplace tragedy that changed how New Yorkers live and work in a world of tall, flammable buildings....

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[ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:46:23 GMT ]


New York Post
Extra! Extra! Scandal Sheet Revealed To Be Started By Founding Father! New York Post May Be Responsible For Central Park! Rupert Murdoch Property Was Once A Nest of Liberal Sympathizers! PLUS: Was there really a "headless body" in a "topless bar"?...

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[ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:10:18 GMT ]


#40: Union Square
Join the Bowery Boys as we dig into the history of Union Square....

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[ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:54 GMT ]


#39: The New York Yankees
Get ready for nine innings (or 30 minutes) of the greatest sports team ever -- the New York Yankees. Hear about their modest beginnings, their best players, and the fate of Yankee Stadium, their home for 85 years. (And I apologize in advance for this week's wonky recording sound!) www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:10:11 GMT ]


#38: Breakfast at Tiffany & Co.
You'll be surprised by Tiffany's 170-year history as a vanguard in New York luxury. See how they went from selling horse whips to world class diamonds....

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[ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:23:17 GMT ]


Henry Ward Beecher and Plymouth Church
We've never done such a saucy show -- full of sex, lies, and petticoats. Meet Henry Ward Beecher, Brooklyn Heights' most notorious resident, and find out about the fascinating and provocative history of the church that turned him into a national celebrity. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:07:04 GMT ]


#36: Life in British New York
Join us as we stroll through the streets of revolutionary New York, examining what it would have been like to be a New Yorker under British rule....

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[ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:13:21 GMT ]


#35: The British Invasion
It's 1776 and revolution is in the air. Join the Bowery Boys as we tackle the British invasion and takeover of New York City....

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[ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:49:58 GMT ]


#34: Katz Delicatessen
We stop for a nosh at three Jewish culinary stalwarts of the Lower East Side -- Katz Delicatessen (a movie-friendly dining experience), Russ and Daughters (a tale of herrings and girl power) and the Yonah Schimmel Knishery (and its surprising connection to Coney Island). www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:26:32 GMT ]


#33: The World's Fair of 1964-65
It's 1964 and we're heading out to Flushing Meadows, where Robert Moses has constructed the World's Fair of his dreams....

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[ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:40:00 GMT ]


#32: Museum of Modern Art
The biggest surprise behind the revolutionary creation of the Museum of Modern Art is that the characters who put it together were almost as colorful as the modern art they championed. Tag along as we peek behind the canvas of New York's oldest temple of avant garde. PLUS: we debut our first Bowery Girl!...

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[ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:24:58 GMT ]


Battery Park
Take a stroll through the Battery Park and Castle Clinton....

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[ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:42:56 GMT ]


#30: Peter Cooper and Cooper Union
Cooper Union is one of New York City's more storied institutions, not only fostering the best and brightest of art and architecture, but playing host to presidents and activists. Also, find out a little about its amazingly resourceful founder Peter Cooper....

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[ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:48:03 GMT ]


#29: The Brooklyn Bridge
The Bowery Boys explore the story and the family behind the Brooklyn Bridge, one of New York's most treasured landmarks....

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[ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:07:28 GMT ]


#28: One Times Square
Times Square's New Years Eve celebration would not be the same without One Times Square and its annual ball drop. But the quirky history of this sometimes abused building reaches all the way back to the naming of Times Square and its original tenent -- the New York Times....

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[ Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:07:57 GMT ]


#27: Radio City Music Hall
Behind the glamour of New York's greatest stage, Radio City Music Hall, is a story involving a toothpaste tube designer, an allergy to Brazil nuts, a hydraulic lift protected from the Nazis, and a grandstanding but forgotten man by the name of Roxy. PLUS: The Bowery Boys go backstage (well, figuratively) with the Rockettes....

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[ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:17:18 GMT ]


#26: The Flatiron Building
What are the Bowery Boys doing in Chicago? Just a little detour in our search for the origins of the Flatiron Building, the wedge shaped, wind producing oddity -- built as an office space in a department store neighborhood which grew to become one of the most romantic, elegant buildings in New York City....

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[ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:36:12 GMT ]


#25: The Original Bowery Boys
For our very special 25th episode, we give you all sorts of Bowery boys -- the cultural and fashion trend of the 1840s, the notorious enemy of the Five Points gangs, and that slapstick bunch of New York actors from the 1930s and 1940s. And of course, a little bit about us!...

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[ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:08:37 GMT ]


#24: The Copacabana
During the 40s and 50s, any celebrity worth their weight in fame either frequented or performed at the Copacabana, a swanky nightclub known for its showgirls, its Chinese food and its mafia ties. On this mini-podcast, we take you on a night on the town with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and a rowdy table of New York Yankees. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:01:06 GMT ]


#23: Macy's - the Man, the Store, the Parade
Did you know that the man whose name adorns one of the most successful department stores in the world was a sailor turned failed businessman? Or why Macy's Department Store ALMOST takes up an entire city block? Or how many clowns have been in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade? The Bowery Boys let you in on those answers and lots of other fun facts about one of New York City's premier retailers....

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[ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:33:44 GMT ]


#22: Staten Island: A Brief History
The Bowery Boys take on the history of New York City's most 'forgotten' borough, from its beginnings as a British outpost during the Revolutionary War to the controversy over that big stinky landfill. And we do it all in exactly the time it takes the Staten Island ferry to take you across the New York harbor! (No really, try it!)...

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[ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:32:35 GMT ]


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 styling and eccentric Astor family, the centerpiece of 19th Century New York wealth and socity. Come along as we weave through a family tree of Williams and John Jacobs, not to mention THE Mrs. Astor, the one and only (even if there was more than one)....

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[ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:58:30 GMT ]


#20: The United Nations
It's the only area of Manhattan that actually belongs to the world (literally). Come along with the Bowery Boys as we cut the security line to uncover the true story about the unusual headquarters of the United Nations, and why they ended up in New York City in the first place....

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[ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:26:01 GMT ]


#19: Washington Irving and Sleepy Hollow
In this mini-podcast, we bring you New York City's first internationally famous writer Washington Irving and his creepy tale of the Headless Horseman. We'll tell you where you can go to celebrate his life and work, and what famous Irving landmark has nothing really to do with him at all....

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[ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:00:48 GMT ]


#18: Ghost Stories of New York City
A city this size certainly has its share of ghosts, and the Bowery Boys spend the spooky season with some of the most famous -- a suicide showgirl, a grumpy landowner, a womanizing theater owner and a rich spinster. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:29:39 GMT ]


#17: New York Public Library
The New York Public Library may be one of the most revered libraries in America, but it took a farflung combination of bookworms, millionaires and do-gooders to make it into the institution it is today. Also: find out why the architectural style of the Beaux Arts sometimes reminds us of an old French prostitute. www.boweryboyspodcast.com...

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[ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:41:49 GMT ]


#16: The Statue of Liberty
Her torch may shine bright, but what story is she hiding under that copper-toned skin? The Bowery Boys bring you the story of the dinner party that created an American icon....

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[ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:50:46 GMT ]


#15: The Apollo Theater
Harlem's jewel, the Apollo Theater, has more than lived up to its promise as a place "where stars are born and legends are made." It's been the cultural centerpiece of New York for more than seven decades, not bad for a former burlesque theater. And find out which icon made his name -- and held his funeral -- on the same stage. Visit www.boweryboyspodcast.com for more info....

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[ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:11:42 GMT ]


#14: Peter Stuyvesant
Back when New York was New Amsterdam, it was the domain of the bullheaded, pear-growing, peglegged Peter Stuyvesant, who cleaned up the city and gave us our most important street. Find out why he still matters and why he's the king of the East Village....

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[ Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:49:51 GMT ]


#13: Coney Island: 20th Century Sideshow
Come see the Wonder Wheel, the king of hot dogs, the "Freaks" in the Dreamland Sideshow, a beached whale and Donald Trump's dad -- all in one place! It's Coney Island in the 20th Century. But will it be around much longer in the 21st?...

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[ Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:47:15 GMT ]


#12: Coney Island - Playground of the World
A world of amusement starts here in New York -- Coney Island, the world's oldest and strangest collection of amusement parks, a mishmash of sideshows, concession stands, gambling halls, new-fangled rides and luxury hotels. Take a daytrip with us back to the early days of Coney Island. Hold on to your hat!...

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[ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:25:11 GMT ]


#11: The Chrysler Building
Ah, the classic Chrysler Building! She's got style, glamour and all that jazz. But what magical surprise did she spring on New York in October of 1929? Join us as we tell the story of New York's most beautiful art deco treasure....

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[ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:23:43 GMT ]


#10: Central Park Zoo
From an odd assortment of abandoned creatures, to one of the most notorious zoos in the world, take a tour with us through Central Park's storybook zoo....

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[ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:07:46 GMT ]


#9: NoLIta, Scorcese and Ole St. Pat's
The fashionable district of NoLIta happens to be home to a few ghosts as well, tucked behind the walls of St Patrick's Old Cathedral. Come with us as we unearth some info about a mysterious New York fraternal order, the occupants of a few cemetery crypts, and the origins of a legendary film director....

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[ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:00:23 GMT ]


#8: 'Rosemary's Baby' and the Dakota Apartments
Angels and Demons Part 1: New York's most famous horror movie and the fascinating story behind its insidious setting. Plus: Lauren Bacall, Connie Chung and some dumb waiters!...

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[ Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:17:35 GMT ]


Bowery Boys #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 quirkiest (and most beloved) parks -- from Hangman's Elm to Bob Dylan. You'll be moved... fifteen feet!...

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[ Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:02:06 GMT ]


Bowery Boys #6: Governors Island
New York's most underappreciated treasure gets the Bowery Boys treatment. Its Governors Island: a fort, a small town, a prison and a Burger King ... all bought for one dollar....

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[ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:16:58 GMT ]


Bowery Boys #5: BLACKOUT
Flash back to the summer of 1977, when Star Wars and the Yankees ruled, gas prices were high, a serial killer roamed the streets, and the city experienced a little inconvenience called the New York Blackout....

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[ Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:12:52 GMT ]


Bowery Boys #4: Man(hattan)'s Best Friend
Take a stroll with us as we chart New York's most famous canine crusaders, from a Central Park icon to the biggest star on Broadway history ever found in a kennel. Oh and watch where you step....

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[ Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:45:13 GMT ]


Bowery Boys #2: What's in a name
In our first REAL episode, Greg and Tom explain their name and talk about the first Bowery Boys (not to mention the "Bowery Boys" of stage and screen). Also, a quick discussion of the origins of the names of all five boroughs. And a couple bad jokes....

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[ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:23:02 GMT ]


Bowery Boys #3: Alexander the Great
It's Independence Day and we're spending it with our favorite New York Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton. The Bowery Boys visit his life, his hangouts, and his New York....

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[ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:12:00 GMT ]






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