The Bowery Boys: New York City History
A podcast by Tom Meyers, Greg Young - Fridays
511 Episodes
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#330 The Silent Parade of 1917: Black Unity in a Time of Crisis
Published: 6/4/2020 -
#329 The First Ambulance: The Humans (and Horses) That Saved New York
Published: 5/29/2020 -
#328 Chop Suey City: A History of Chinese Food in New York
Published: 5/22/2020 -
#327 Listener Stories: At Home In New York Part Two
Published: 5/18/2020 -
#326 Listener Stories: At Home in New York Part One
Published: 5/15/2020 -
#325 The Staten Island Quarantine War
Published: 5/8/2020 -
#324 Moving Day! Madness and Mayhem in Old New York
Published: 5/1/2020 -
#323 The Bowery Wizards: A History of Tattooed New York
Published: 4/28/2020 -
#322 Nickelodeons and Movie Palaces: New York and the Film Industry 1893-1920
Published: 4/24/2020 -
#321 Lauren Bacall ... At Home At The Dakota Apartments
Published: 4/21/2020 -
#320 Hart Island: The Loneliest Place in New York
Published: 4/17/2020 -
#319 The Tale of Charging Bull and Fearless Girl
Published: 4/14/2020 -
#318 Moonstruck: That's Amore!
Published: 4/10/2020 -
#317 Vaccinated: New York and the Polio Outbreak
Published: 4/7/2020 -
#316 Jenny Lind at Castle Garden
Published: 4/3/2020 -
#315 Abandoned Pantheon: The Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Published: 3/31/2020 -
#314 Tillie Hart - The Holdout of London Terrace
Published: 3/27/2020 -
#313 The Straw Hat Riots of 1922
Published: 3/24/2020 -
#312 Has Jack the Ripper Come to Town? A Gilded Age Hysteria
Published: 3/20/2020 -
#311 Uprising: The Shirtwaist Strike of 1909
Published: 3/6/2020
The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.