Andrew Carnegie and New York’s public libraries: How a Gilded Age gift transformed America
EPISODE 308 In the final decades of his life, steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie — one of the richest Americans to
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Seward Park Library: One of New York’s most beautiful branch libraries also had a rooftop view
Below is a picture, facing east, of Seward Park Library in the Lower East Side at 192 E. Broadway (picture
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The Volstead Act went into effect 100 years ago today. Here were the new rules for drinking.
The party promptly ceased at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, 1920. That was the moment that the Volstead Act,
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LANDMARKS LIVE! Tickets on sale now for the Bowery Boys live show at the Bell House
Tom and Greg are thrilled to announce their latest live show — a celebration of the concept that keeps our
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The Holland Tunnel: How a Jazz Age engineering marvel forever changed New York and New Jersey
EPISODE 307 The Holland Tunnel, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City beneath the Hudson River, is more important to daily life
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The history of Union Square: A new book explores New York’s center for public protest and patriotism
The most historically important section of Manhattan’s Union Square may be that large paved open space to its north. Free
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Celebrate the Roaring ’20s (past and present) with these Bowery Boys: New York City History podcasts
One hundred years ago, American rang in the 1920s in a most somber and sober way. The perception of the
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In ‘The City Game’, a gambling scandal destroys the legacy of City College’s greatest basketball team
The game should have gone down as one of the most triumphant moments in New York City sports history. An
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Here are the top Bowery Boys podcast episodes of 2019. Thanks for making this our greatest year yet!
Wow it’s been a busy time on the podcast this year. Twenty-seven new episodes of the Bowery Boys: New York
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Just Desserts: The origins of New York cheesecake, cannoli and other glorious sweet things
EPISODE 306 Recorded live at the WNYC Greene Space In this special episode, the Bowery Boys podcast focuses on the
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Does Pauline Kael like it? A new documentary looks at the New Yorker film critic’s tenacious career
Could you imagine Pauline Kael‘s opinions of Netflix and Amazon growing influence over the motion picture industry? What would she
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A Very Special New York Newsies Christmas
The gritty image of the scrappy 19th century newsboy, the can-do kid slinging newspapers from the street corner, full of
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Ten holiday gift ideas for American history buffs: The Bowery Boys favorite books of 2019
If you’re looking for a last minute gift idea for the holidays — or just looking to stuff your own
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“Is it just me or is it getting crazier out there?”: Reliving six New York City movie scenes from 2019
Is it just me or was there more New York City than ever before in TV shows and movies in
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The history of the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights: An electric holiday tradition illuminates Brooklyn
PODCAST: The history of the Dyker Heights Christmas lighting extravaganza, Brooklyn’s fabulous and flashy celebration of the holiday season. EPISODE
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