The New Americans: Look into the faces of newly arrived immigrants on Ellis Island (1904-24)
PODCAST The epic tale of Ellis Island and the process by which millions of new immigrants entered the United States.
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That daredevil Steve Brodie! Did the former newsboy really jump off the Brooklyn Bridge?
PODCAST A tale of the ‘sporting life’ of the Bowery from the 1870s and 80s. A former newsboy named Steve
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In 1884, an earthquake shook New York City — and everybody was mostly confused
New York has never suffered severely from the effects of an earthquake. Most recently, the one felt in 2011— reportedly of 5.8
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On the verge of revolution: The story of George Washington’s Declaration of Independence
George Washington’s copy of the Declaration of Independence is perhaps the most well-known of the almost 200 copies first made
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Secret Places of Upper Manhattan: Visit these 20 historic sites in Washington Heights and Inwood
PODCAST A tour of historic sites in Washington Heights and Inwood, an unusual set of landmarks and curious destinations that
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The Pride Collection: Celebrate gay history with these Bowery Boys podcast episodes
This past month in New York City has been a lot. Every shop wears a Rainbow Flag and every corporation
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The Belle of Bedford Avenue: Wild Brooklyn teens in a shocking real-life 1902 murder mystery
I finished reading Virginia A. McConnell‘s true-crime page-turner The Belle of Bedford Avenue and promptly went to listen to my
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Every Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast in chronological order by subject
Twelve years ago (officially on June 19, 2007) we recorded the very first Bowery Boys podcast, appropriately about Canal Street, the
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Sip-In At Julius’: In 1966, on the road to Stonewall, New Yorkers stopped to get a drink
PODCAST This month New York City (and the world) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a combative altercation between police
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Remembering the General Slocum disaster, one of greatest tragedies in New York City history
Listen to our podcast on the General Slocum Disaster: The General Slocum Memorial Fountain is one of the sole reminders of one
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Ghostbusters turns 35: Some spooky New York facts about 1984’s slimiest supernatural comedy
In honor of the 35th anniversary of the release of Ghostbusters, we are re-presenting and revising this 2013 article, a detailed
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New York doughnut history: From Washington Irving’s olykoeks to doughnut huts in Union Square
Today is National Doughnut Day which is not a real holiday although that shouldn’t stop you from celebrating in whatever
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Nazis in New York Harbor: In ‘The Agitator’, a wayward sailor leads an anti-fascist resistance
Oh what a glamorous party! Those ‘midnight sailing parties’ along the Hudson River piers, partygoers boarding luxury ocean liners as
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A new Bowery Boys live event this Wednesday: Celebrating ‘Gay New York Before Stonewall’
We’re proud to announce a new live event at the New-York Historical Society, just in time for June celebrations of
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Enter the Tombs, Five Points’ notorious house of detention in the heart of Old New York
PODCAST Many stories of 19th century New York City seem to lead to the Tombs, a stark prison complex with
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