New York in the modern TV age (1969 to today): Sesame Street, Seinfeld, HBO and MTV
PODCAST In the third part of the Bowery Boys Summer TV Mini-Series, I give you a grand tour of the
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classic TV
Movin’ On Up: A skewed history of New York City as depicted by the opening themes of 1970s TV shows
The camera zooms over the New York City skyline as an earnest pop tune — usually devoid of any rhythm
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New York City in the Golden Age of Television: Behind the scenes with nine classic TV shows filmed in the city
The Beatles in one of their many appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. [source]PODCAST This is the second part of the
Read moreMonkey business: This video encapsulates everything you need to know about our new podcast
Make The Connection was a show hosted by Gene Rayburn (later of Match Game fame) that was broadcast on NBC
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Julian Fellowes ‘Gilded Age’, New York’s ‘Downton Abbey’: Some suggestions and a few pipe dreams
It’s a different world: Illustrating the difficulty of a New York TV show set in the 1880s, above is a
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Election Night, live on TV! New York City newsrooms, 1952
Above: The CBS news broadcast was sponsored by Philco, an early radio and television manufacturer. In the photos of the
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Mad Men 1966-67: Speculation, context and flashbacks
Our favorite randy, drunken Madison Avenue suits return this Sunday with an extra-special long episode of ‘Mad Men‘ this Sunday.
Read moreSue Simmons: A Four-Letter-Word-ing Celebration
Shake-up on the set! My favorite all-time New York news anchor Sue Simmons, a part of the WNBC news room since 1980,
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When New York hosted the Oscars
NOTE: In honor of this weekend’s Academy Awards, I’m expanding this article originally posted last year with some revisions and newer information.
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Bialystoker Home, a remarkable Lower East Side treasure and home for assisted living–now in need of some assistance
Bialystoker Home for the Aged may not make it into many tourist guides, but this Lower East Side art deco
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‘Fringe’ benefits light up a forgotten New York fort
I’m an unabashed junkie of the sci-fi TV series ‘Fringe’, and the writers (or at one of them) seems to
Read moreHappy Holidays from The Bowery Boys!
The Bowery Boys wish you all a spectacular holiday season! To celebrate, just hit the play button above and warm
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Happy birthday George Burns, child of Rivington Street
George at his 85th birthday party in 1981 [Courtesy Life] Today is the birthday of Nathan “Nattie” Birnbaum, known to
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