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The Ghosts of Greenwich Village: Four tales of haunted houses and forgotten graveyards

October 20, 2017November 10, 2017 Bowery Boys 18649 Views 1 Comment Bank Street, Jimmy Walker, New York University, Washington Square

For this year’s annual Bowery Boys Halloween ghost stories podcast, we cautiously approach the dark secrets of Greenwich Village, best

Adventures In Old New York

Cheers to the Free and Independent Republic of Greenwich Village!

January 24, 2017 Bowery Boys 1228 Views 0 Comments Greenwich Village, John Sloan, Washington Square

There’s a spiral staircase inside the western half of the Washington Square Arch, which grants access to the rooftop and

Pop Culture

Ghostbusters 2: Twenty-five historical details from the supreme slimy sequel

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 Bowery Boys 6647 Views 0 Comments Alexander Hamilton Custom House, classic film, haunted, Washington Square

The Bowery Boys Obsessive Guides look very, very closely at a classic movie filmed in New York City, finding buried

Neighborhoods

Where They Lived: Remembering the victims of The Triangle Factory Fire

March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 Bowery Boys 2556 Views 2 Comments fire, Lower East Side, Triangle Factory Fire, Washington Square

On this day in 1911, late in the afternoon, fire swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, located on the upper

Bowery Boys Bookshelf

For More on Jane Jacobs….

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Bowery Boys 1133 Views 2 Comments Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses, Washington Square

We hope you enjoyed our 200th Bowery Boys podcast on Jane Jacobs. For further reading on her life, philosophy and

Podcasts Preservation

Jane Jacobs: Saving Greenwich Village

March 18, 2016October 15, 2018 Bowery Boys 2640 Views 1 Comment gentrification, Jane Jacobs, Lower Manhattan Highway, Robert Moses, Washington Square, West Village, White Horse Tavern

PODCAST The story of Jane Jacobs, the urban activist and writer who changed the way we live in cities and

Neighborhoods

Five items from the Village Voice, 50 years ago this week

May 20, 2014January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 1135 Views 1 Comment black history, cafes, Ella Fitzgerald, Lower East Side, Sara D Roosevelt Park, Village Voice, Washington Square, Woody Allen

Washington Square North, looking west, 1950, photo by Walter Sanders, Life Magazine The entire back catalog of the Village Voice,

Those Were The Days

Fun money: The Buffalo nickel, 100 years old this month, makes Wall Street messenger boys rich (for a couple hours)

March 1, 2013January 15, 2015 Bowery Boys 1523 Views 1 Comment Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Federal Hall, James Earle Fraser, MacDougal Alley, money, Native Americans, Wall Street, Washington Square

The U.S. Sub Treasury Building — today’s Federal Hall — as it appeared in a colorized postcard in the 1900s

Dave Brubeck 1920-2012: Jazz Impressions of New York

December 5, 2012January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 830 Views 0 Comments Dave Brubeck, jazz, Music History, Washington Square

Renown jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died this morning, just a day before his 92nd birthday. The fourth entry in his

Dave Brubeck 1920-2012: Jazz Impressions of New York

December 5, 2012January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 753 Views 0 Comments Dave Brubeck, jazz, Music History, Washington Square

Renown jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died this morning, just a day before his 92nd birthday. The fourth entry in his

Greenwich Village, through the eyes of Jean Shepherd: A beatnik city of “secret treasures and hidden gardens”

August 29, 2012January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1947 Views 5 Comments Greenwich Village, Jean Shepherd, Little Italy, San Gennaro, Washington Square

Jean Shepherd, probably best known today as the voice of ‘A Christmas Story‘, was a regular presence on New York

Podcasts

New York University: A noble idea takes root in the Village, a school for the metropolis, but not without growing pains

August 24, 2012November 13, 2018 Bowery Boys 1110 Views 1 Comment Greenwich Village, New York University, Samuel Morse, University Heights, Washington Square

Hogwarts of Washington Square: The beautiful and supremely ostentatious University Hall at the northeast corner of the park, circa 1850.

Uncategorized

The Bowery Boys Washington Square Park Audio Tour: a stroll through New York history, now on sale everywhere!

August 20, 2012September 26, 2018 Bowery Boys 1760 Views 0 Comments Greenwich Village, Washington Square

Today marks a big new step in the evolution of The Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast and website

Don’t douse the glim! Four infamous dancehalls and dives which made the notorious reputation of Bleecker Street

August 16, 2012January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1342 Views 0 Comments black history, Bleecker Street, gay New York, Greenwich Village, prostitution, Washington Square

“There are no lower outcasts in New York than the women who nightly creep out of the darkness and swarm

Mysterious Stories

I Sit On Your Grave: New York’s Hidden Burial Plots

October 25, 2010October 31, 2016 Bowery Boys 2882 Views 4 Comments Bryant Park, Madison Square Park, Union Square, Washington Square

Here’s a chilling thought for the Halloween season: if you’re visiting one of New York’s many amazing parks and squares,

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