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Neighborhoods Podcasts 

The Astor Place Riot of 1849: Bloodshed and Shakespeare splits New York at a busy crossroads

May 2, 2019June 13, 2019 Bowery Boys 10008 Views 3 Comments Astor Place, Bowery, Classic Theaters, Cooper Union, East Village, Edwin Forrest, militia, old theaters, William Macready

“By the pricking of my thumbs / something wicked this way comes” — Macbeth PODCAST In old New York, one

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Bowery-Boys-Book-Cover-R6--revised Our first-ever Bowery Boys book, "Adventures in Old New York" is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city.

Bowery Boys Walking Tours

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