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The New York Comedy Festival Brings The Laughs This November

October 27, 2025

The New York Comedy Festival is the largest comedy festival in the United States, bringing out the best of the comedy world since 2004. This year's festival runs from November 7th to the 16th, 2025, and takes place at venues all around the city,…

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Events

The Bowery Boys Live: Ghost Stories of Old New York TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Tickets for this year's Bowery Boys Ghost Stories of Old New York show at Joe's Pub are now sale over at the Joe's Pub website. Tom and…

Oct 26, 2025 Read →

The Gilded Gentleman

Stealing a Smile: The First Theft from the Louvre, Paris 1911

The enigmatic smile of the Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, at its longtime home of the Louvre in Paris, has captured the attention of the public for centuries.…

Oct 24, 2025 Read →

Founded by NYC

The Village Halloween Parade and Other New York Halloween Delights in October

Bowery Boys Walks is proud to be supported by Founded by NYC, celebrating New York City's 400th anniversary in 2025 and the 250th anniversary of the United…

Oct 15, 2025 Read →

Bowery Boys Walking Tours

Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan: The Bowery Boys first-ever ghostly walking tour

Get into the spooky spirit of the season with the Bowery Boys' first-ever ghost-themed walking tour -- with Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan, sponsored by Founded…

Sep 23, 2025 Read →

Founded by NYC

Broadway Week: The Best Theater Value in Town Returns in September

Since its launch in 2011, NYC Broadway Week has become a beloved tradition for theater lovers, offering a rare opportunity to experience world-class productions at a…

Aug 28, 2025 Read →

It's Showtime

Joseph Papp vs. Robert Moses: The saga of Shakespeare in the Park

PODCAST The fascinating story of the Public Theater and Joseph Papp's efforts to bring Shakespeare to the people. (Episode #88) What started in a tiny East…

Aug 25, 2025 Read →

Gilded Age New York

Queen of the Gilded Age: The Iron Will and Determined Rise of Alva Vanderbilt

Ever since the premiere episode of HBO's "The Gilded Age", viewers and historians have discussed just how close the fictitious character of Bertha Russell (played by Carrie Coon) may be to the real-life…

Aug 19, 2025 Read →

Brooklyn History

The Terrible Brooklyn Theater Fire: The Forgotten Gilded Age Tragedy

On the evening of December 5, 1876, the glorious Brooklyn Theatre caught fire, trapping its audience in a nightmare of flame and smoke. The theater sat…

Aug 15, 2025 Read →

Food History

How Ward McAllister Helped Engineer Gilded Age High Society

On the latest episode of The Gilded Gentleman, meet the man who helped create New York's Gilded Age high society, a fussy and imperious Southerner who eventually…

Aug 4, 2025 Read →

Friday Night Fever

Welcome to the Haymarket, New York’s scandalous Moulin Rouge

To get you in the mood for the weekend, every other Friday we'll be celebrating 'FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER', featuring an old New York nightlife haunt, from…

Jul 27, 2025 Read →

Gilded Age New York

Who was Mamie Fish? The story behind The Gilded Age’s wildest party hostess

Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, known to all as just Mamie Fish, was one of the more larger-than-life personalities of the Gilded Age, a hostess who thrived within…

Jul 22, 2025 Read →