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Book Review: A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park
A stroll at dusk along the waterfront paths of Brooklyn Bridge Park presents a look at New York City like no other -- the fading skies…
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The FirstThe First — Every Day is Thanksgiving: The History of the TV Dinner
November 18, 2016
03: American eating habits were transformed in the early 20th century with innovations in freezing and refrigeration, allowing all kinds of foods to be shipped across the country and stored for long periods of time. But it would actually be the television set that would inspire…
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It's Showtime
The first Shakespeare performance, recorded by Edwin Booth
The plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare, as the finest examples of the English written word, were also the first recorded sounds ever made. Â The first…
American History
Election Night 1916: With a world war looming, America goes to the polls
One hundred years ago today, Americans went to the polls to vote for the President of the United States -- between the Democrat and incumbent President…
Landmarks
Fall Foliage Alert! Talk a lovely walk through Green-Wood Cemetery
The stunning colors of autumn are upon us, and  you can appreciate the full glory of fall within the limits of New York City, accessible by…
The First
Listen to the trailer for The First, a new Bowery Boys podcast series
Arriving at the end of the month -- a brand new podcast series from Greg Young of the Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast. 'The…
The First
The First: A new Bowery Boys podcast series, arriving in November
We are very pleased to announce the very first Bowery Boys podcast spin-off series -- a new show called The First: Stories of Inventions and their…
Bronx History
Morrisania: The South Bronx and the old days of American aristocracy
Was there an estate in New York ever as beautiful as Morrisania, nearly 2,000 acres that hugged the Harlem River until it opened out into the…
Food History
Kings of New York Pizza: The tale of many Rays, a few Patsys, and one Lombardi
PODCAST REWIND New Yorkers are serious about their pizza, and it all started with a tiny grocery store in today's Little Italy and a group of young…
It's Showtime
An ode to the early Bronx film industry
In 1910, D.W. Griffith made one of first films ever produced in Hollywood, CA, appropriately called In Old California. Before then, film production companies were scattered…
Amusements and Thrills
The Bronx World’s Fair of 1918: the failure which became a magical park
Nobody remembers the Bronx World's Fair of 1918 or, more precisely, the Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries. Nor should they really. Modest in scale…
Politics and Protest
Graft and Greed: Boss Tweed and the Glory Days of Tammany Hall
PODCAST The tale of America's most infamous political machine and the rise and fall of its flamboyant William 'Boss' Tweed. (Episode #86) You cannot understand New…
Bronx History
Kingsbridge, the Bronx neighborhood with royal connections
DUMBO, for Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass -- a stretch to create an geographic acronym if there ever was one -- is not the only neighborhood…