Dancing with the Green Fairy: The Mysteries of Absinthe
Everything you've ever wanted to know about one of the most mysterious alcoholic spirits in the world. This week we're running one of our favorite shows…
History, stories, and deep dives from the Bowery Boys.
Latest Article
ChristmasDecember 18, 2022
Early one spring day in 1922, while dutifully posing at the Art Students League on West 57th Street, Santa Claus had a fatal heart attack in front of a classroom of students. Above -- He knows when you've been bad or good: A Christmas issue of…
→ Read ArticleBrowse by Category
More Articles
Everything you've ever wanted to know about one of the most mysterious alcoholic spirits in the world. This week we're running one of our favorite shows…
Whether you're baking, wrapping presents or just staring in wonder at your Christmas tree decorations, take a break from the Christmas music and dive into these…
Clement Clarke Moore, the lord of Chelsea (the manor for which the neighborhood is named), lived a long and distinguished life as an educator and land developer,…
This year it's going to be a very merry holiday season in the podcasting world -- courtesy The Gilded Gentleman, the Bowery Boys spin-off podcast hosted…
One of you may be related to Pietro, the boy in the picture. He was one of thousands of Italian immigrants who arrived in New York in…
The best gifts in the world are books and history lovers, in particular, want nothing more than more books than they possibly have time to read.…
Have you listened to The Gilded Gentleman's recent episode on the story of Emily Post. No? Where are your manners?! In July of 1922, an unassuming…
Richmond Hill, the spacious mansion and 26-acre estate on the outskirts of town that had once been George Washington's headquarters and later the home of John…
When I hear of so-called "riots" on the Lower East Side during the late 19th century, my mind goes to disgruntled newsies or agitated garment workers,…
On the 160th anniversary of the killing of Phillip Barton Key, I’m reposting this article from 2014 which originally ran on the 100th anniversary of Daniel…
The double-breasted, cigar-chewing gentlemen who gathered in the sumptuous rooms of the Fifth Avenue Hotel were occasional connoisseurs of New York City history, and in particular,…
Clothing cutters, horseshoers, shoemakers, upholsterers, printers, house painters, freight handlers, cabinet makers, varnishers, cigar makers, bricklayers and piano makers. The first American Labor Day began on…