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The Puck Building and its mischievous tenant, Puck Magazine
PODCAST Â A 6-foot plump gold impish figure stares down at you as you look up to observe the gorgeous red-brick design of the Puck Building, built…
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Planes Trains and AutomobilesA city of bridges: One century ago, Scientific American predicted a future of elevated sidewalks
June 23, 2016
Imagine a city where the High Line isn't just a novel park, but the primary form of urban conveyance. In 1913, with the proliferation of the automobile, it seemed humans were being crowded out at ground level. Â People were beginning to think of themselves…
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Adventures In Old New York
The Bowery Boys book is here at last PLUS: Info on our new live appearance
We want to offer heartfelt thanks to the many people who came out to our first live book event last Thursday night at the Museum of the…
Amusements and Thrills
The Mystique of Josephine Baker, born 110 years ago today
Josephine Baker is a spellbinding icon. Her persona is magnetic, mysterious, intangible, taking inspiration from Sophie Tucker and Bessie Smith, the divas of the silent screen and…
American History
In Chinatown, A Poignant Reminder of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
New York had no significant Asian population in 1880 outside of those who lived on a handful of small streets east of the Five Points neighborhood.…
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The tale of the Cotton Club: “The Aristocrat of Harlem”
PODCAST The musical story of the Cotton Club, the most famous (and infamous) nightclub of the Jazz Age. The Cotton Club, Harlem's most prominent nightclub…
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PODCAST: Wrath of the Whyos, vicious gang of New York
The Whyos (pronounced Why-Ohs) were New York's most notorious gang after the Civil War, organizing their criminal activities and terrorizing law abiding citizens of the Gilded…
American History
“My dear Stanford…” Letters from Tesla at the New York Public Library
Here's a little inside look on some of the fun stuff that we sometimes get to do while researching a podcast: Tom headed over to the…
Neighborhoods
Jane Jacobs, born 100 years ago today! Celebrate with a weekend walk.
Jane Butzner was born 100 years ago in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Jane Jacobs died on April 25, 2006, in Toronto, Canada. But for much of her life in…
Gilded Age New York
The Boss Tweed connection to St. Sava, the cathedral destroyed by fire
New York City lost a very interesting landmark this past weekend. Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, at West 25th and Broadway, was destroyed in a…
Adventures In Old New York
The book is almost here! Meet us at the Museum of the City of New York
The final edits have been made and The Bowery Boys Adventures In Old New York has finally been sent to press. Â We are incredibly excited to…
Bowery Boys Bookshelf
For More on Jane Jacobs….
We hope you enjoyed our 200th Bowery Boys podcast on Jane Jacobs. For further reading on her life, philosophy and work, we recommend the following books,…
Bowery Boys Bookshelf
New Bowery Boys podcast: We look at our own history and to the future
As we prepare for our #200th episode -- and the release of the first-ever Bowery Boys book -- we've decided to take a look back at…