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Mysterious StoriesJuly 5, 2016
Today let's give a little love to New York original mermaid queen -- the hideous Fiji (Fejee) Mermaid! This sickening Frankenstein monster -- comprising a monkey's head sewn onto a fish torso -- was displayed in  PT Barnum's American Museum off and on…
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Pictured: The New York Herald newspaper office (in Herald Square, natch) in a flamboyantly colored postcard from 1907. Â The lights of Broadway theaters -- many still…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
