The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young
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The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

  1. 22H AGO

    #454 Special Delivery: A History of the Post Office

    The history of the United States Postal Service as it plays out in the streets of New York City -- from the first post road to the first postage stamps.

    1h 23m

  2. MAR 21

    #453 All The Beauty In The World: Guarding the Met with Patrick Bringley

    Patrick Bringley discusses his book about being a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and his new off-Broadway show based on his best seller.

    59 min

  3. MAR 14

    #452 How New York Got Its Name

    In the year 1664, New Amsterdam was taken over by the English, and the New York officially got its name.

    1h 11m

  4. FEB 28

    #451 The New Yorker Magazine: Talk of the Town for 100 Years

    The New Yorker was first published one hundred years ago. And even though the present-day magazine is often quite contemporary in content, the New Yorker's tone and style still recall its glamorous Jazz Age origins.

    1h 11m

  5. FEB 21

    At The Movies with Meyers and Young (Side Streets)

    In honor of the Academy Awards, the Bowery Boys hosts pay homage to the great Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert while looking at five award-worthy films with strong New York City connections.

    1 hr

  6. FEB 14

    #450 Harlem in the Jazz Age: A Renaissance in New York

    We’re looking at the glamour and mystery of Harlem during the 1920s, a decade when the predominantly black neighborhood, in the words of Langston Hughes, “was in vogue.”

    1h 24m

  7. JAN 31

    #449 Italian Harlem: New York's Forgotten Little Italy

    One of America's first great Italian neighborhoods was once in East Harlem, an enclave almost entirely gone today except for a couple restaurants, a church and a long-standing religious festival.

    1h 22m

  8. JAN 17

    The Return of the Waldorf Astoria (Rewind)

    The Waldorf Astoria is reopening this year, so we thought we'd again raise a toast to one of the world's most famous hotels.

    52 min
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    The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

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