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

Come explore one of the most historically exclusive spaces in New York City -- the romantic and peaceful escape known as Gramercy Park.

Follow along as Greg and Tom visit several historic cities and towns in the Netherlands -- Utrecht, De Bilt, Breukelen and Haarlem -- wandering through cafe-filled streets and old cobblestone alleyways, the air ringing with church bells and street music.

The name Peter Stuyvesant can be found everywhere in New York City -- in the names of neighborhoods, apartments, parks and high schools. But what do we really know about legendary figure?

All roads lead to Leiden where our adventure continues with a quest to find the Walloons, the French-speaking religious refugees who became the first settlers of New Netherland in 1624.

The Bowery Boys Podcast heads to old Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, to find traces of New Amsterdam, the Dutch settlement which became New York.

The Bowery Boys Podcast is going to Amsterdam and other parts of the Netherlands for a very special mini-series. But before they go, they're kicking things off with the man who inspired the journey.