Why are there so many small, bizarre wedge-shaped buildings along Seventh Avenue in the West Village? You can blame the subway — and a clash between the quiet 19th century Village and the expanding city. Hear all about it in the latest Bowery Boys podcast How The West Village Became A Neighborhood.
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Next on the Bowery Boys Podcast: We're getting lost in the West Village. First episode in this new limited series arrives Friday.
First episode available now — Creating the West Village. Featuring underground creeks, forgotten cemeteries and even a scary old prison.
Next on the Bowery Boys Podcast: We're getting lost in the West Village. First episode in this new limited series arrives Friday.
We just re-released our Great Blizzard of 1888 show into the Bowery Boys podcast feed. Hopefully, history doesn't repeat itself with the current storm hammering the American northeast, but it's fascinating to hear how Old New York dealt with a weather catastrophe during the Gilded Age.
We just re-released our Great Blizzard of 1888 show into the Bowery Boys podcast feed. Hopefully, history doesn't repeat itself with the current storm hammering the American northeast, but it's fascinating to hear how Old New York dealt with a weather catastrophe during the Gilded Age.
In this Friday's new Bowery Boys podcast: The tragic incident that launched a thousand tabloid headlines
In this Friday's new Bowery Boys podcast: The tragic incident that launched a thousand tabloid headlines
In the newest Bowery Boys podcast, we presesnt a 1930s true-crime mystery. On August 6, 1930, judge Joseph Force Crater stepped into a taxi on West 45th Street and vanished without a trace. Was it murder? Blackmail? Or a carefully planned escape? And will Tom solve the crime in this episode?
In the latest Bowery Boys podcast, it's the history of Brooklyn Heights, the glorious Brooklyn Promenade — and that infamous section of the BQE. Listen today!
In the latest Bowery Boys podcast, it's the history of Brooklyn Heights, the glorious Brooklyn Promenade — and that infamous section of the BQE. Listen today!
A fresh new podcast for the new year! Hear about the unlikeliest man to ever be president and how an Upper East Side recluse became his conscience during a tumultuous period of the Gilded Age:
On September 20, 1881, one of New York's rowdiest politicians Chester A. Arthur became the president of the United States -- and nobody was very happy about it. Learn all about his unexpected rise in the first Bowery Boys podcast of 2026:
On September 20, 1881, one of New York's rowdiest politicians Chester A. Arthur became the president of the United States -- and nobody was very happy about it. Learn all about his unexpected rise in the first Bowery Boys podcast of 2026:
One final podcast for 2025! A history of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration -- from the first ball drop to Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve. Plus a look at New York's Chinese New Year celebrations which trace back to the 1880s. Available now in the Gilded Gentleman podcast feed:
One final podcast for 2025! A history of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration -- from the first ball drop to Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve. Plus a look at New York's Chinese New Year celebrations which trace back to the 1880s. Available now in the Gilded Gentleman podcast feed:
1966. Destroyed 31 December. Fire. 1967. Survived. 1968. Fence added. Survived. 1969. Inside of goat protected by chicken-wire netting. Destroyed 31 December. Fire. 1970. Destroyed six hours after construction. Fire. The goat's destruction was blamed on two drunk teenagers. With help from several financial contributors, the goat was reassembled out of lake reed. 1971. Smashed to pieces. The Southern Merchants became tired of their goats being burned down, and stopped constructing them. The Natural Science Club from the School of Vasa took over and built a miniature goat. 1972. Collapsted. 1973. Stolen. The goat was stolen by a man, who then placed it in his backyard. He was later sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated theft. 1974. Fire. 1975. Collapsed. The goat collapsed under its own weight. 1976. Hit by a car. This year's goat was smaller than the previous ones. A student rammed the hind legs of the goat with a Volvo Amazon, collapsing the structure.
One of my favorite Wikipedia tables documents how each year's Gävlebock met its maker en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
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With One World Trade Center in the background, Astoria the Wild Turkey strolls The Battery in the early evening. 🦃 ❤️
On the new Bowery Boys podcast: The history of paying for the subway, from the nickel fare to the beloved subway token. And a chat with New York Transit Museum about their latest tribute to the MetroCard, which is headed for retirement. Listen today! bit.ly/4pIUD7Z
“Mayor Eric Adams’ team plans to bury a commemorative time capsule just outside City Hall on Tuesday to celebrate the biggest accomplishments of the one-term administration…”
Did you enjoy the Ken Burns mini-series The American Revolution? @nygroove.nyc has a good round-up of Revolutionary War sites in New York and I'm quoted throughout the article with my favorites:
On the new Bowery Boys podcast, Tom heads to the hometown of Frédéric Bartholdi (and to the charming Musée Bartholdi) in search of the origin of the Statue of Liberty. Along the way, he discovers the symbol's many different meanings.
They're lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree tonight! Listen to the Bowery Boys podcast to find out more about the history of this interesting tradition which began in 1931.
They're lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree tonight! Listen to the Bowery Boys podcast to find out more about the history of this interesting tradition which began in 1931.
On the latest Bowery Boys podcast, historian Steven Ujifusa discusses the unique circumstances surrounding the arrival of Russian Jewish immigrants to the United States, starting in the late 19th century -- and draws on his own personal story.
On the latest Bowery Boys podcast, historian Steven Ujifusa discusses the unique circumstances surrounding the arrival of Russian Jewish immigrants to the United States, starting in the late 19th century -- and draws on his own personal story.
Up next on the Bowery Boys Podcast: Three episodes about the immigrant experience and how New York harbor became the gateway for millions of people into the United States. On Friday, we head first to a major American landmark to immigration -- but from a perspective few have ever seen.
