The Bowery Boys: New York City History

A podcast by Tom Meyers, Greg Young - Fridays

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  1. #410 The Roeblings: The Family Who Built The Brooklyn Bridge

    Published: 5/24/2023
  2. Rewind: The Birth of the Broadway Musical

    Published: 5/12/2023
  3. #409 The Great New York City Pizza Tour

    Published: 4/28/2023
  4. #408 The Titanic and the Fate of Pier 54

    Published: 4/14/2023
  5. #407 New York by Gaslight: Illuminating the 19th Century

    Published: 3/31/2023
  6. Rewind: When The Irish Came To New York

    Published: 3/17/2023
  7. #406 How Wall Street Got Its Name

    Published: 3/3/2023
  8. #405 Mona Lisa at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Published: 2/17/2023
  9. The First Woman Ever Photographed

    Published: 2/10/2023
  10. #404 Nighthawks and Automats: Edward Hopper's New York

    Published: 2/3/2023
  11. #403 The Fulton Fish Market: History at the Seaport

    Published: 1/20/2023
  12. Rewind: A Bar Named Julius', New York's Newest Landmark

    Published: 1/13/2023
  13. #402 Treasures from the World's Fair

    Published: 1/6/2023
  14. Side Streets: Good Diners, Great Pizza and Mars 2112

    Published: 12/30/2022
  15. #401 The World Before Wordle: Talking Puzzles With AJ Jacobs

    Published: 12/21/2022
  16. The Mysteries of Absinthe: Dancing With The Green Fairy

    Published: 12/16/2022
  17. #400 Jacob Riis: 'The Other Half' of the Gilded Age

    Published: 12/9/2022
  18. #399 The Changing Lower East Side: A View From Seward Park

    Published: 11/24/2022
  19. #398 Marilyn Monroe in New York

    Published: 11/11/2022
  20. Rewind: Birth of the Five Boroughs

    Published: 10/28/2022

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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.