Podcast Episodes

#474 Made in France: Lady Liberty’s Alsatian Origins (On Location in Colmar)

She stands in New York Harbor as America’s most recognizable symbol—but the story of the Statue of Liberty begins thousands of miles away, in the charming Alsatian city of Colmar, France.

In this spec…

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The Last Ships From Hamburg: An Immigration Story

Our second in a series of podcasts about New York City and American immigration history. 

Between the late 1890s and early 1920s, over 2 million Jews from Eastern Europe fled their homes and made the …

Published on 1 week ago

#473 The Other Side of Ellis Island

Ellis Island is one of America’s great landmarks, a place in New York Harbor that represents the millions of people who arrived in this country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The nort…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: A History in Lights

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has brought joy and sparkle to Midtown Manhattan since the early 1930s. The annual festivities may seem steady and timeless but this holiday icon actually has a …

Published on 3 weeks ago

#472 The Many Mysteries of Amelia Earhart

The aviation hero Amelia Earhart, who became one of the world's most famous women during the Great Depression, is one of those historic figures that people think they know quite well.

But during her l…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Rodgers and Hammerstein: Some Enchanted Broadway History

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are two of the greatest entertainers in New York City history. They have delighted millions of people with their unique and influential take on the Broadway m…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

#471 Ghost Stories of Long Island

For this year's annual Bowery Boys Ghost Stories podcast, Greg and Tom take a road trip to Long Island to explore the region's most famous haunted tales from legend and folklore, 'real' reported stor…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

#470 The Grand Tale of the Erie Canal

On October 26, 1825, the fate of New York City – and the entire United States – changed with the opening of the Erie Canal, a manmade waterway that connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie.

It was the …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

#469 Dominican New York: A History In The Heights

Dominicans comprise the largest immigration group in modern New York City, and Dominican culture has become embedded in the city's rich fabric of immigrant history. And in one place in particular -- …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

19th Century NoHo: Glamour, Greed, Money, and Murder

Today's New York neighborhood called NoHo, wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village, holds the stories of many people and places that then went on to become deeply associated with the gr…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago