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#313 The Straw Hat Riots of 1922
EPISODE 313 "No man likes to have his hat snatched from his head by somebody he has not yet been introduced to."
During the month of September 1922, …
6 years ago
#312 Has Jack the Ripper Come to Town? A Gilded Age Hysteria
EPISODE 312 The Whitechapel murders of 1888 -- perpetrated by the killer known as Jack the Ripper -- inspired one of the greatest cultural hysterias …
6 years ago
#311 Uprising: The Shirtwaist Strike of 1909
EPISODE 311 Nobody had seen anything quite like it. In late November 1909, tens of thousands of workers went on strike, angered by poor work conditio…
6 years ago
#310 1918: The Harlem Hellfighters
On February 17, 1919, in the waning months of World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters – officially the 369th Infantry Regiment, originally a New York Na…
6 years, 1 month ago
#309 What Gets Saved? Landmarks & Historic Districts Explained
They're tearing down your favorite old building and putting up a condo in its place. How can this be?
Before you plunge into fits of despair, you sho…
6 years, 1 month ago
#308 Andrew Carnegie and New York's Public Libraries
EPISODE 308 In the final decades of his life, steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie -- one of the richest Americans to ever live -- began giving his money awa…
6 years, 2 months ago
#307 The Holland Tunnel: The Wonder of the Jazz Age
EPISODE 307 The Holland Tunnel, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City beneath the Hudson River, is more important to daily life in New York City than…
6 years, 2 months ago
#306 Just Desserts: The Origins of New York Cheesecake, Cannoli and More
EPISODE 306 Recorded live at the WNYC Greene Space in downtown Manhattan
In this special episode, the Bowery Boys podcast focuses on the delicious tr…
6 years, 3 months ago
#305 Christmas in New York: The Lights of Dyker Heights
EPISODE 305 There's a special kind of magic to Christmas in New York City, from that colossal Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center to the fanciful ho…
6 years, 3 months ago
#304 The Miracle on Eldridge Street
EPISODE 304: The Eldridge Street Synagogue is one of the most beautifully restored places in the United States, a testament to the value of preservin…
6 years, 4 months ago