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Back to Search#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 c…
6 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 imm…
6 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 th…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Boy Mayor of New York
As New York City enters the final stages of a rather strange mayoral election in 2025, let’s look back on a decidedly more unusual contest over 110 y…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
#468 Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue": A Jazz-Age Drama
On January 3, 1924, 25-year-old George Gershwin was shooting pool in a Manhattan billiard hall when his brother Ira Gershwin read aloud a shocking ne…
7 months ago
History Daily: Pirate Tales!
We love the podcast History Daily, a co-production from award winning podcasters Airship and Noiser, so we're presenting two episodes with a very sim…
7 months, 1 week ago
#467 The Brooklyn Theatre Fire: The Forgotten Gilded Age Tragedy
On the evening of December 5, 1876, the glorious Brooklyn Theatre caught fire, trapping its audience in a nightmare of flame and smoke. The theater s…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#466 Pete's Tavern and McSorley's Old Ale House
The ultimate bar crawl of Old New York continues through a survey of classic bars and taverns that trace their origins from the 1850s through the 188…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
#465 The Oldest Bars in New York City
We’ve put together the ultimate New York City historic bar crawl, a celebration of the city’s old taverns, pubs, and ale houses with 18th- and 19th-c…
8 months ago
#464 New York: The City of Oysters
Once upon a time New York City oysters were not only plentiful and healthy in the harbor, they were an everyday, common food source. The original fas…
8 months, 1 week ago