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#89 Chelsea Hotel
Arguably New York's least conventional hotel, the Chelsea Hotel (or rather, the Hotel Chelsea) is the one of New York's counter-culture centers, a gl…
16 years, 7 months ago
#88 Ellis Island: The Immigrant Story
For millions of Americans, Ellis Island is the symbol of introduction, the immigrant depot that processed their ancestors and offered an opening into…
16 years, 8 months ago
#87 The Kings of New York Pizza
New Yorkers are serious about their pizza, and it all started with a tiny grocery store in today's Little Italy and a group of young men who became t…
16 years, 8 months ago
#86 Boss Tweed and the Glory Days of Tammany Hall
You cannot understand New York without understanding its most corrupt politician -- William 'Boss' Tweed, a larger than life personality with lofty a…
16 years, 9 months ago
#88 Joseph Papp vs Robert Moses: The Story of Shakespeare in the Park
EPISODE 88 What started in a tiny East Village basement grew to become one of New York's most enduring summer traditions, Shakespeare in the Park, fe…
16 years, 9 months ago
#84 Prospect Park
Prospect Park, Brooklyn's biggest public space and home to the borough's only natural forest, was a sequel for Olmsted and Vaux after their revolutio…
16 years, 9 months ago
#83 Henry Hudson and the European Discovery of Mannahatta
We turn the clock back to the very beginnings of New York history -- to the European discovery of Manahatta and the voyages of Henry Hudson. Original…
16 years, 10 months ago
#82 Roosevelt Island
Originally a quiet island of orchards and stone quarries, the place we call Roosevelt Island today was once New York's 'city of asylums', the place w…
16 years, 10 months ago
#81 The Puck Building "What Fools These Mortals Be!"
A 6-foot plump gold impish figure stares down at you as you look up to observe the gorgeous red-brick design of the Puck Building, built for one of t…
16 years, 11 months ago
#80 Pennsylvania Station
The story of Pennsylvania Station involves more than just nostalgia for the long-gone temple of transportation as designed by the great McKim, Meade …
16 years, 11 months ago