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#79 The Whyos: Gang of New York
The Whyos (pronounced Why-Ohs) were New York's most notorious gang after the Civil War, organizing their criminal activities and terrorizing law abid…
17 years ago
#78 The Great Fire of 1835
The Great Fire of 1835 devastated the city during one freezing December evening, destroying hundreds of buildings and changing the face of Manhattan …
17 years ago
#77 Freedomland U.S.A.: New York's Weirdest Theme Park
What is Freedomland U.S.A.? An unusual theme park in the Bronx, only in existence for less than five years, Freedomland has become the object of fasc…
17 years, 1 month ago
#76 Woolworth Building
F.W. Woolworth was the self-made king of retail's newfangled 'five and dime' store and his pockets were overflowing with cash. Meanwhile, in New York…
17 years, 1 month ago
#75 Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn
Williamsburg used to have an H at the end of its name, not to mention dozens of major industries that once made it the tenth wealthiest place in the …
17 years, 2 months ago
# 49 LaGuardia Airport and Early New York Flight
We embark on the tale of the birth of New York City flight -- featuring a Wright brother on Governor's Island, the site of a glue factory turned Broo…
17 years, 2 months ago
#74 Ziegfeld!
Cue the dancing girls, lower the props, raise the curtain -- it's the Bowery Boys and we're taking on Broadway's most famous producer, Florenz Ziegfe…
17 years, 2 months ago
#73 Webster Hall 'The Devil's Playhouse'
Webster Hall, as beautifully worn and rough-hewn as it was during its heyday in the 1910s and 20s, disguises a very surprising past, a significant ve…
17 years, 3 months ago
#48 The Stonewall Riots
It's the summer of 1969, and the police have raided the Stonewall, a popular gay bar in the West Village. Join us as we look at the raid, the riots, …
17 years, 3 months ago
#47 Grant's Tomb
The fascinating story of Grant’s Tomb — and a quirky history that includes an ambitious architect, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, lot…
17 years, 3 months ago