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#22 Staten Island
The Bowery Boys take on the history of New York City's most 'forgotten' borough, from its beginnings as a British outpost during the Revolutionary Wa…
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#21 The Astors and the Waldorf-Astoria
We're going to the 'original' Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in this podcast to hang with the filthy rich. Our guides are the styling and eccentric Astor fami…
17 years, 5 months ago
#20 United Nations Headquarters
It's the only area of Manhattan that actually belongs to the entire world (literally). Come along with the Bowery Boys as we cut the security line to…
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#19 Washington Irving
In this mini-podcast, we bring you New York City's first internationally famous writer Washington Irving and his creepy tale of the Headless Horseman…
17 years, 5 months ago
#66 Who Killed Mary Rogers?
The most desirable woman in downtown Manhattan -- the 'beautiful cigar girl' Mary Rogers -- is found horribly murdered along the Hoboken shore. Hear …
17 years, 5 months ago
#18 Ghost Stories of New York City
A city this size certainly has its share of ghosts, and the Bowery Boys spend the spooky season with some of the most famous -- a suicide showgirl, a…
17 years, 5 months ago
#17 New York Public Library
The New York Public Library may be one of the most revered libraries in America, but it took a far flung combination of bookworms, millionaires and d…
17 years, 5 months ago
#16 Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty -- her torch may shine bright, but what story is she hiding under that copper-toned skin? The Bowery Boys bring you the story of the Fre…
17 years, 5 months ago
#15 The Apollo Theater
Harlem's jewel, the Apollo Theater, has more than lived up to its promise as a place "where stars are born and legends are made." It's been the cultu…
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#14 Peter Stuyvesant
Back when New York was New Amsterdam, it was the domain of the bullheaded, pear-growing, peglegged Peter Stuyvesant, who cleaned up the city and gave…
17 years, 5 months ago