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#64 Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of New York's oldest burial grounds, but its development reaches back all the way to the beginning of Brooklyn's surprisin…
17 years, 6 months ago
#63 New York Stock Exchange
We tackle the New York Stock Exchange in this episode, beginning with Alexander Hamilton, some pushy auctioneers, a coffee house and a sycamore tree.…
17 years, 6 months ago
#62 Shea Stadium
The Mets are movin' out to Citi Field, but we can't overlook the great stories contained in their own home, Shea Stadium, a Robert Moses project took…
17 years, 6 months ago
#61 The Pan Am Building
Today it's the Met Life Building. It's been called the ugliest building in New York City. It sits like a monolith behind one of the city's most endur…
17 years, 6 months ago
#60 Five Points: The Fate of Five Points
Part two of our "Five Points" podcast. Join us as we explore the "wicked" neighborhood's clean up, fall from grace, and eventual destruction.
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17 years, 6 months ago
#59 Five Points: Wicked Slum
You've heard the legend of New York's most notorious neighborhood. Now come with us as we hit the streets of Five Points and dig up some of the nitty…
17 years, 6 months ago
#57 Carnegie Hall
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well, we can at least show you the way through its tumultuous history, from a fortunate meeting on a Norwegian cruis…
17 years, 6 months ago
#56 Randall's Island and the 1936 Olympic Trials
Small islands reveal fascinating secrets of New York's past, and Randall's and Ward's Islands are no exceptions. Find out how these former potter's f…
17 years, 6 months ago
#55 The Evolution of Central Park
When last we left Central Park, it was the embodiment of Olmstead and Vaux's naturalistic Greensward Plan. So how did all those playgrounds, a swanky…
17 years, 6 months ago
#54 The Creation of Central Park
Come with us to the beginnings of New York's most popular and most ambitious park -- from the inkling of an idea to the arduous construction. Learn w…
17 years, 6 months ago