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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Spooky season begins on the Bowery Boys podcast this Friday with the origin story of the seance

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Spooky season begins on the Bowery Boys podcast this Friday with the origin story of the seance

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The original Bowery Boys gang was really an evolving set of gangs which terrorized New York in the mid 19th century. William Poole, aka Bill the Butcher, became one of their more terrifying leaders. Learn all about them in our latest episode — The Murder of Bill the Butcher.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Have you visited the site where Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton? It’s right across the water from midtown Manhattan, located on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River. It makes a great afternoon trip on a sunny day.

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Kenneth Freeman @kencf0618.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The Way We Were

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EmmaTK55 @emmatk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today started with a sold out @boweryboys.bsky.social tour of Gilded Age Mansions, then the @metmuseum.org for my volunteer work at Watson Library where I admired lovely books and the new Reading Room, followed by an aperitif with @jbf1755.bsky.social. I stayed away from the news; it was a good day.

The cover of “Miss Petticoats” from 1902 at Watson Library. Part of a display of rare books.

The new Reading Room at the Thomas J. Watson Library with gorgeous repurposed shelving turned into wall decoration. The MCM furniture is original from the 1960s.

Yummy (and bright!) cocktails made for a refreshing end to the work day with excellent conversation. At Lily’s on West 72nd Street, NYC.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Some listening for your weekend featuring an intervew with the CEO of the South Street Seaport Museum. (He's a ship captain!)

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

On tomorrow's new Bowery Boys podcast: We remember the 1976 US Bicentennial celebration in New York City and give you a sneak preview of the city's plans for the 250th.

City of New York in celebration during July 4, 1976 with skyscrapers and ships in the harbor.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

On tomorrow's new Bowery Boys podcast: We remember the 1976 US Bicentennial celebration in New York City and give you a sneak preview of the city's plans for the 250th.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Come out to City Winery on Tuesday for some live history-related shenanigans.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

However you all have to buy my 'not-so-serious nonfiction' book when it comes out next August 2027.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A new edition of our Bowery Boys History Live! event is coming up soon at City Winery. The hottest night for history geeks. On Tuesday, May 26, 7:30pm. bit.ly/3QXRrJr

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

As the Met Gala continues to embody a world of outrageous wealth, here's a reminder of the Costume Institute's far humbler roots on the Lower East Side.

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The Humble Origins of The Met Gala

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

As the Met Gala continues to embody a world of outrageous wealth, here's a reminder of the Costume Institute's far humbler roots on the Lower East Side.

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The Humble Origins of The Met Gala

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

On the new Bowery Boys podcast, the strange story of phrenology, the pseudo-science which took New York by storm thanks to a cabinet of curiosities-type 'tourist attraction' near City Hall. How did people like Walt Whitman and PT Barnum get so taken in by this bizarre Victorian practice?

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The Phrenology Craze: New York's Head-Scratching 19th Century Obsession - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

In our modern world, people are turning to all sorts of unusual beliefs and fringe disciplines just outside the bounds of medical science and psychology, all in search of a better understanding of the...

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In Friday's new Bowery Boys podcast, explore the notorious "house of skulls", a cabinet of curiosity devoted to the discipline of 'phrenology' located just steps from City Hall during the 1840s.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In Friday's new Bowery Boys podcast, explore the notorious "house of skulls", a cabinet of curiosity devoted to the discipline of 'phrenology' located just steps from City Hall during the 1840s.

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EmmaTK55 @emmatk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

If you are in NYC and want a good distraction from all this *waves hand*, please join me this Wednesday April 22nd on my walking tour of the Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue 🎩💰🚶🏻‍♀️It’s a lot of fun! www.boweryboyswalks.com/walking-tour...

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Walking Tours & Events | Bowery Boys NYC Walking Tours

Tour calendar: See dates for all tours here. Looking for a private tour? Get more information here. Book online now!…

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The Bowery Boys Podcast is finally on YouTube! We would love it if you'd hit the subscribe button while you're there. Of course, we'll still on all the regular audio players as well (Apple, Spotify, Overcast and the rest!)

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The Treasures of Carnegie Hall

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We discuss the history of La Marqueta, future site of Mamdani’s new city-run grocery store, and other city-run markets from New York City history in this week’s show on the pushcarts:

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We discuss the history of La Marqueta, future site of Mamdani’s new city-run grocery store, and other city-run markets from New York City history in this week’s show on the pushcarts:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Mayor Mamdani chats with New Yorkers while walking the six miles from City Hall to Gracie Mansion, fulfilling the promise he made in his inauguration speech to “be outside” as Mayor — “because this is a government of New York, by New York, and for New York.”

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Our podcast on the mysterious history of North Brother Island is now available on YouTube, with detours into the stories of Typhoid Mary and the General Slocum disaster: youtu.be/SkoaH-LykGM?...

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The Dark History of North Brother Island

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Jane Jacobs advocated for ‘human scale’ neighborhoods at a time with Robert Moses was dreaming of exactly the opposite. Their ideas clashed upon the streets of the West Village. Learn more in the final part of our mini-series The Streets of the West Village, now available

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Our podcast on the mysterious history of North Brother Island is now available on YouTube, with detours into the stories of Typhoid Mary and the General Slocum disaster: youtu.be/SkoaH-LykGM?...

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The Dark History of North Brother Island

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The Stonewall National Monument in the West Village is more than just landmark to LGBT rights. This site contains objects that showcase many different historical eras and forms of remembrance. More in our latest podcast — Pride and Preservation: The Streets of the West Village.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In tomorrow's new Bowery Boys podcast -- the final part of our West Village series featuring some pretty seismic events in New York City history.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Did you watch the Netflix series Death By Lightning and want to learn more about that scoundrel Chester A Arthur? The Bowery Boys podcast on 'the accidental president' just went live on YouTube:

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Nobody Wanted Chester A. Arthur To Be President

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Did you watch the Netflix series Death By Lightning and want to learn more about that scoundrel Chester A Arthur? The Bowery Boys podcast on 'the accidental president' just went live on YouTube:

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Nobody Wanted Chester A. Arthur To Be President

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Those who support the Bowery Boys Podcast on Patreon get weekly ad-free versions of our older shows. Today we just re-released our episode on the United Nations Headquarters, recorded in October 2008 (Bush was still president!). Visit our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/c/boweryboys

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 15/03/2026

🧵 First four Best Picture winners. Four very different films. All four in the public domain. 🎬 WINGS (1927) 🎭 THE BROADWAY MELODY (1929) 🪖 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) 🌄 CIMARRON (1931) Choose your own Best Picture! 🏆 Watch them all ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ias... 1️⃣/5️⃣ #redcarpet #Oscars

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Why are there so many small, bizarre wedge-shaped buildings along Seventh Avenue in the West Village? You can blame the subway — and a clash between the quiet 19th century Village and the expanding city. Hear all about it in the latest Bowery Boys podcast How The West Village Became A Neighborhood.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

AI marketing email fail. If somebody knows Randy and Dave, I’m happy to forward this along.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Next on the Bowery Boys Podcast: We're getting lost in the West Village. First episode in this new limited series arrives Friday.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

First episode available now — Creating the West Village. Featuring underground creeks, forgotten cemeteries and even a scary old prison.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Next on the Bowery Boys Podcast: We're getting lost in the West Village. First episode in this new limited series arrives Friday.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We just re-released our Great Blizzard of 1888 show into the Bowery Boys podcast feed. Hopefully, history doesn't repeat itself with the current storm hammering the American northeast, but it's fascinating to hear how Old New York dealt with a weather catastrophe during the Gilded Age.

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Frozen In Time: The Great Blizzard of 1888 - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The tale of the Blizzard of 1888, one of the worst weather events in United States history.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

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Frozen In Time: The Great Blizzard of 1888 - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The tale of the Blizzard of 1888, one of the worst weather events in United States history.

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

In this Friday's new Bowery Boys podcast: The tragic incident that launched a thousand tabloid headlines

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Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

In this Friday's new Bowery Boys podcast: The tragic incident that launched a thousand tabloid headlines

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