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The History of Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade - and that infamous section of the BQE - The Bowery Boys: New York City History “A Highway is Crumbling. New York Can’t Agree on How to Fix It.” That was a headline in the New York Times back in November about the highly problematic section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway locat...

In the latest Bowery Boys podcast, it's the history of Brooklyn Heights, the glorious Brooklyn Promenade — and that infamous section of the BQE. Listen today!

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: A History in Lights - The Bowery Boys: New York City History The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has brought sparkle to Midtown Manhattan since the early 1930s. The holiday icon has a surprisingly dramatic history

The latest episode of the Bowery Boys podcast looks at the history of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and its annual lighting tradition -- through good times and bad.

Have a good weekend. Go shop at Zabar’s.

Moon over NYC!

Founded by NYC: Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan | Bowery Boys NYC Walking Tours Discover amazing history and hear spooky tales on a walk through Lower Manhattan Join Founded by NYC and Bowery Boys…

New walking tour…if you dare! A partnership between @boweryboys.bsky.social & @nyctourism.bsky.social. www.boweryboyswalks.com/walking-tour...

US Open!

Lower Manhattan Streets That Are Also Good Names for Cats:
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane

Vacation.

You don’t see this very often!

The story of Newport’s Gilded Age Black residents is even more fascinating that what you see on television. On the Gilded Gentleman podcast, Carl is joined by Rhode Island historian laureate Keith Stokes, who shares his own ancestry as it relates to the tides of Newport’s own remarkable story.

Coke or…

The Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 - The Bowery Boys: New York City History TERROR ON THE BEACH! Seaside resorts from Cape May, New Jersey, to Montauk, Long Island, were paralyzed in fear during the summer of 1916. Not because of the threat of lurking German U-boats and sabot...

What lurked along the Jersey Shore during the summer of 1916? A series of shark attacks shook the region, sending beachgoers into a ‘shark panic’ and frightening a country on the verge of entering a world war. Hear the entire terrifying tale on the latest Bowery Boys Podcast:

Apizza.

Some pics of my Sunday in Brooklyn.

Finally we’re doing a boat party! Join Tom and Greg from the Bowery Boys for a three-hour dinner cruise around lower Manhattan through New York Harbor and up to the Statue of Liberty. Tickets and more details here: likemindstravel.com

Today there were 3 jazz bands playing in Washington Square Park. You can never have too much jazz. Happy May!

Southern Oregon on Earth Day.

Explore in the city.

The House of Beauty: The Story of The Frick Collection - The Bowery Boys: New York City History We invite you to come with us inside one of America’s most interesting art museums – an institution that is BOTH an art gallery and a historic home. This is the Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70t...

On the new Bowery Boys podcast, we get a sneak preview of the newly renovated Frick Collection. And we reveal the story of the museum's namesake Henry Clay Frick, a rather divisive figure who nonetheless left the city's one of its most interesting museums.

Strolling the bridle path.

Upper West Side Theater Is Sold After Governor Allocates $3.5 Million A nonprofit bought the landmark Metro Theater after receiving financial support from Gov. Kathy Hochul, the State Senate and Steven Spielberg’s foundation.

Yep. We really did it! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/m...

Photo of the NYC Marble Cemetery in the East Village

A view of the New York City Marble on 2nd Street in the East Village… the landmarked property dates to 1831.

Last night’s view.

Spring is springing!

How New York Got Its Name: A Tale of Adventure and Betrayal with Russell Shorto - The Bowery Boys: New York City History It’s one of the most foundational questions we could ever ask on this show — how did New York City get its name? You may know that the English conquered the Dutch settlement of New Netherland (and its...

In the new Bowery Boys podcast, Russell Shorto returns to the show to reveal all new details of a critical moment in New York history -- when New York got its name! In the year 1664, England conquered the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. But who was the first to call it New York? Listen today:

Roy Ayers smiling behind a microphone wearing a bright yellow shirt. A headline reads: 1940-2025: Roy Ayers Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz Music Dies at 84." Photo by David Redfern/Redferns, via Getty Images

Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who followed and one of the most sampled musicians by hip-hop artists, died on Tuesday. He was 84. nyti.ms/3QRiGSg

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