The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

The tides of American history flow through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.

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The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Episodes (546)

Feb 27th #480 The Streets of the West Village: Creating the Village
Feb 22nd Frozen in Time: The Great Blizzard of 1888
Feb 20th How To Dig a Train Tunnel Under the Hudson River (from HISTORY This Week)

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Feb 27, 2026
1¼ hours
74 MB

Why are the streets of Manhattan's West Village so unusually charming and romantic? Why does it make such an excellent place for a night out in New York City? Why is the real estate so expensive? And when did it become a distinct place separate from Greenwich Village? We hope to get to the bottom of these questions in the first part of our epic new limited series on the history of the West Village. People have been living in this region of Manhattan Island for centuries -- first the Lenape, then the Dutch, who...

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

#480 The Streets of the West Village: Creating the Village

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

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