The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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#412 The New York Parking Wars

Long-term and overnight parking used to be illegal in the early 20th century. But in 1950, street parking was legalized with the advent of alternate-side parking rules, and soon parking meters and 'meter maids' were attempting to keep a handle on the chaotic situation. Eventually the car took over. Will it always be this way?

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  #445 The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: A Century of Cheer

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  #444 New York's Classic Mom-and-Pop Shops (with New York Nico)

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  Whatever Happened to Dorothy Arnold? (Rewind)

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  #443 Ghost Stories of the Five Boroughs

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  #442 Urban Legends of New York City

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  #441 The Recluse of Herald Square: The Ida Wood Mystery

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  The Ghosty Men: Inside the Collyer Mansion (Rewind)

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  #440 When Longacre Square Became Times Square

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  #439 The Ticker-Tape Parade: A Very New York Celebration

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  #438 The Ramones at CBGB: Revolution on the Bowery

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  The Hidden World of Gramercy Park

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  #437 Haarlem, Breukelen, Utrecht: Exploring New York's Dutch Roots

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  #436 Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: Finding Peter Stuyvesant

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  #435 Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Radical Walloons

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  #434 Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: Empire of the Seas

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  #433 New Amsterdam Man: An Interview with Russell Shorto