The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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Rewind: The Deadly Draft Riots of 1863

This month we are marking the 160th anniversary of one of the most dramatic moments in New York City history – the Civil War Draft Riots which stormed through the city from July 13 to July 16, 1863. In many ways, however, our own city seems to have forgotten these significant events.

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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