Show Notes
Boss Tweed builds a courthouse in mid 19th-century New York -- not as a masterpiece of architecture, but as a monument of graft and kickbacks.
More from The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Some spooky tales from New York City past, live on stage at the world famous Joe's Pub.
Ghosts on the train -- and in the classroom. A horrifying discovery in the basement. Street gangs vs. spirit beauties. And a tribute to Harry Houdini on the 100th anniversary of his death.
Where can you find the most famous ghosts in New York City? You've come to the right podcast.
The origins of the séance and the world of 19th-century spiritualism, as invented by three young women from New York. But was it all a hoax?
Who was the woman with the unusual name Mamie Fish? And how did she sweep New York Gilded Age society off its feet?