Instead of looking back to the history of New York City in this episode, we are looking forwardto the future -- to the new generation of creators who are celebrating New York and telling its story through mediums that are not podcasts or books.
Today we are celebrating the historians, journalists and photographers who bring New York City to life on social media platforms like Instagram. There are a million different ways to tell a good story and the guests on today's show are doing it with photography and short films, exposing new audiences to the best of New York City – its landmarks, its people, even its diners.
Featuring interviews with three of our favorite people:
Nicolas Heller, aka New York Nico, the "unofficial talent scout of New York City," the filmmaker and photographer who manages to capture the magic of the city’s most interesting and colorful characters
Riley Arthur, aka Diners of NYC, who explores the world of New York City diners, great and small, in hopes to bring awareness to many struggling local businesses
Tommy Silk, aka Landmarks of NY, who shares illuminating photos and videos featuring the city’s most interesting and sometimes overlooked architectural gems
Featuring stories of the Neptune Diner, the Green Lady, the Little Red Lighthouse, Junior's Cheesecake, Tiger Hood and City Island.
And follow the Bowery Boys on Instagram and on TikTok and on Threads (@boweryboysnyc)
#135 The High Line
#134 St. Patrick's Cathedral
#133 Red Hook: Brooklyn on the Waterfront
#132 Electric New York: Edison and the City Lights
#131 The First Apartment Building
#130 Haunted Histories of New York
#129 Chinatown
#128 Hoaxes and Conspiracies of 1864
#127 The Civil War Draft Riots
#126 Fernando Wood: The Scoundrel Mayor
#125 Sardi's Restaurant
#124 Idlewild/JFK Airport
#123 TRUMP
#122: The Grid - Commissioners Plan of 1811
#121 Fraunces Tavern
#120 NYC and the Birth of the Movies
#119 The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
#118 Times Square
#117 Mark Twain's New York
#116 American Museum of Natural History
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