Greg Young

2 weeks ago | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young

On October 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford walked into a press conference at the National Press Club and, using more precise, more eloquent words than legend remembers, but in no uncertain terms, told New York City to drop dead. The following day the New York Daily News — the city’s first tabloid newspaper summarized his blunt, castigating speech into one succinct and memorable headline — FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD. Of course, the president never actually said DROP DEAD.

3 weeks ago | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young

The first part on our Amsterdam/New Amsterdam series — called Empire of the Seas — was just awarded the 2025 Webby Award for Best History Podcast (Individual Episode)A big thank you to our brilliant producer and editor Kieran Gannon, who pulled this together from about a dozen hours of audio footage. And our fabulous guest Jaap Jacobs, who led us around Amsterdam and allowed us to peer back in time to the 17th century.

1 month ago | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young

It’s a Bowery Boys Podcast/Marvel Comics Podcast crossover for the ages! Greg was a guest on this week’s episode of the Official Marvel Comics Podcast, talking about the New York City origins of Daredevil. The character first appeared in Marvel Comics in April 1964 and has always been rooted in the Manhattan neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen.

1 month ago | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young |Penn Station

The history of the United States Postal Service as it plays out in the streets of New York City — from the first post road to the first postage stamps. From the most beautiful post office in the country to the forgotten Gilded Age landmark that was once considered the ugliest post office.

1 month ago | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young

A special bonus episode! Two years ago we featured Patrick Bringley on the show, the author of All The Beauty In The World, regarding his experiences as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the life lessons he learned strolling silently past priceless works of art. The book has become a massive best-seller worldwide and has even become a cultural phenomenon in South Korea, selling more than a quarter million copies in that country alone.