Craig Nelson
@craigwnelson.bsky.social
In NYC and beyond. Managing tours for Bowery Boys Walks, production manager for The Gilded Gentleman podcast, freelance writer & licensed tour guide.
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The latest episode of the Bowery Boys podcast looks at the history of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and its annual lighting tradition -- through good times and bad.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: A History in Lights - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has brought sparkle to Midtown Manhattan since the early 1930s. The holiday icon has a surprisingly dramatic history
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November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The latest episode of the Bowery Boys podcast looks at the history of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and its annual lighting tradition -- through good times and bad.
Have a good weekend. Go shop at Zabar’s.
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Have a good weekend. Go shop at Zabar’s.
New walking tour…if you dare! A partnership between @boweryboys.bsky.social & @nyctourism.bsky.social. www.boweryboyswalks.com/walking-tour...
Founded by NYC: Historic Haunts of Lower Manhattan | Bowery Boys NYC Walking Tours
Discover amazing history and hear spooky tales on a walk through Lower Manhattan Join Founded by NYC and Bowery Boys…
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October 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New walking tour…if you dare! A partnership between @boweryboys.bsky.social & @nyctourism.bsky.social. www.boweryboyswalks.com/walking-tour...
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Lower Manhattan Streets That Are Also Good Names for Cats:
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
August 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lower Manhattan Streets That Are Also Good Names for Cats:
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
You don’t see this very often!
July 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
You don’t see this very often!
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The story of Newport’s Gilded Age Black residents is even more fascinating that what you see on television. On the Gilded Gentleman podcast, Carl is joined by Rhode Island historian laureate Keith Stokes, who shares his own ancestry as it relates to the tides of Newport’s own remarkable story.
July 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The story of Newport’s Gilded Age Black residents is even more fascinating that what you see on television. On the Gilded Gentleman podcast, Carl is joined by Rhode Island historian laureate Keith Stokes, who shares his own ancestry as it relates to the tides of Newport’s own remarkable story.
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What lurked along the Jersey Shore during the summer of 1916? A series of shark attacks shook the region, sending beachgoers into a ‘shark panic’ and frightening a country on the verge of entering a world war. Hear the entire terrifying tale on the latest Bowery Boys Podcast:
The Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
TERROR ON THE BEACH! Seaside resorts from Cape May, New Jersey, to Montauk, Long Island, were paralyzed in fear during the summer of 1916. Not because of the threat of lurking German U-boats and sabot...
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July 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What lurked along the Jersey Shore during the summer of 1916? A series of shark attacks shook the region, sending beachgoers into a ‘shark panic’ and frightening a country on the verge of entering a world war. Hear the entire terrifying tale on the latest Bowery Boys Podcast:
Some pics of my Sunday in Brooklyn.
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Some pics of my Sunday in Brooklyn.
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Finally we’re doing a boat party! Join Tom and Greg from the Bowery Boys for a three-hour dinner cruise around lower Manhattan through New York Harbor and up to the Statue of Liberty. Tickets and more details here: likemindstravel.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Finally we’re doing a boat party! Join Tom and Greg from the Bowery Boys for a three-hour dinner cruise around lower Manhattan through New York Harbor and up to the Statue of Liberty. Tickets and more details here: likemindstravel.com
Today there were 3 jazz bands playing in Washington Square Park. You can never have too much jazz. Happy May!
May 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Today there were 3 jazz bands playing in Washington Square Park. You can never have too much jazz. Happy May!
Southern Oregon on Earth Day.
April 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Southern Oregon on Earth Day.
Explore in the city.
April 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Explore in the city.
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On the new Bowery Boys podcast, we get a sneak preview of the newly renovated Frick Collection. And we reveal the story of the museum's namesake Henry Clay Frick, a rather divisive figure who nonetheless left the city's one of its most interesting museums.
The House of Beauty: The Story of The Frick Collection - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
We invite you to come with us inside one of America’s most interesting art museums – an institution that is BOTH an art gallery and a historic home. This is the Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70t...
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April 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
On the new Bowery Boys podcast, we get a sneak preview of the newly renovated Frick Collection. And we reveal the story of the museum's namesake Henry Clay Frick, a rather divisive figure who nonetheless left the city's one of its most interesting museums.
Strolling the bridle path.
April 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Strolling the bridle path.
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Yep. We really did it! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/m...
Upper West Side Theater Is Sold After Governor Allocates $3.5 Million
A nonprofit bought the landmark Metro Theater after receiving financial support from Gov. Kathy Hochul, the State Senate and Steven Spielberg’s foundation.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yep. We really did it! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/m...
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A view of the New York City Marble on 2nd Street in the East Village… the landmarked property dates to 1831.
April 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A view of the New York City Marble on 2nd Street in the East Village… the landmarked property dates to 1831.
Last night’s view.
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Last night’s view.
Spring is springing!
March 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Spring is springing!
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In the new Bowery Boys podcast, Russell Shorto returns to the show to reveal all new details of a critical moment in New York history -- when New York got its name! In the year 1664, England conquered the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. But who was the first to call it New York? Listen today:
How New York Got Its Name: A Tale of Adventure and Betrayal with Russell Shorto - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
It’s one of the most foundational questions we could ever ask on this show — how did New York City get its name? You may know that the English conquered the Dutch settlement of New Netherland (and its...
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March 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In the new Bowery Boys podcast, Russell Shorto returns to the show to reveal all new details of a critical moment in New York history -- when New York got its name! In the year 1664, England conquered the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. But who was the first to call it New York? Listen today:
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Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who followed and one of the most sampled musicians by hip-hop artists, died on Tuesday. He was 84. nyti.ms/3QRiGSg
March 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who followed and one of the most sampled musicians by hip-hop artists, died on Tuesday. He was 84. nyti.ms/3QRiGSg