{"id":362820,"date":"2026-10-02T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362820\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:26:14","slug":"gothams-greatest-ghosts-the-bowery-boys-halloween-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362820\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotham’s Greatest Ghosts: The Bowery Boys Halloween Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our first ghost stories show was released on October 11, 2007, featuring New York City\u2019s famous haunted tales and urban legends (with historical context). Since that time we have released nineteen Halloween-related shows as well as a recording of our Joe\u2019s Pub live show<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The 20th Bowery Boys Halloween podcast arrives next Friday \u2014 so take a spooky trip down memory lane with a re-listen to all our past Halloween shows.<\/p>\n

Listening tip: The episodes do get better with each passing year so start with the newest one and work your way back to 2007. <\/p>\n

Creep yourself out with these spooky legends of New York City. From the haunted woods of Van Cortlandt Park to spirits haunting Captain Kidd\u2019s treasure on Liberty Island. Psychics at\u00a0Carnegie Hall, unsettling spirits in Cobble Hill, undead party animals at Grand Central!<\/p>\n

Play them at the links below or find them on your favorite podcast players<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you have Spotify, you can find all of our Ghost Stories podcasts in one special playlist: [Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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2025 Ghost Stories of Long Island<\/a><\/p>\n

Greg and Tom take a road trip to Long Island to explore the region\u2019s most famous haunted tales from legend and folklore, \u2018real\u2019 reported stories of otherworldly encounters that have shaped this historic area of New York state.<\/p>\n

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2024 Ghost Stories of the Five Boroughs<\/a><\/p>\n

Each of New York City\u2019s five boroughs bring their own unique histories and personalities, so we thought we\u2019d give each one the spotlight \u2013 or rather the spooklight \u2013 to highlight the city\u2019s haunted landscape, from rural escapes to densely populated urban centers.<\/p>\n

From a Staten Island cemetery to the Bronx Zoo. From a luxury apartment in Flatbush to the Old Flushing Meeting House in Queens. And what\u2019s the strange light, seen from the Manhattan waterfront, floating in the East River?<\/p>\n

\"\"The old Furniss mansion, with its dark secrets literally behind a locked door. <\/p>\n

2023 Ghost Stories by Gaslight<\/a><\/p>\n

Spooky stories from the gaslight era of New York City, the illuminating glow of the 19th century revealing the spirits of another world. Featuring various ghost stories associated with Fordham University, a tale of literary ghosts in Astor Place, a haunted townhouse north of Washington Square Park and a haunted tenement on the East River waterfront.<\/p>\n

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2022 Ghost Stories of the Hudson River<\/a><\/p>\n

Featuring\u00a0a ghost-filled mansion in Nyack, New York\u00a0that holds a unique place among all American supernatural sites; the unsettling tale behind those mysterious ruins known as\u00a0Bannerman Castle<\/a>; a ghastly apparition in\u00a0the Colonial-era Catskills\u00a0leads to a disturbing life sentence and the secrets of\u00a0Kingston\u2019s Old Dutch Church\u00a0with an entity which may trapped beneath its holy steeple.<\/p>\n

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2021 Gotham\u2019s Greatest Ghosts<\/p>\n

For this\u00a015th annual Bowery Boys Halloween ghost story podcast,\u00a0Greg and Tom taking a look back at their favorites (and yours), the tales which have stayed with us \u2014 which have\u00a0possessed\u00a0us \u2014 like a persistent phantom who refuses to leave.<\/p>\n

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2020 \u2014 Literary Horrors of New York City<\/a><\/p>\n

We present classic tales of the strange and supernatural written by the most famous horror writers in New York City history.<\/p>\n

\u2014 A celebration of the 200th anniversary of\u00a0Washington Irving\u2018s \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow,\u201d featuring the Headless Horseman and the backstory of this classic story\u2019s creation;<\/p>\n

\u2014 The unsettling nights of\u00a0H.P. Lovecraft\u00a0in Brooklyn where his xenophobia, racism and anxiety manifest into a pair of dark, claustrophobic tales, plucked from the waterfront and the West Village;<\/p>\n

\u2014 A bizarre and allegedly true story (or is it an urban legend?) of an unconventional jewel thief named Fanchon Moncare, made famous by that 20th century purveyor of all things unbelievable \u2014\u00a0Robert Ripley;<\/p>\n

\u2014 And a look at the life of\u00a0Patricia Highsmith\u00a0\u2014 celebrating the 100th anniversary of her birth a bit early \u2014 whose nasty little tales of mad murderers have inspired Hollywood and unsettled a new generation of suspense lovers.<\/p>\n

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2020 \u2014 Ghost Stories of Old New York (ALIVE at Joe\u2019s Pub 2019)<\/a><\/p>\n

A very special Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast presentation, recorded live on Halloween Night 2019 at Joe\u2019s Pub. Prepare to hear new versions of your favorite ghost stories including:<\/p>\n

\u2014 A Brooklyn house haunting that may be related to the spirits from a\u00a0colonial-era prison ship;<\/p>\n

\u2014 A famous murder trial from the year 1800 and\u00a0a mysterious well\u00a0which still stands in the neighborhood of SoHo;<\/p>\n

\u2014 The ghosts (or other supernatural entities) which guard\u00a0the treasure of the famous Captain Kidd; and<\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0The mournful secrets of a famed Broadway theater\u00a0and the inner demons of a Hollywood icon.<\/p>\n

With an ALL NEW GHOST STORY \u2014\u00a0WHO HAUNTS THE FORMER ASTOR LIBRARY?<\/p>\n

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2019 \u2014 Haunted Houses of Old New York<\/a><\/p>\n

Near\u00a0Madison Square Park, an eccentric writer posts a classified ad, hoping to rent out an attic room to a prospective subletter. Unfortunately the room already an occupant \u2014 a greenish ghost with a troubling Civil War history.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The\u00a0Conference House in Staten Island\u00a0played an interesting role in the Revolutionary War, and some residents from that period may still wander its ancient hallways.<\/p>\n

\u2014 On the\u00a0Upper East Side, a lavish penthouse ballroom may be permanently vexed with the ghost of a testy spirit named Mrs. Spencer. Can a legendary funny lady and a Vodou priestess manage to keep the ghoul under control?<\/p>\n

And for the first time in Bowery Boys ghost-stories history, Greg and Tom record a segment of the show \u2014 from within an actual haunted house.\u00a0Merchant\u2019s House\u00a0docent Carl Raymond joins them for a close look at the life of Gertrude Tredwell and the rooms where she lived and died \u2014 and may, to this very day, haunt.<\/p>\n

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2018 \u2014 The Ghosts of Hell\u2019s Kitchen<\/a><\/p>\n

The Manhattan neighborhood of\u00a0Hell\u2019s Kitchen\u00a0has a mysterious, troubling past. So what happens when you throw a few ghosts into the mix?<\/p>\n

\u2014 The troubling tale of\u00a0a 1970s motion picture classic\u00a0that may have left a sinister mark on West 54th Street<\/p>\n

\u2014 The haunted home of a popular film and TV actress, possessed with\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0hungry ghost<\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0An enchanting courtyard\u00a0layered with several horrifying ghost stories<\/p>\n

\u2014 And the shenanigans at\u00a0a 150-year-old tavern\u00a0where the beer and the spirits flow freely.<\/p>\n

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2017 Ghosts of Greenwich Village<\/a><\/p>\n

We cautiously approach the dark secrets of Greenwich Village, best known for bohemians, shady and winding streets and a deeply unexpected history. You will never look at its parks and townhouses again after this show! <\/p>\n

Featuring:\u00a0The hidden history of Washington Square Park; the Brittany Residence Hall for New York University students; James Walker Park with its secrets underfoot; and an old Bank Street townhouse with a surprise in its ceiling.<\/p>\n

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2016 Ghosts of the Gilded Age<\/a><\/p>\n

Highlighting haunted tales from the period just after the Civil War when New York City became one of the richest cities in the world \u2014 rich in wealth and in ghosts! <\/p>\n

\u2014 In the Bronx once stood a haunted house in the area of Hunts Point, a mansion of\u00a0malevolent and disturbing\u00a0mysteries. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2014 Then we turn to Manhattan to a rambunctious poltergeist on fashionable East 27th Street.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Over in Queens, a lonely farmhouse in the area of today\u2019s Calvary Cemetery is witness to not one, but two unsettling and confounding deaths.<\/p>\n

\u2014 And finally, in Staten Island, we take a visit to the glorious Vanderbilt Mausoleum, a historic landmark and a location with a few strange secrets of its own.<\/p>\n

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2015 Haunted Landmarks of New York<\/a><\/p>\n

Ghost stories associated with the city\u2019s most popular and recognizable places from baby-faced spooks at the Dakota Apartments to spirited revelers at Grand Central Terminal. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s still lurking in the hallways of the Chelsea Hotel? And whatever you do tonight, do not linger too long on the Brooklyn Bridge at night! A figure from the bridge\u2019s past may still be looking for his head.<\/p>\n

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2014 Ghost Stories of Brooklyn<\/a><\/p>\n

Four tales of spirits haunting Brooklyn back in the 19th century when it was still an independent city. Featuring an\u00a0horrific gangly ghost on the railroad tracks, a historic Clinton Hill home with an invisible hand that would not stop knocking, a Coney Island hotel in 1894 with a secret in room 30, and the wacky wraiths of Bushwick\u2019s Evergreens Cemetery.<\/p>\n

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2013 Early Ghost Stories of Old New York<\/a><\/p>\n

Tales set mostly before the 1840s featuring sinister stories of murder, shipwreck and death by fright! <\/p>\n

Spirits of dead Lenape Indians may haunt the forest of Van Cortlandt Park. <\/p>\n

A romantic West Village restaurant finds its home inside the former carriage house of Aaron Burr. Might the vice president still be visiting? <\/p>\n

We bring you the legend of an old Brooklyn fort that once sat in Cobble Hill and terrified those who traveled along on old Red Hook Lane. <\/p>\n

And finally, over at St Paul\u2019s Chapel, \u00c2\u00a0a respected old actor wanders the churchyard, looking for his body parts.- <\/p>\n

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2012 Mysteries and Magicians of New York<\/a><\/p>\n

Grab a drink at the\u00a0Ear Inn,\u00a0one of New York\u2019s most historically interesting bars, and you might meet Mickey, the drunken sailor-ghost. <\/p>\n

A frightening story of secret love at old\u00a0Melrose Hall\u00a0conjures up one of Brooklyn\u2019s most popular ghostly legends. <\/p>\n

A woman is possessed through a Ouija board, but while she accept the challenge by one of New York\u2019s first ghostbusters? <\/p>\n

And a tale of\u00a0Harry Houdini,\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the line between the supernatural and mere sleight of hand.<\/p>\n

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2011 Haunted Histories of New York<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s horrors are buried at the foot of the\u00a0Statue of Liberty? <\/p>\n

What\u2019s below a Brooklyn Catholic church that makes it so dreadfully haunted? <\/p>\n

What ghost performs above the heads of theatergoers at The Palace Theatre? <\/p>\n

And what is it about the\u00a0Kreischer Mansion\u00a0that makes it Staten Island\u2019s most haunted home?<\/p>\n

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2010 Supernatural Stories of New\u00a0York<\/a><\/p>\n

The scary revelations of a New York medium, married Midtown ghosts who fight beyond the grave, a horrific haunting at a\u00a014th Street\u00a0boardinghouse, and the creepy tale of New York\u2019s\u00a0Hart Island.<\/p>\n

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2009 Haunted Tales of New York: Urban Phantoms<\/a><\/p>\n

The secrets of the restless spinster of the\u00a0Merchants House,\u00a0the jovial fright of the Gay Street Phantom, the legend of the devil at\u00a0Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and the spirit of a dead folk singer.<\/p>\n

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2008 Spooky Stories of New York<\/a><\/p>\n

The drunken spirits of the\u00a0Algonquin, the mysteries of a hidden well in\u00a0SoHo, the fires of the Witch of Staten Island, and \u2018the most haunted brownstone in New York\u2019.<\/p>\n

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2007\u00a0Ghost Stories of New York<\/a><\/p>\n

The ghosts of a tragic\u00a0Ziegfeld\u00a0girl, a scandalous doyenne of old New York, a bossy theater impresario and the ghoulish bell-ringer of\u00a0St. Mark\u2019s-in-the-Bowery.<\/p>\n

Here are the locations mentioned in all of our New York City ghost podcasts:<\/p>\n

Most of the public domain spooky images in this post come from the Internet Book Archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our first ghost stories show was released on October 11, 2007, featuring New York City\u2019s famous haunted tales…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[134740,7400,9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-362820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-ghost-stories","tag-ghosts","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}