EPISODE · Oct 12, 2008 · 27 MIN
#14 Peter Stuyvesant
from The Bowery Boys: New York City History · host Bowery Boys Media
Back when New York was New Amsterdam, it was the domain of the bullheaded, pear-growing, peglegged Peter Stuyvesant, who cleaned up the city and gave us our most important street. Find out why he still matters and why he's the king of the East Village.We've recorded a more comprehensive podcast on Peter Stuyvesant in 2018. You can listen to it here. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Back when New York was New Amsterdam, it was the domain of the bullheaded, pear-growing, peglegged Peter Stuyvesant, who cleaned up the city and gave us our most important street. Find out why he still matters and why he's the king of the East
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