Gavin Whitehead
3 days ago27 min read
The Child Musicians of Crosby Street (S4E5)
In the 1860s and '70s, hundreds--maybe thousands--of Italian children migrated to New York to make money as street musicians. They worked...
Gavin Whitehead
Dec 11, 202410 min read
The Yuletide Art Heists of 1990 (S4E6)
In 1990, three separate art heists took place in the week leading up to Christmas, baffling New York authorities as well as the FBI. In...
Gavin Whitehead
Dec 1, 20241 min read
The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum (S4E4)
Today, we're joined by best-selling author Margalit Fox to talk about Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, who rose to the top of New York's...
Gavin Whitehead
Nov 18, 202431 min read
George L. Leslie and the Gilded Age of Bank Robbery (S4E3)
In the late 1860s, gentleman bank robber George L. Leslie arrived in New York and started working for Fredericka Mandelbaum, one of the...
Gavin Whitehead
Nov 1, 202427 min read
The Adventure of the Libelous Painter (S4E2)
In 1817, Italian-born painter Francesco Mezzara had a spat with his patron, New York attorney Aaron Palmer. As the feud escalated,...
