#464 New York: The City of Oysters

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

New York City used to be closely associated with the oyster but pollution and overfarming erased them from the harbor. Could they be making a return?

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0:00.0	The Bowery Boys podcast is proud to be sponsored by founded by NYC,
0:08.2	celebrating New York City's 400th anniversary in 2025 and the 250th anniversary of the United States in 26.
0:18.0	Read all about the exciting events and world-class institutions commemorating the five
0:22.7	borough's legacy of groundbreaking achievements and find ways to celebrate the city that's always
0:28.6	making history at founded by nyc.com.
0:36.6	Episode 464 of the Bowery Boys, New York City of Oysters.
0:42.2	Hey, it's the Bowery Boys.
0:43.8	Hey.
1:00.5	Hi there. Welcome to the Bowery Boys. This is Greg Young.
1:06.9	And this is Tom Myers, and I'm back. Well, I'm almost back. Almost back.
1:13.6	What does that mean? Like, what, your hologram? Is this a Tom Myers AI that I'm speaking to right now?
1:14.5	No, no, A.
1:15.7	No, A.I.
1:16.9	No way.
1:19.5	What I mean is that I'm here with you right now.
1:25.5	I am also still over at the official Gilded Age podcast for a couple more weeks for HBO.
1:29.8	But then I will be back here. It has been such a busy summer that I've worked up quite an appetite for something that they really did love eating back in the
1:36.1	Gilded Age. Of course, we're talking about oysters. A big, big old plate of juicy New York
1:43.6	oysters served on the half shell in a bucket of ice
1:47.8	with a bunch of little different sauces, those little forks.
1:52.0	Especially those little forks.
1:54.4	Yes.
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