Hi there, this is Greg Young. The following show is an all-new version of an episode that I did back in 2020, re-edited, remastered with lots of new material, but not just in honor of the nation's 250th anniversary, but of the 250th anniversary of New York City's most famous no-king's protest,

a.k.a. the tearing down a King George's equestrian statue on July 9th, 1776.

The following show is not suited for royalty of any kind, except for Stephen King and Queen Latifah.

Monarchical discretion is advised.

Hey, it's the Bowery boys. Hey. Ah, Bowling Green.

Sounds like such a peaceful place, doesn't it?

Thousands of people visit this small, charming park at the very tip of Manhattan every day.

Many of them tourists trying to pose with the 7,100-pound charging bull statue at the park's northern end,

its sharp horns aimed north of Broadway, while others also attempt to pose with the bull's more pendent backside closer to the park.

But don't let this whimsy fool you.

Bulling Green has seen more monumental history than its rows of benches and colorful flowers might suggest.

In 1664, the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam,

as well as its cherished defense, Fort Amsterdam,

once located just next to the site of today's park,

approximately in the area of today's Alexander Hamilton Custom House.

Now, in 1714, the monarch Queen Anne died, and the throne was passed to her second cousin,

George, or George I first. As a result, after the year 1714, the old Manhattan fort was then

better known as Fort George. And in the year 1733, the grounds west of the fort, used as a military

parade ground, were leased to three local landlords to develop an English-style park.

After all, the British had now been on the island of Manhattan for many decades by this

point. It was time to give it more of a British touch. By that point, of course, George I

had died, and the reign of the empire was passed to his son George II, electric

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