Haunted New York: Ghost Stories from NYC

Name: Haunted New York: Ghost Stories from NYC
Start: 2024-10-23T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 991 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10028

Schedule

Wed Oct 23 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

991 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10028 | Manhattan, NY

Boroughs of the Dead: Macabre New York City History Tours founder Andrea Janes will be in conversation with author Hope Tarr for a lively (and deadly!) discussion of some of New York City’s most prominent Irish ghost stories.
The history of this city, as many know, is deeply intertwined with the story of Irish immigration to America. And where there is life, death will surely follow, meaning that Gotham has more than its fair share of spooky tales featuring Irish-American spirits.
From the hidden Potter’s Field of Washington Square where the body of an 18th century immigrant from County Kildare reposes, to a haunted Hell’s Kitchen tavern, to the scary tales of North Brother Island where Typhoid Mary once reluctantly resided, these tales will induce a shiver, and perhaps a backward glance or two over the shoulder on the way home.
We’ll also discuss the ghosts of the Irish servants at the Merchant’s House Museum, the strange tales associated with Nellie Bly’s old stomping grounds at the former Roosevelt Island insane asylum, the tales of Irish-descended Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote The Raven while living in New York, and the many ghosts of Belfast’s own RMS Titanic, many of whom linger in New York City. We may even have time for a few ghosts of the Irish-American Historical Society itself, if they’re in the mood to say hello…
So join us for a night like no other night of the year, on a holiday with many Irish roots, as the candles flicker, the old year wanes, and the veil thins… Happy Halloween!
Andrea Janes tells ghost stories for a living. She is the co-author of A Haunted History of Invisible Women and the owner and founder of Boroughs of the Dead, a boutique tour company dedicated to dark and unusual walking tours of New York City. She is currently at work on a Middle Grade historical fantasy novel set in New Amsterdam. Her personal obsessions include weird history, slapstick comediennes, witches, ghosts, all things nautical, and beer. She lives in Brooklyn where she can usually be found roaming in a cemetery, swimming in the ocean, or telling stories to her daughter.
Hope C. Tarr is the author of more than 25 novels, most recently IRISH EYES, the launch of her American Songbook series praised as "a magical journey" by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. Find Hope at www.hopectarr.com and on Substack at https://hopectarr.substack.com/ where she writes a weekly newsletter, History With Hope.