An inside look at the people, places and spirit of New York City and its surroundings, with host George Bodarky, Sundays at 6:30am. Subscribe to the Cityscape Podcast through NPR.

Cityscape: The World Famous Apollo Theater

September 08, 2012|George Bodarky
A Q&A with Apollo Theater Historian Billy Mitchell.

Amateur Night at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater has launched the careers...

Cityscape: Exploration and Adventure in NYC

September 01, 2012|George Bodarky
We're visiting New York's native forest and foraging for food in Central Park.

Picture it.  New York City minus the high-rise...

Cityscape: Rolling on NYC's Rivers

August 25, 2012|George Bodarky
We're looking to the water for stories of inspiration.

New York City’s mostly surrounded by water, but  it’s easy to get...

Cityscape: NYC's "Other" Islands

August 18, 2012|George Bodarky
We're looking into a NYC few tourists or natives ever see.

When people think of New York's islands they think of Manhattan...

Cityscape: Keeping Teens on the Straight and Narrow

August 11, 2012|George Bodarky
Issues confronting today's youth

Kids today confront age old problems. Abuse, drugs, gang violence, living with dysfunctional...

Cityscape: Chalk it Up

August 04, 2012|George Bodarky
Chalk art and more on this week's Cityscape.

On this week's Cityscape, we’re exploring chalk as a powerful tool for...

Cityscape: Rock Rock Rockaway Beach

July 28, 2012|George Bodarky
A new book explores the history of the Queens community.

A lot of people are familiar with Coney Island’s storied past, but...

Cityscape: In the Hamptons

July 21, 2012|George Bodarky
Dan Rattiner is "still in the Hamptons" and proud of it.

It’s a summer tradition for a lot of New Yorkers – escaping the...

Cityscape: I Scream, You Scream...

July 14, 2012|George Bodarky
We're getting the scoop on ice cream in NYC.

Between ice cream trucks, food carts and brick and mortar parlors, you can’t go...

Cityscape: Beer Here!!!

July 07, 2012|George Bodarky
An exploration of beer history and culture in NYC.

Beer has a long and storied history in New York City, in part due to the...