Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town

Episode 16: Talking With Frannie Sheehan, Diann D'Imperio, and Brenden Crowe

After a several month layoff, we bring back the podcast with Frannie, Diann, and Brenden sharing stories about school plays, high school dances, and Stuy Town sports.

Episode 15: George Janis, Tommy Issing and Steve Farhood

They were sixteen, and they had jobs around Stuyvesant Town.  And a few years later, Tommy bought a neighborhood bar.  Lots of memories and lots of stories from George, Tommy and Steve.

Episode 14: Hank Fitzpatrick, Kevin McNulty, Don Jackson (Part 2)

In part 2 of this podcast, we continue our conversation with the trio, and we also go a bit beyond the silver chains to learn a little more about these playground 3 legends.

Episode 14: Hank Fitzpatrick, Kevin McNulty, Don Jackson (part 1)

Hank, Kevin, and Don share humorous memories of playground 3, Little League baseball careers, neighbors, and some "interesting" friends.

Episode 13: Pat Hartnett Stone and Donna Marie Chillemi

Donna and Pat look back fondly on unlocked apartment doors, playground 8, granny dresses, and Immaculate Conception's May Festival.

Episode 12: A Look Back at Roller Hockey in Stuyvesant Town

Brendan Crowe, Brian Crowe, Reynold Kurth, Joe McGrath and Mike Lyden talk with us about the "other" city game, sharpening their hockey skills, competing for playground space, and "borrowing" hockey nets from uptown.

Episode 11: Andrea Nimberger and Steve Ehrlich

In the last episode before a summer break, we return with Andrea and Steve to growing up in Peter Cooper Village, as they share memories of the middle playground, P.S. 40, platform shoes and Huckapoo shirts.

Episode 10: Jeanne McDonnell O'Shea and Mike Cavanaugh

Jeanne and Mike re-visit the St. Emeric's School quonset hut, a Charlie Brown school play, playgrounds 4 and 5, and friends and neighbors from the 60's and 70's.

Episode 9: Family Life in a Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Apartment

Mary Anderson Gallagher, Robyn Muskat Frank, SueEllen Levine Eshed, and Laura Capuano Schmidt share their memories of divided bedrooms, table manners, long telephone cords, and parents out on the bench on summer evenings.

Episode 8: Susan Margulies Kalish and Gil Schwartz

Susan and Gil take us back to P.S. 61, school plays, Freidel's, and first crushes.