manhattan
Haunted St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
A look at haunted St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, the second-oldest church still standing in Manhattan, which is full of hauntings both legendary and questionable. Highlights include: • A wealthy man’s remains being stolen and held for ransom • A very grumpy ghost • An heir who convened with his ancestor’s ghost
Haunted Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel, NYC
A look at two of NYC’s oldest and most haunted churches: Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel, two famous houses of worship in Manhattan’s Financial District with cemeteries tucked into their churchyards. Highlights include: • Disinterring corpses to free up space in the cemetery • A body (and ghost?
New York City Potter's Fields
A look at New York City potter’s fields, the forgotten cemeteries that lie beneath the most famous parks in NYC. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, a number of potter’s fields (cemeteries for paupers) were scattered around Manhattan. Some of NYC’s most famous parks were built
