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Podcast About the Memory of WWI

I had the honor to be part of a podcast that means a lot to me which you can listen to here. So often the podcasts I listen to are about pop culture or true crime, but this one means a lot […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 6, 2021

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Podcast Guest on Saboteurs and Spies

I had a lot of fun being a last-minute replacement guest on a great New York City podcast last night, Rediscovering New York. You can watch it here via Facebook Live. The subject was Saboteurs and Spies, and I covered the Civil […]

Kevin FitzpatrickAugust 4, 2021

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Secrets of Governors Island Tours Resume

My family and I were on Governors Island yesterday for the first time in a very long time, due to the pandemic. I did not do one tour last summer there, this was the first time since 2002 that this happened. I […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 3, 2021

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Daily News Writes Up Woodlawn Cemetery Tour

I was very happy to see my WWI tour of Woodlawn Cemetery was able to be held during the pandemic. Thanks to all who came out to the tour.

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 9, 2020December 23, 2024

Woodlawn Cemetery, at Dorothy Parker's Grave.

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Return to Leading Tours

I am very happy to be leading tours in New York City again. My first back was September 24, where I led my Secrets of Scott and Fitzgerald Tour from Times Square to Central Park. My upcoming tour is brand new, and […]

Kevin FitzpatrickOctober 5, 2020

Hall of Fame For Great Americans by Joe Conzo, Jr.

News Research

The Bronx Already Has the National Garden of American Heroes

I woke up today to find out that in a speech last night a plan was announced for something called a “National Garden of American Heroes” with a “vast outdoor park that will feature the statues of the greatest Americans who ever […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJuly 4, 2020July 5, 2020

Algonquin Round Table New York by Jane Kratochvil

Books News

New Paperback Edition of the Algonquin Round Table New York

In what came as a surprise to me, a paperback edition of The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide (2015) has been published by Lyons Press. The hardcover vanished last year (which was the centennial of the Round Table launch, […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJune 18, 2020

News Research

Governors Island and the Confederacy

A story dominating the news this month is about how the U.S. Army has ten posts named for Confederate Generals. A second story is the only Army post in New York City, Fort Hamilton, has roads named for Robert E. Lee and […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJune 12, 2020

News Podcast

Episode 43: Adjusting to New York’s New Reality

With life shutdown everyplace close to us, we make some changes. Joanna has launched a home business with an Etsy store to sell DIY cocktail mixes to make bloody marys and Moscow mules yourself, hand sanitizer, healthy hair serum, and essential oil […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 30, 2020

News Podcast

Episode 42: Bowling & Quarantine Fashion Style with Queen Elizabeth

With rhinestones on her facemask and wearing purple or camouflage, the always-stylish Queen Elizabeth is out with quarantine fashion in Brooklyn these days. We chat with the Williamsburg resident while she’s stuck at home, sometimes on her sewing machine adding bling to […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 2, 2020