How Long Does It Take to Become a New Yorker?

The newest episode, "How Long Does it Take to Be a New Yorker?" features guest host, audio journalist Francisco Kilgore, and members get early access to the episode! Francisco is a more recent transplant to New York City, and spent many months investigating how long it takes to become a New Yorker. Everyone has a different take on this question. Francisco went on the ground to interview everyone from his local bodega owner to experts in the city to find out an answer. You'll hear from Valerie Paley, Director of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library at the New York Historical Society, architect Duane Blue Spruce, fromerly with National Museum of the American Indian in New York City, Tyler Anbinder, former chair of the History Department at George Washington University, and many more. 

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