The Child Musicians of Crosby Street (Crimes of Old New York)
The Art of Crime · Gavin Whitehead
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Show Notes
In the 1860s and '70s, hundreds--maybe thousands--of Italian children migrated to New York to make money as street musicians. They worked for bosses known as padroni, living in squalor and suffering abuse at the hands of their employers. In 1873, the plight of these little street performers unleashed outrage in New York and neighboring states, which prompted the federal government to take action.
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