Bruce S. Burnside is a writer, teacher and New York City enthusiast. Bruce received his PhD from Columbia University’s Teachers College in Anthropology and Education and contributed writings to several publications based on his fieldwork in Germany and Turkey. He has lectured at City College, Barnard College and the Fashion Institute of Technology on cross-cultural studies and history. Bruce hosts the City Between podcast which explores New York’s diverse history from unusual perspectives. He also contributed to a popular episode of the Ottoman History Podcast on “Ottoman New York.” Previously, Bruce hosted historical walking tours in Berlin, Germany, where he first became interested in the role pigeons and other animals play in shaping a city’s history. Bruce resides with his family in Brooklyn.