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Paul Rush Walks |
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Historical and architectural walking tours of New York
with great stories and visits to some of the city's secret delights and
surprises. Also, bike tours along the Hudson. See web site for schedule,
photos, self-guided tours and more.
Site home page
Web site: www.PaulRushWalks.com
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Joyce Gold History Tours of New York |
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Enjoy a leisurely walk through time and space in the company of a
professional whose research into New York City history has unearthed a treasure
of fascinating stories, both serious and frivolous, about Manhattan and its
people.
Site home page
Web site: www.NYCTours.com
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Michael Kaback's Garment Center Holiday Bargain Tours |
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History of the Garment Industry narrated by an insider ("a garmento") as Mike calls himself. Visits to cutting rooms and opportunities to buy quality shirts, dresses and coats at low prices. Great spending fun! Bring credit cards.
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Grand Central Partnership Tour
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Member guide Justin Ferate, an urban and architectural historian, explores the above and below-ground caverns of Grand Central Terminal as well as landmarks in the neighborhood. FREE!. Fridays at 12:30PM starting at SW corner of 42nd Street and Park Avenue.
Site home page
Web site: www.brooklynx.org/tourism/toursofthecity
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Alfred Pommer's Cultural Walking Tours
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Neighborhood tours designed to "unite us with the past through history, architecture, pictures and stories." 2 1/2 hours. Sundays at 2:00 PM.
Site home page
Web site: www.nycwalk.com/
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Harry Matthew's Townhouse Tours
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Visits to historic houses in famous and not-so-famous neighborhoods. On-demand tours to Brooklyn and explorations of gay and lesbian history.
Site home page
Web site: http://www.townhousetours.com/
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Lower East Side B.I.D. Tour
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Member guide, urban historian and journalist, Judy Richheimer talks about the rich history of this 100+ year old neighborhood and its new shops and restaurants. Free! Every Sunday (April through December). 11:00 AM. Meeting in front of Katz' Delicatessen at Houston & Ludlow Street. Web site: www.lowereastsideny.com
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Lincoln Square B.I.D. Tour |
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The ethnic, social, theatrical and cultural history and modern-day developments in the neighborhood around Lincoln Center. Free! Tuesdays through December. Call Lincoln Center B.I.D. (581-3774) for updates. Led by Judy Richheimer. |
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Municipal Art Society Tour |
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Many tours of different Manhattan neighborhoods and with different themes ("Urban Genealogy", "Underground Preservation", "Private Lives", "Art Deco Midtown", etc.
Web:
www.mas.org
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Greenwich Village Alliance B.I.D. Tour |
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Tour of 8th Street, viewing sites associated with Gertrude Vaderbuilt Whitney, Andy Warhol, Abraham Lincoln, Lou Reed, Jack Kerouac and more. Free! Various Saturdays (11:30 - 1:30) in warm months. Web site: www.villagealliance.org |
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34th Street Partnership Tour |
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Neighborhood around Macy's, the Empire State Building, Herald Square and Pennsylvania Station. Free! Thursdays at 12:30. Meet at Fifth Avenue entrance to Empire State Building. With tour guides Alan Neumann, Preservation Architect or Francis Morrone, author of The Architectural Guidebook to NYC.
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The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station Tour |
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"Archeological Dig" of Pennsylvania Station showing remnants of the former building. 4th Monday of Every month at 12:30. Meet at Penn Station Rotunda, Tourist Info. With guide, Lorraine Diehl, author of The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station
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Times Square B.I.D Tour
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The "crossroads of the world" as it sees itself in the past and present. Every Friday at Noon. Meet at the Information Center, 1560 Broadway between 46-47th Street). Free! With member guides Judy Richheimer and Laurence Frommer.
Web: www.timessquarebid.org
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New York Like a Native
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Member guide Norman Oder offers energetic, eclectic tours of Brooklyn, including the Brownstone neighborhoods, Williamsburg, and Coney Island. (Also the Lower East Side.) Small groups, healthy pace.
Web: www.nylikeanative.com
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Noshwalks |
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Walking tours of New York's ethnic neighborhoods that are focused on the local markets, restaurants and bakeries. The well-planned itineraries proceed with a guide at a leisurely pace and include commentary on history, architecture, immigration, and of course, ethnic cuisine. Bring a big appetite. Walks start at 11:00 on weekends. See Web site for schedule.
www.noshwalks.com
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92nd Street Y Walking Tours |
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Web site: www.92ndsty.org
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Lincoln Center Tour |
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Lively one-hour tours visit the Metropolitan Opera House, the New York State Theater, and Avery Fisher Hall. Learn about the the history, legends and architecture.
Web site: www.lincolncenter.org
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Harlem Heritage Tour |
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The definitive resource for Harlem visitors. Day-by-day calendars, beautiful pictures, tours, jazz, gospel, poetry, dining, crafts. A pot pourrie of Black culture.
Web: www.harlemheritage.com
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South Brooklyn |
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For Brooklyn fans, follow this link to some unusual tours. Too numerous and unclassifiable to be included here. Gowanus Canal below.
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Rockefeller Center Tours |
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Hourly tours around the vast, mid-town Art Deco complex. To be be heard above the din of traffic, the tour guides broadcast comments to participants who wear headphones connected to special radio receivers. Neat! See also, Alfred Pommer's Public Art Tour of Rockefeller Center above.
Web site: www.rockefellercenter.com
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Radical Walking Tour |
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Season - Spring/Summer
(718) 492-0069
Web site: www.he.net/~radtours/ |
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Bus Tours |
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Grayline Bus Tour |
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The hop-on, hop-off big red double decker buses that New York drivers hate but visitors love.
Web: www.graylinenewyork.com/
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Harlem Spirituals |
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212-391-0900
Web: www.harlemspirituals.com/
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Circle Line Boat Tour |
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Group Sales Tel: 630-8885
Web: www.circleline.com/
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Bateaux New York |
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Fine dining (and dancing) on pleasure yachts that circle Lower Manhattan and the Harbor. Departing from Chelsea Piers (West 23rd Street). Tel: 212 352-2022
Web:www.spiritcitycruises.com/bateaux/index.html
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World Yacht |
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Dinner cruises on the Hudson River. Departing from Chelsea Piers (West 23rd Street). Tel: 212 630-8100
Web:www.worldyacht.com
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Staten Island Ferry |
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A commuter ride more than a tour. But for first-time visitors, the 20-minute crossing provides some of the best views of the downtown skyline, the Statue of Libery, the Brooklyn waterfront and the Verrazano Bridge. Frequent service. Fare: $0
Web: www.siferry.com
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NY Waterways River and Harbor Cruise |
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Major commuter ferry service provider offers numerous harbor cruises as well as full-day excursions to upstate communities along the Hudson River shoreline.
Web: www.nywaterway.com
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Gowanus Canal Boat Tour |
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For the truly adventurous traveler only. Not given regularly. Follow link to copious Brooklyn tour resources. Far too numerous to catalogue here.
See also http://www.southbrooklyn.net
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Manhattan Helicopter Tour |
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5 to 17-minute tours in 5-person aircraft. Thrills begin at lift-off and last every second right through touch-down. Plan to eat after your flight not before.
West 30th Street and West Side Highway (Hudson River)
Web: www.libertyhelicopters.com
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Hudson River Kayacking |
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Web:
www..kayackhudson.com
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Steve Brill's Ecology Tour |
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Weekend public wild food and ecology tours throughout NY and the Northeast with environmental educator, author, media artist and natural foods cook, Steve Brill.
Web: www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/
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Wednesday Night Skate |
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Season: March through October
30 to 100 enthusiastic New Yorkers strap on their inlines at Union Square Park at 7:30 and navigate a different route around Manhattan and sometimes the outer boros for a few hours, then gather for drinks and food. Very sociable group welcomes experienced new-comers. Web: www.weskateny.org/
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Jewish New York Tour |
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Tours of the Lower East Side, Williamsburg (Brooklyn), Ellis Island (and others) by the author of The Synagogues of New York City.
Web:
www.israelowitzpublishing.com
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Hassidic Walking Tour |
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Visits to the Jewish Community of Crown Heights in Brooklyn conducted by The Hassidic Discovery Welcome Center..
Web:
www.jewishtours.com/
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Sign Language Tour of Lincoln Center |
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American Sign Language tours of Lincoln Center are offered the last Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. Advance reservations. Tel: 212 875-5374
Web:
www.lincolncenter.org
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Tours for the Visually Impaired |
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Member guide, Barbara Gallagher works with Campanian Enterprises (www.campanian.org), which specializes in tours for the visually impaired. She has accompanied groups to the top of the Empire State Building, the Fulton Fish market and Central Park and is planning a gourmet dining tour.
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Your Turn... |
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Have you discovered a tour that we haven't included here? Please let us know.
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