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Call 732-506-6248 Cell 732-300-1528
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Tours are personally conducted by Anthony Grifa, licensed New York City Tour Guide. Tours range from two to three hours and you are welcome to take pictures. Private tours are reasonably priced depending on the size of the group. Tour departure times are arranged according to group needs. Step-on guide services also available.
A tour focusing on the history, culture, architecture, and famous landmarks of the most exotic of New York neighborhoods. Explore the largest Chinatown in the western hemisphere. Our tour includes stops at a Buddhist Temple, a Taoist Temple, Confucius Plaza, Kim Lau Memorial, The Hip Sing Tong, Dr Sun Yat Sen's secret headquarters, The 1891 Quong Yen Shing Store, The Church of Transfiguration, and much more.
Meet: Northwest Corner of Canal and Center Streets in front of Starbucks Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
Walk the quaint streets of this charming neighborhood. Sites include the Salmagundi Club, Pen and Brush Club, Washington Mews, Washington Arch, Bedford Street, Sheridan Square, Gay Street, Chumley's, the former homes of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Emma Lazarus, Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, Emily Post, Edgar Allen Poe, Edith Wharton, and Ed Albee. See The Church of the Ascension, and many more historic and literary sites.
Meet: Southeast Corner of 5th Avenue and 12th Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
A visit to New York City's colonial past and dramatic present. Amble through some of the old streets of New Amsterdam and visit the sites of Stadt Huys, Bowling Green, and Battery Park. Visit the Customs House, Cunard Building, Federal Hall, Trinity Church, the Hope Garden, Emma Lazarus Way, the Wall Street area, and more. Walk in the footsteps of Peter Minuet, Peter Stuyvesant, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
A tour focusing on the history, architecture, and famous past residents of this popular neighborhood. Visit one of the most famous of all New York City neighborhoods. See the Puck Building, Gunther Building, Little Singer Building, New Era Building, King of Green Street, SOHO Guggenheim, Gourmet Garage, Haughwout Building, Richmond Hill Historic District, galleries, and more.
Meet: Southeast Corner of Broadway and Houston Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
Step back into the gaslight era, and walk through one of New York's most elegant neighborhoods. This tour focuses on the history, architecture, and renowned past residents. Stroll through the area that includes New York City's only private park and homes of many famous past residents. View the sites where Theodore Roosevelt, Stanford White, Cyrus Field, O. Henry, Ida Tarbell, Edith Wharton, Elsie DeWolf, and Edwin Booth achieved fame. See the former stomping grounds of Babe Ruth, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and John Garfield. Tour passes The National Arts Club, The Players, Pete's Tavern, Old Tammany Hall, and much more.
Private tours available. Meet: Southeast Corner of Broadway and 20th Street Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
A tour focusing on history, architecture, land marks, and famous past residents of the Fifth Avenue Gold Coast. View sites associated J.P. Morgan, Henry Clay Frick, Richard Morris Hunt, Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo, Stanford White, Joseph Pulitzer, John "Bet a Million" Gates, and others. Walk past cultural institutions, palatial homes, and exclusive private clubs of this landmarked district. See the Metropolitan Club, Knickerbocker Club, Harmonie Club, and Lotos Club.
Meet: In front of statue of General William Sherman at Fifth Avenue and West 59th Street. Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
This tour focuses on the history, architecture, famous residents and cultural institutions on the blocks of upper fifth avenue. The tour ambles through Carnegie Hill and the Museum Mile. The walk passes the Andrew Carnegie Mansion, the Met, the Otto Kahn Mansion, the Goethe House, the Guggenheim, the Cooper Hewitt, the Jewish Museum, and the Marjorie Meriweather Post Mansion.
A stroll through one of the most popular and diverse of all New York Neighborhoods. This tour includes many historic sites and landmarks. Visit the carnival atmosphere of St Mark's Place. See the building where Andy Warhol created his exploding plastic inevitable. Visit the site where Janis Joplin and Elton John lit up the stage. See the club where punk rock and slam dancing were born. Walk past the residence where George and Ira Gershwin grew up. View New York's version of the Grauman Theater Walk of Fame. See the theater where Robert DeNiro, Danny DeVito, and Richard Dreyfus started as young actors. Walk on the Jewish Rialto where Walter Mathau, Edward G. Robinson, and Molly Picon launced their careers. See the theaters where Oh Calcutta, A Chorus Line, and Grease were first performed. The Tour also stops at the Anthology Film Archives, the nation's largest museum for independent films, as well as the building where Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, and JFK spoke.
This tour highlights East Village and Greenwich Village from St. Mark's Place to Washington Square Park. The tour focuses on historic sites and cultural landmarks. The tour includes sites connected with Andy Warhol, Jack Kerouac, P.T. Barnum, and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Stops include the building where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the telephone; and the building where Abraham Lincoln gave his "Right Makes Might" speech; and the building where Susan B. Anthony spoke. The tour includes the past residences of Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Eleanor Roosevelt, and much more.
This tour focuses on the history, architecture, and landmarks of this popular neighborhood. View some of the cities finest cast iron buildings. Stops include Robert DeNiro's film studios, J.F.K. Jr's former residence, Harrison Row, and Worth Village. Stops also include sites associated with "Battery Dam" Finn, Augustus Julliard, James Bogardus, Wells-Fargo, The first "El", and the Ghost Buster's Firehouse.
The tour focuses on the history, architecture, cultural institutions, and famous residents of the neighborhood. The walk visits Strawberry Fields and Lincoln Center. the stroll views architectural styles ranging from Neo-Baroque to Victorian Gothic. The tour stops at sites associated with Edna Ferber, Leonard Bernstein, John Lennon, Rock Hudson and Rita Hayworth, and other famous stars. The tour also visits sites where Rosemary's Baby, Wolf, and Ghost Busters, were filmed; plus much more.
This tour visits one of the nation's finest public parks and one of New York city's most celebrated attractions. No urban park anywhere can match its combination of inspired landscaping and recreational variety which attracts 20 million visitors annually. The tour includes: A view of rugged 450 million years old rocky outcroppings; a sojourn to one of the nations's largest and oldest carousels; visits to Bethesda Terrace, the Wollman Rink, The Dairy, the Literary Mall, the Horses Fountain, the Bow Bridge and Strawberry Fields. The tour also presents an opportunity to view Alice in Wonderland, Hans Christian Anderson, the Heroic Balto and more.
Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
Piccolo Italia- Italian Heritage Tour A salute to Italian Americans who made an impact in New York City and the United States. Includes Rudolph Giuliani, Fiorello La Guardia, and others.
Meet in front of the Washington Square Arch at 5th Avenue. Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
Stroll through one of the city's trendiest neighborhoods. Known for its galleries, cutting edge boutiques and restaurants. The tour visits the High Line, meat packing district, Chelsea Market and Chelsea Piers. A visit to the general theological seminary is included. Meet in front of the Chelsea Market at the Northwest corner of 15th Street & 9th Avenue. Best trains, A, C, or E to 14th Street.
Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
America's First Melting Pot Tour this multi-cultural neighborhood and former Jewish enclave that once was the world's most densely populated neighborhood. Walk through the bargain district with its cutting edge boutiques, and fine shops. View the oldest synagogue buildings in New York; see the old tenements, theaters and landmarks that made this neighborhood historic. See where Arthur Murray learned to dance, Eddie Cantor first performed, and David Sarnoff learned English. Visit the school where Tony Curtiss, Walter Mathau, and Zero Mostel attended. View the famous deli where Presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan dined; View the synagogue where Matt Broderick and Sara Jessica Parker were married.
Meet Northeast corner of Delancey and Essex Streets. Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
The tour visits New York Christmas attractions, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Fifth Avenue holiday windows, Trump Plaza, and major churches along Fifth Avenue including St. Patrick's Cathedral. The walk conveys the New York Christmas spirit. Tour includes New York Santology, and recalls New York Christmas traditions. A wonderful mixture of the then and now of Christmas in New York. Tour also remembers Christmas songs and screen plays written in New York.
Our sampler bus tour is for groups providing their own bus. The tour presents an opportunity to see and hear a commentary of Manhattan from up town to down town on your bus or van. The tour starts with a celebrity drive past the NYC residences of Barbara Streisand, Michael Douglas, Jerry Seinfeld, and Lauren Bacall to name only a few. We visit Strawberry Fields, The Conservatory Gardens, Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, The Apollo Theater, Ground Zero, and many other sights. This is an all day tour. A half day tour is also available and covers from mid town to down town.
A bus tour for groups providing their own bus or van with off the bus junkets. Explore inside one of the world's great railroad terminals; Grand Central Terminal, a marvel of engineering and planning. We see the kissing gallery, the Campbell Apartment, the plaque recognizing Jackie O's terminal preservation efforts. We view the hubcaps & roadsters on the side of the Chrysler Building. We tour the impressive Grant's Tomb, the largest mausoleum in the northern hemisphere. We walk throught the beautiful Sakara Park; view the architecture of the Riverside Church, the Union Theological Seminary, the Manhattan School of Music and the Jewish Theological Seminary. We tour the gardens and the Catheral of St. John the Divine, the world's largest gothic cathedral.
Harlem Renaissance and Beyond A walking tour of central Harlem. The walk visits some of the most beautiful streets in New York City, including Striver's Row. The tour views sights associated activists W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey, and Paul Robeson; The tour recognizes the contributions of Florence Mills, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, Hubie Blake, W.C. Handy, and Langston Hughes; See the Apollo Theater where outstanding African-American stars performed including Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horn, Duke Ellington, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. The tour also passes by Abyssinian Baptist Church, Arturo Schomburg Research Center, and other landmarked sites.
Hudson River Walk We walk through Hudson River Park along the Hudson esplanade. We view the wonderful outdoor sculptures and the spectacular murals entitled "Great Harbors of the World".
Meet: Individual arrangements will be made. Please call 732-506-6248 for arrangements.
eMail any questions related to Tours to: ag@newyorkcitywalks.com eMail site technical questions/comments to: dp@newyorkcitywalks.com
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