Online/Virtual

18 Nov 2020

A Runaway Hippie in the Summer of Love

This virtual tour explores the lasting legacy of hippie culture in NYC as told through the personal experience of the…

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Online/Virtual

18 Nov 2020

World’s Fair History Tour

This virtual tour looks back at the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs and their impact on Queens.

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Online/Virtual

18 Nov 2020

Queens Neighborhood History – Part 1 – 1652-1899

Before Queens became a NYC borough, it had a rich and dynamic history of independent and diverse communities. This tour…

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Online/Virtual

16 Nov 2020

Fear City: New York City in the 1970s & 1980s

FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 7-8:30 PM: Artists and arsonists. Punk rockers and panicky bankers. Sex workers and serial killers. New York…

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Brooklyn

13 Nov 2020

Hasidic Williamsburg Insider’s Walking Tour

Do you want to scratch beneath the stereotypes and understand your Hasidic neighbors? I was raised in the Satmar Hasidic…

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The Bronx

11 Nov 2020

Little Ireland, Woodlawn

Looking to get away without getting on a plane? Join me for a walking tour of NYC’s Little Ireland in…

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Manhattan

03 Nov 2020

It’s Broadway Baby!

See Times Square, world-famous for New Years’ Eve celebrations and the heart of the Broadway Theater district, with a private…

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Manhattan

02 Nov 2020

NYC Bridge Boat and Below Tour

New York City is a collection of islands connected via Bridges, Boats, and Subway. This tour will give you a…

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Online/Virtual

21 Sep 2020

60 min Live Interactive Driving Tour of Manhattan

More than a tour, we share with you our passion for NYC, knowledge and experience as local experts. During this…

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The Bronx

16 Sep 2020

Arthur Ave: The “Real” Little Italy in the Bronx

As we explore this unique enclave we will meet the locals, check bread stores, pastry shops, and the Arthur Ave…

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Manhattan

11 Sep 2020

Titanic in NY Walking Tour

I, Dave Gardner, host a Titanic walking tour in New York. We learn about where passengers lived, worked, and prayed,…

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Manhattan

11 Sep 2020

Secrets of Central Park North Walking Tour

* Uncover the untold stories behind the history of Central Park * Encounter and hear about obscure locations and interesting…

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Manhattan

10 Sep 2020

World Trade Center – 9/11 Evening Tour

Your tour of the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial begins as the sun is setting, and the crowds have thinned.…

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Manhattan

04 Sep 2020

Luxury’s NYC Address – Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman is pure luxury. New York's most iconic retail destination is more than designer fashion, jewels worthy of royalty,…

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Brooklyn

04 Sep 2020

Best of Brooklyn Walking Tour in Williamsburg

Come see what the buzz is about! This walking tour leads you through Brooklyn's hippest neighborhood of Williamsburg. Discover cutting-edge…

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Manhattan

03 Sep 2020

Catacombs by Candlelight

This is a 90 minute tour that takes you into the off-limits areas of the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old…

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Manhattan

02 Sep 2020

EXPLORE CENTRAL PARK AND THE UPPER EAST SIDE

After we meet at the Pulitzer Fountain in front of the Plaza Hotel, and introduce ourselves, we shall walk into…

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Manhattan

31 Aug 2020

Misterios y fantasmas de Nueva York

La ciudad de Nueva York en dos siglos creció como ninguna otra ciudad en el mundo. Sin embargo, en la…

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Manhattan

31 Aug 2020

Greenwich Village, la bohemia de los años 20′.

Si quieres conocer los más vibrantes lugares del barrio bohemio neoyorquino, este es tu tour. Recorremos Greenwich Village, donde descubrirás…

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Manhattan

29 Aug 2020

The First NYC Walking Tour in Song! 🎵

IT’S NOT JUST A TOUR, IT’S A PERFORMANCE! The Greenwich Village NYC walking tour will include music🎼 theatre🎭movies🎬 television📺 literature📖…

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Manhattan

29 Aug 2020

Hidden in Plain Sight: History Through Midtown Manhattan

History is everywhere: in dull textbooks, yes, but also in the bend in a road, the shape of a building…

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Manhattan

29 Aug 2020

New York During the Revolution

The American Revolution is a story of such daring and courage that it is still invoked everywhere. Every day New…

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Manhattan

29 Aug 2020

Highlights of Morningside Heights

Highlights of Morningside Heights Morningside Heights is home to Columbia University — and so much more!  Let tour guide Mel…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

HISTORIC DIVERSITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE — DUTCH FARM, IRISH ALE HOUSE, AND THE YIDDISH KING LEAR

Peter Stuyvesant, a Director General of the New Netherlands, was the first owner of the farmland now known as the…

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The Bronx

28 Aug 2020

The Bronx: From Art Deco to Hip Hop

Let’s unveil the South Bronx, for too many years imprisoned into an image of squalor and disruption. Today this NYC…

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The Bronx

28 Aug 2020

Bronx Little Italy (the real Little Italy of NYC)

Let’s discover New York’s “Real Little Italy”, a community that for over a century has maintained the italian traditions in…

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Queens

28 Aug 2020

Forest Hills Garden, A Hidden Treasure in New York

Come along with me to discover a very special neighborhood of NYC, Forest Hills Gardens in Queens. A true hidden…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Capital of the World

Every city is unique. What distinguishes New York is the profound presence of world trade – like no other place…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

New York Before the Europeans

New York represents history’s greatest collection of money, drive, and know-how. Why New York? European settlers made New York a…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Dutch New York

Among history’s great commercial powers are the 17th Century Dutch, New York’s first European residents. The Dutch left the area…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Photo Tour of the Upper West Side

Have your camera ready on this walking tour of the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Your guide will point out…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

The Great Seaport

A vast harbor and a magnificent coincidence of geology made New York uniquely qualified to handle world commerce during the…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Gateway: The Immigrants

New York is mother of exiles. Forty percent of all Americans today trace their lineage through Ellis Island. Of the…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Vintage Village – West

Everything on this walking tour is over 50, but you don’t have to be. Just have an interest in businesses,…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Chelsea: The New York of a Century Ago

Quiet, leafy streets and remainders from times gone by mark Chelsea as among the oldest yet best preserved neighborhoods of…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

The High Line

What do you do with a beat-up old rail line? In New York you turn it into a brilliantly-executed municipal…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Features of Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal is a masterpiece of engineering and design as well as of architecture. It stands as one of…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

History Through Street Names

Symbols explain us to ourselves. More than mere labels, street names are also symbols that reflect values as well as…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

The Emerging (Late 1800s) City

Lower Manhattan is a great display of various eras, a sort of outdoor museum that shows a nineteenth-century city becoming…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Deciphering Manhattan

New York does make sense! Well, sometimes. Any town, village or city offers clues that enable us to make sense…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Upper Fifth Avenue

By the mid-1800s Fifth Avenue had become the focus of American wealth and privilege. It remains the major beneficiary of…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

A Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge began New York’s age of heroic construction and is essential to an understanding of local history and…

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Brooklyn

28 Aug 2020

Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn

It is said that if Jackie Robinson was the ideal man to integrate baseball, then Brooklyn was the ideal place.…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

Baseball Creation and Evolution

Baseball comes from New York City. The game began in a grassy field in Manhattan before growing up a few…

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Brooklyn

28 Aug 2020

Brooklyn and the Dodgers

Most of baseball comes from Brooklyn. After its creation by gentlemen in Madison Square Park, baseball changed fundamentally in Brooklyn,…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

The Baseball Dynasties: The New York Giants and the New York Yankees

The great baseball dynasties are those of the New York Giants (1904-1924) and the New York Yankees (several periods). For…

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Manhattan

28 Aug 2020

THE GILDED AGE—GRANDIOSE YEARNINGS FROM UNTAXED EARNINGS

Rivalry between "old money" & "new money" filled the gossip pages of the Gilded Age newspapers. Old money dated from…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR IN MANHATTAN

CIVIL WAR IN MANHATTAN As the inevitability of the Civil War increased, New York faced conflicts within its varied population.…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Unmasking the Upper West Side with your Mask On!

Highlights include: ​ Start at Beacon Theatre Strawberry Fields/Central Park Luxurious Striking New Condo Architecture Seinfield's Upper West Side Horses…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Scandalous Tales From the Upper West Side and Harlem

By the late Victorian Era and into the 20th century, the Upper West Side and Harlem had developed at a…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

CRIMES OF FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST

The American Dream and its dark side reside even on Fifth Avenue. The creation of Central Park in the 1870s…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Pride In Central Park

June may traditionally be Pride Month but, really, it’s never not Gay Pride in NYC! Central Park might not spring…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Irish Heritage Tour

Walk in the footsteps of the great Irish movers and shakers who helped New York City become the glorious metropolis…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Statues of Central Park

The designers of Central Park didn't want memorial statues there but were overruled. Find out why as we revel in…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Poets and Artists of Greenwich Village

Follow in the footsteps of the most influential literary and artistic figures of 19th and 20th century America. Mark Twain,…

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Manhattan

27 Aug 2020

Revolutionary New York

New York City played a bigger role in the founding of the United States than many people realize. Follow in…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

High Line Park 3-Hour Tour

Once a freight Rail Line, now 1.5m/2.4km park. A unique and beautiful place in New York. See the native plants…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

TRIBECA — NEW SCENE IN OLD INDUSTRIAL STREETSCAPE

Tribeca’s industrial past remains visible in its cast iron buildings & raised loading docks. Although reconfigured into residential lofts and…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

Harlem 3-Hour Walking Tour

Harlem, NYC's largest neighborhood. There is so much there! Beautiful architecture and so much history. Black, White, Jewish, Irish, Italian;…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

JEWISH COLONIAL MANHATTAN

In 1654, 23 Jewish men, women, and children arrived in Dutch New Amsterdam. Settling into their new life included adapting…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

Walking Tour of NYC’s Central Park

New York's backyard - The Landscape Masterpiece of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Let’s see why this place is…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

Walking Tour of lower Broadway. Includes Wall Street and WTC Memorial Plaza. Duration: 3 (three) hours.

Where it all began, first as New Amsterdam for 40 years and then New York. It was also America's first…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

Jewish Walking Tour of NYC’s Lower East Side. Duration: 3 (three) hours

Let's see the Old Neighborhood, because it doesn't look like this anymore! At the turn of the 20th century NY's…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

THE GENIUS AND ELEGANCE OF GRAMERCY PARK

Discover a London Square that became home to creative minds, elegant salons, and the taste-setting Lady Mendl. Samuel Ruggles, lawyer,…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

THE IMMIGRANT, RADICAL, NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE

THE IMMIGRANT, RADICAL, NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE In few other places on earth have so many notable women lived…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

JEWISH HARLEM

Harlem was once the third largest Jewish settlement in the world, after Warsaw and the Lower East Side. In the…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK

THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK The West Village is a 19th century preserve with its concealed-yet-open…

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Brooklyn, Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

Walking Tour over The Brooklyn Bridge. Duration: 3 (three) hours

Learn the marvelous story of the building of this bridge. Why did it take almost 14 years to complete? Designing…

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Manhattan

26 Aug 2020

Meatpacking to Highline to Hudson Yards Historic Walk

Join Bob Gelber, licensed NYC guide and member of the Guides Association, for a look back at the historic Meatpacking…

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Manhattan

25 Aug 2020

WALL STREET — FROM WINDMILLS TO WORLD FINANCE

The Dutch settlement only lasted 40 years, but those strong-minded tradesmen left their mark in a district where people from…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS

Just east of today's City Hall and Municipal Building, this was once a foul-smelling, disease-ridden district. Brought to life in…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT

In its earliest years Greenwich Village was a refuge from the yellow fever epidemic downtown. By the early 20th century,…

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Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx

24 Aug 2020

Vintage Deco Tours

Offering private guided walking tours in different parts of New York City. Each tour is tailored to a specific area…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

Northern Forts and North Woods Tour of Central Park

This tour shows you the secrets of the much less visited northern section of Central Park. We see former defensive…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

Gilded Age Fifth Avenue Walk

Join Licensed NYC guide and Guides Association member, Bob Gelber for a stroll up Fifth Avenue. Learn the stories of…

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Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

24 Aug 2020

New York City Bike Adventure

Riding a bike through “the-city-that-never-sleeps” is quiet an experience! Within only a couple of hours you will get the chance…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

Ft. Tryon Park Walking Tour to Met Cloisters w/Cabrini Shrine

A 1.5 to 2 hour walking tour featuring the highlights of Fort Tryon Park with a bonus visit to the…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

Secret Island of Roosevelt Island

Let me show you where I lived for 10 years, Roosevelt Island. A unique two-mile-long island considered part of Manhattan…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

History & Architecture meets Small Town College vibe

Tour Columbia University's neighborhood. Sandwiched between Riverside Park, Morningside Park and the northern tip of Central Park. The neighborhood has…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

Lower East Side: Tasty Contrasts

(Re)discover a neighborhood. Tenements and glossy condos. Streets broad and narrow. History, humanity - and maybe hot bialys. Synagogues that…

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Manhattan

24 Aug 2020

Hidden Gems of Central Park’s North End

Join a Central Park specialist on a walk through a hilly, wild landscape quite unlike the southern sections of the…

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Staten Island

23 Aug 2020

Highlights of Staten Island

Staten Island is a place many visitors to New York have been to (coming off an unforgettable ride on the…

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Manhattan

23 Aug 2020

The Art, Shenanigans and History of the First New York City Subway System

It's right there under your feet, you probably ride it every day, but how much do you know about this…

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Brooklyn, Manhattan

23 Aug 2020

Bike the Brooklyn Bridge and Waterfront

Seize the chance to enjoy views that people travel the world over to enjoy in a rare moment of peace.…

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Manhattan

23 Aug 2020

Bike Governors Island

Governors Island is already one of New Yorker’s favorite staycation destinations. The island reports more than 75% of visitors hail…

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Brooklyn, Manhattan

23 Aug 2020

Cycle NYC’s Top Sites In One Day

This is not a tour for beginner cyclists. This an all day adventure for confident, urban cyclists. We’ll cover around…

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Manhattan

22 Aug 2020

THE UPPER WEST SIDE – The Old Village of Bloomingdale – A Tale of Crime, Entertainment and History

This tour is very customizable and can include: The site of George Washington's second battle of the Revolution The home…

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Manhattan

22 Aug 2020

Historia de las mujeres del Village

Empezamos el recorrido en el lado Este de Manhattan, donde se encuentran los edificios llamados Tenement y famosos por sus…

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Manhattan

22 Aug 2020

Historia de la diversidad neoyorquina

Iniciamos el recorrido en uno de los lugares fundacionales de Estados Unidos, el parque donde se encuentra el City Hall…

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Brooklyn

21 Aug 2020

Victorian Flatbush Tour

Come discover a neighborhood that is a living microcosm of the history of Brooklyn! Flatbush was one of the original…

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Manhattan

21 Aug 2020

Billionaires Row: Rise of the Supertalls!

This unique private tour will take you on a journey along NYC’s Billionaires Row! See the world’s tallest residential building,…

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Manhattan

21 Aug 2020

High Line and Hudson Yards Tour

Take a journey from New York's past to its future! On this guided tour of Manhattan's west side, we will…

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Manhattan

21 Aug 2020

Fashion/Garment District Educational History Virtual/Walking Tours

My tour Includes A Virtual or Actual Walk throughout the Fashion District in Manhattan. A flow chart showing how cotton…

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Manhattan

21 Aug 2020

Tour Noir NYC: A Dame to Guide For

Join and help solve a mystery in Lower Manhattan. Come join in on New York City's only sightseeing theater experience.…

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Brooklyn

13 Aug 2020

Atlantis on the Atlantic: A deep dive into the delirious history of Coney Island

“Paradise at the End of a Subway Ride”. Meet the turn of the century entrepreneurs whose imaginations knew no limits.…

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Manhattan

13 Aug 2020

Central Park History Walk

Central Park has always been New York City's playground - A "green Oasis" in the middle of a noisy, polluted…

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Manhattan

13 Aug 2020

Central Park – Private History + Highlights Tour!

Central Park is the most famous urban park in the world, and this private, personalized walking tour will help you…

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Queens

13 Aug 2020

Queens World’s Fair Nostalgia Tour

As NYC's most diverse borough, Queens has so much to offer. One highlight is Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, home to both…

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Brooklyn

12 Aug 2020

Williamsburg: Hip Hispanic and Hasidic Food Tasting & Walking Tour

Once a blue-collar immigrant neighborhood, Williamsburg, Brooklyn has become an international destination for art and nightlife. However, just a few…

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