Schedule of Public Walking Tours NYC — Summer/Fall 2010 For travel directions see www.hopstop.com
Walking
Tours last from 2 to 2 1/2 hours. They run rain
or shine.
Joyce Gold leads all public walking tours. No reservations
are needed. Fee is $15 per person; $12 for seniors 62+.
*Large-type version of the Fall-Winter 2010 Schedule available for viewing and pdf download.*
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September 4 SATURDAY 1 PM
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE — ROMANTIC PASSAGEWAY THAT JOINS TWO ISLANDS
An icon of architectural grace and strength, the Brooklyn Bridge still evokes amazement for its beauty, its views, and its huge new East River park.
Meet: City Hall Park fountain, Broadway & Park Place.
September 7 TUESDAY 6 PM [2 hrs.]
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HIGH LINE PARK ELEVATES MEATPACKING DISTRICT
The remarkably-transformed elevated railway blooms above meatpackers, galleries, eateries, and stylish shops.
Meet: Jeffrey New York, 449 W 14th St., between Ninth & Tenth Avenues.
September 12 SUNDAY 1 PM
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JEWISH HARLEM
Once the third largest Jewish settlement in the world, Harlem still reveals that history.
Meet: NYS Office Building, 125th St and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.
(aka 7th Ave.) Best subways: #2, #3, or A train to 125th St.
September 19 SUNDAY 1 PM
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IRISH HELL'S KITCHEN
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
Meet: Tenth Ave. & W 42nd St., northwest corner.
September 26 SUNDAY 1 PM
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THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE
AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
Meet: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
October 2 SATURDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
HIGH LINE PARK ELEVATES MEATPACKING DISTRICT
A remarkably-transformed elevated railway blooms above meatpackers, galleries, eateries, and stylish shops.
Meet: Jeffrey New York, 449 W 14th St., between Washington & West Sts.
October 8 FRIDAY 1 PM
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CENTRAL PARK — THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
150 years ago these 843 acres became a work of art at the heart of Manhattan.
Meet: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
October 10 SUNDAY 1 PM
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HISTORIC DIVERSITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE — DUTCH BOUWERIE, IRISH ALE HOUSE, AND THE YIDDISH KING LEAR
Peter Stuyvesant's 17th century farm became the site of the Irish Famine Church, a German
maritime tragedy, and the flourishing Yiddish theatre.
Meet: St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church, 10th St. & Second Ave.
**NEW** see the write up on this tour in the Tribeca Citizen
October 16 SATURDAY 1 PM
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MECCA OF OPEN URBAN SPACE — BATTERY PARK CITY
High-rise living, commercial icons, and playgrounds for all ages interwoven with grasslands, lush gardens, and spectacular views.
Meet: Stuyvesant High School, Chambers St. @ North End Ave, 1 block west of West St.
October 18 MONDAY 6 PM [2 hrs.]
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detailed info)
HIGH LINE PARK ELEVATES MEATPACKING DISTRICT
The remarkably-transformed elevated railway blooms above meatpackers, galleries, eateries, and stylish shops.
Meet: Jeffrey New York, 449 W 14th St., between Ninth & Tenth Avenues.
October 24 SUNDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
Meet: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner,
at Bank of America.
October 30 SATURDAY 1 PM
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MACABRE GREENWICH VILLAGE
Murders, hangings, hauntings, explosions, missing persons, and ghosts!
Meet: Washington Arch, 5th Ave. south of 8th St.
October 31 SUNDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
MACABRE GREENWICH VILLAGE
Murders, hangings, hauntings, explosions, missing persons, and ghosts!
Meet: Washington Arch, 5th Ave. south of 8th St.
November 5 FRIDAY 1 PM
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GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY — THE DAZZLE OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY
The lore, lights, and excitement of Times Square and the Theatre District.
Meet: Walgreens @ W 42nd St. between 7th Ave. & Broadway.
November 6 SATURDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
HIGH LINE PARK ELEVATES MEATPACKING DISTRICT
A remarkably-transformed elevated railway blooms above meatpackers, galleries, eateries, and stylish shops.
Meet: Jeffrey New York, 449 W 14th St., between Washington & West Sts.
November 14 SUNDAY. 1 PM
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detailed info)
THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE AND ITS SPECTACULAR HUDSON RIVER PARK
Nineteenth century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800' into the river.
Meet: 7th Avenue South and Leroy St., the southwest corner.
Subway: the #1 train to W. Houston; then walk 2 blocks north on Seventh Ave. South.
November 21 SUNDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
IRISH HELL'S KITCHEN
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
Meet: Tenth Ave. & W 42nd St., northwest corner.
November 27 SATURDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
Meet: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner,
at Bank of America.
December 4 SATURDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL — "CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, a thrilling symbol of New York's openness to people and ideas.
Meet: Inside the entrance to Grand Central at E 42nd St under the Park Avenue viaduct.
December 8 WEDNESDAY 11 AM
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GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL — "CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, a thrilling symbol of New York's openness to people and ideas.
Meet: Inside the entrance to Grand Central at E 42nd St under the Park Avenue viaduct.
December 12 SUNDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Tycoons, Central Park, and great mansions created the New York avenue "paved with gold."
Meet: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves.
December 18 SATURDAY 1 PM
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SOHO — CAST IRON STAGE FOR MANY PLAYERS
Manhattan's district of iron-front buildings — from farmland to Civil War retail to "Hell's Hundred Acres" to Bloomingdale's.
Meet: Houston & Lafayette Sts., southeast corner at the Puck Building.
December 24 FRIDAY 1 PM
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detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE
AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
Meet: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
The next public tours will begin in March. Private tours are always available.