Spring 2018 - PUBLIC WALKING TOURS Fee: $20 per person, $15 for ages 62+. Joyce Gold conducts all scheduled tours. No reservations are necessary. Check the Weekender subway guide at http://web.mta.info/weekender.html for weekend schedule changes.
March 18 SUNDAY 1 to 3 PM IRISH HELL’S KITCHEN MEET: Ninth Ave. & W. 43rd St., southeast corner at Red Poke eatery.
March 24 SATURDAY 1 to 3 PM IMMIGRANT, RADICAL, NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.
April 1 SUNDAY 1 to 3 PM ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT— “HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE” MEET: Trinity Church, Wall St. & Broadway.
April 7 SATURDAY 1 to 3 PM GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS MEET: The Bowery & Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) northwest corner at Bank of America.
April 15 SUNDAY 1 to 3 PM CRIMES OF THE FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth & Madison Aves.
April 22 SUNDAY 1 to 3:30 PM HARLEM HISTORY WALK MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take #1 subway to 137th St. station; go to 138th St. & walk 1 block up the 138th St. hill.
April 29 SUNDAY 1 to 3 PM ROOSEVELT ISLAND—FROM HOGS AND MADMEN TO INNOVATION HOTSPOT MEET: On Roosevelt Island, in front of the tram station. Take tram from 2nd Ave & 60th St. Manhattan; or F train subway to Roosevelt Island, then walk to the tram station near 59th St. Bridge.
May 10 THURSDAY 11 AM to 1 PM ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT— “HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE” MEET: Trinity Church, Wall St. & Broadway. May 13 SUNDAY 1 to 3 PM THE GENIUS AND ELEGANCE OF GRAMERCY PARK MEET: Gramercy Park, Lexington Ave. & 21st St.
May 15 TUESDAY 11 AM to 1 PM THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN— GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.
May 20 SUNDAY 12:45 to 3:30 PM GOVERNORS ISLAND—A QUICK RIDE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE MEET: Outside Gov. Island ferry building (light green), 10 South St. Manhattan, next to the Staten Island Ferry. Look for our yellow umbrella. Subways: #1 to South Ferry, #4, #5, or R to Bowling Green/Whitehall. G.I. ferry tickets cost $2/$1 or IDNYC card.
May 23 WEDNESDAY 11 AM to 1 PM ROOSEVELT ISLAND—FROM HOGS AND MADMEN TO INNOVATION HOTSPOT MEET: On Roosevelt Island, in front of the tram station. Take tram from 2nd Ave & 60th St. Manhattan; or F train subway to Roosevelt Island, then walk to the tram station near 59th St. Bridge.
May 27 SUNDAY 1 to 3 PM THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR IN MANHATTAN MEET: Cooper Union, between the brown Foundation Building & Cooper Triangle Park (E. 7th St., between 3rd & 4th Aves). Subways: #6, N, or R to 8th St./Astor Place. -
Private custom tours are always available, beginning at $275 for up to 6 people.
EMAIL - [email protected]
PHONE - 212-242-5762
Joyce Gold, Instructor of Manhattan history at New York University conducts these walks. With a M.A. in Metropolitan Studies from NYU, she has contributed to the Encyclopedia of New York City and is the author of From Windmills to the World Trade Center: A Walking Guide through Lower Manhattan History and From Trout Stream to Bohemia: A Walking Guide through Greenwich Village History.