Forest Hills Historic Walking Tour
Some of its notable former residents include Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Branch Rickey (fame GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers) and well-known lecturer Dale Carnegie. Meeting Location: in front of Ridgewood Savings […]
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Ridgewood Savings Bank 107-55 Queens Boulevard, Queens, New York, United States
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Hamilton Heights-Washington Heights Historic Walking Tour
St. Nicholas Park 141st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesNamed after the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton and known as “Sugar Hill” by the locals, this neighborhood was the dwelling place for the Black Elite. Many […]
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Lost Inwood Historic Walking Tour
Anne Loftus Playground Broadway & Riverside Drive, New York, NY, United StatesInwood is the northernmost area in Manhattan. This historically sound neighborhood in New York City was home of the original settling families: The Dyckmans, Nagles and Ishams. From Inwood Hill […]
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Bedford-Stuyvesant Historic Walking Tour
Fulton Park 70 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesMeeting Location: Fulton Park (in front of Robert Fulton statue) Nearest Subway: A or C to Utica Avenue Estimated Duration: 2.5 hours
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Origins of Lower Manhattan Walking Tour
Museum of the American Indian 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY, United StatesThe winding streets of the current day Financial District was where the colonial Dutch settlers founded New Amsterdam in the early 1600s. Before their arrival, it was a hunting ground […]
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Mott Haven Historic Walking Tour
Graham Triangle 270 East 137th Street, Bronx, NY, United StatesMeeting Location: Graham Triangle (East 138th Street between Lincoln and Morris Avenues) Nearest Subway: 6 Train to 138th Street - Third Avenue Estimated Duration: 2.5 Hours Book Mott Haven […]
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Brooklyn Heights Historic Walking Tour
Cadman Plaza Park Cadman Plaza E, Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn Heights is the first neighborhood in New York City designated as a historical district. It was home to many affluent New York natives who happen to be some of […]
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Greenwich Village Historic Walking Tour
Father Demo Square 220 Bleeker Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe neighborhood was home to North America’s earliest free Black settlement in the 17th century (New Freedom Land and Little Africa), to some of America’s first black churches in the […]
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Jackson Heights Historic Walking Tour
Manuel de Dios Unanue Triangle 83-22 Baxter Avenue, Queens, NY, United StatesJackson Heights was the first and still remains the largest garden-apartment community in the United States. In the late 1800’s poor living conditions in the city resulted in greater efforts […]
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Park Slope Historic Walking Tour
Lafayette Memorial 9th Street, Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesPark Slope is described by residents as its “own small town within the city,”. It was originally inhabited by the Canarsee Indians, who hunted and farmed in what used to […]
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Riverdale Historic Walking Tour
Van Cortlandt Park Broadway and, Van Cortlandt Park S, Bronx, NY, United StatesRiverdale is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in New York City. It was originally overlooked by early farmers & settlers due to steep inclines and rocky terrain but dramatically sought […]
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Central Harlem Historic Walking Tour
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY, United StatesMeeting Location: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Boulevard) Estimated Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
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Astoria Historic Walking Tour
Athens Square Park 30th Street and 30th Avenue, Astoria, New York, United StatesSites on the tour will include both the Steinway and Ditmas historic districts as well as Kaufman Studios, a staple in the American film industry. Meeting Location: Athens Square Park […]
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Norwood-Kingsbridge Heights Historic Walking Tour
Valentine Varian House 3266 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, New York, United StatesOriginally named North Woods, this neighborhood has a mixture of historical significance, from its early beginning as home of the Mosholu Indians, to it becoming the birthplace and dwelling of […]
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Forest Hills Historic Walking Tour
Ridgewood Savings Bank 107-55 Queens Boulevard, Queens, New York, United StatesSome of its notable former residents include Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Branch Rickey (fame GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers) and well-known lecturer Dale Carnegie. Meeting Location: in front of Ridgewood Savings […]
