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 Bank (Northwest corner of Queens Boulevard and 70th Road) Nearest Subway: E,F,M or R trains to 71st and Continental Avenues Estimated Duration: 2. 5 hours […]
Named 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 notable African-Americans resided in Sugar Hill at the start of their careers before becoming the legends they are today, including Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, Ralph […]
Inwood 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 Park (the location where the purchase of the Island of Manhattan took place) to the architectural remains of the Billings and Seaman family estates which […]
Meeting Location: Fulton Park (in front of Robert Fulton statue) Nearest Subway: A or C to Utica Avenue Estimated Duration: 2.5 hours
The 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 for the Lenape Native Americans and the only street of existence was Broadway which was often used as a tribal warpath. Lower Manhattan is historically […]
Meeting 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 Historic Walking Tour Redeem Borough Pass Voucher - Mott Haven
Brooklyn 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 America's greatest writers, playwrights and orators including Walt Whitman, August Wilson and Henry Ward Beecher. During the tour, will visit sites associated with the aforementioned […]
The 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 19th century, and to many pioneering African American artists, civil rights leaders, and organizations in the 20th century. Meeting Location: Father Demo Square (Bleecker Street […]
Jackson 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 planned for urban communities to be surrounded by nature. With the building of Linden and Laurel Courts and the completion of Queensboro Bridge, this neighborhood […]
Park 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 be known as South Brooklyn. Once European settlement began, Park Slope’s land would mostly be used as woods and farmlands until the early 19th century. […]
Riverdale 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 by wealthy merchants and settlers as an oasis and escape from the overpopulated city. With the development of beautiful parks (Van Cortlandt Park and Wave […]
Meeting Location: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Boulevard) Estimated Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
Sites 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 (in front of Greek statues) Nearest Subway: N or W train to 30th Street Estimated Duration: 2. 5 hours Book Astoria Historic Walking Tour
Originally 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 many stalwarts of contemporary American History (Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein). Kingsbridge played a significant role in the American Revolution as home to the site of […]
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 Bank (Northwest corner of Queens Boulevard and 70th Road) Nearest Subway: E,F,M or R trains to 71st and Continental Avenues Estimated Duration: 2. 5 hours […]