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Isle Of New York Public Tours

Tour guiding is my career!

Here are my scheduled public walking tours. They’re all 2 – 3 hours except the annual inflation of Thanksgiving Parade balloons.
These are all available as private tours whenever you like. Some private tours are offered day or evening, because the lights of the city are not to be missed!
You may also be able to schedule certain tours to end exactly at sunset.

Secrets of Chinatown https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/O4Wyj–7d032f8e-01c1-4794-9583-3db577906b6e?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjI1MzUyLCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

Secrets of Fort Tryon Park https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/Nxvkk–d0740af8-29e9-4216-a183-323608babb22?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTQ1Njg1NDAsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjgwNDExLCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

Wall Street & the Land Of The Blacks, a walking tour from Brooklyn to Manhattan that includes a ferry ride https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/pxwXj–59283e6a-8a11-44ae-ae8c-98a75b995629?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTQ2NDg5NjQsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjMwNzY0MiwidWlkIjoxNjY2MTk0NTQzMTc0Mjk1OCwic3JjIjpudWxsLCJhcGlrIjoiN2RmODVjMmEtYzA2YS00ZmU1LTk4MDctNTk4MGUzNWFjNmU2IiwiZGgiOiJ3d3cuaXNsZW9mbmV3eW9ya3RvdXJzLmNvbSIsInBhdGgiOiIvaW5kZXgiLCJidG5zIjozLCJiZGNudCI6MCwiYnVjbnQiOjMsImxzIjoic3RhcnQiLCJtIjoxLCJjZmgiOjAsInRva2VuIjoiIn0=

Secrets of Central Park https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/pxwXj–59283e6a-8a11-44ae-ae8c-98a75b995629?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTQ2NDg5NjQsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjMwNzY0MiwidWlkIjoxNjY2MTk0NTQzMTc0Mjk1OCwic3JjIjpudWxsLCJhcGlrIjoiN2RmODVjMmEtYzA2YS00ZmU1LTk4MDctNTk4MGUzNWFjNmU2IiwiZGgiOiJ3d3cuaXNsZW9mbmV3eW9ya3RvdXJzLmNvbSIsInBhdGgiOiIvaW5kZXgiLCJidG5zIjozLCJiZGNudCI6MCwiYnVjbnQiOjMsImxzIjoic3RhcnQiLCJtIjoxLCJjZmgiOjAsInRva2VuIjoiIn0=

Hamilton and the Revolution in New York https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/xp4D4–ad71316c-b1af-44aa-8112-8c99bbc755e3?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTUwODg3MDQsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjcwNDcxLCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

Wall Street and the Financial District https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/JyAMw–036e4c8f-7f7a-4289-9b45-ffefcd5bb858?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTUxNTkxOTUsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjU4ODE4LCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

Mrs. Maisel’s Marvelous Greenwich Village https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/aENkl–d437c873-62a2-4d96-a644-6d821a99a89a?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTUyMTgwMjksInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjExNDA5OSwidWlkIjoxNjY2MTk0NTQzMTc0Mjk1OCwic3JjIjpudWxsLCJhcGlrIjoiN2RmODVjMmEtYzA2YS00ZmU1LTk4MDctNTk4MGUzNWFjNmU2IiwiZGgiOiJ3d3cuaXNsZW9mbmV3eW9ya3RvdXJzLmNvbSIsInBhdGgiOiIvaW5kZXgiLCJidG5zIjozLCJiZGNudCI6MCwiYnVjbnQiOjMsImxzIjoic3RhcnQiLCJtIjoxLCJjZmgiOjAsInRva2VuIjoiIn0=

September 11 Heroes & Memorials https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/qzrXD–55a773d8-4882-4c5e-a4ec-556d8d777ac4?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTUzMzIxNDIsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjUyNTcwNiwidWlkIjoxNjY2MTk0NTQzMTc0Mjk1OCwic3JjIjpudWxsLCJhcGlrIjoiN2RmODVjMmEtYzA2YS00ZmU1LTk4MDctNTk4MGUzNWFjNmU2IiwiZGgiOiJ3d3cuaXNsZW9mbmV3eW9ya3RvdXJzLmNvbSIsInBhdGgiOiIvaW5kZXgiLCJidG5zIjozLCJiZGNudCI6MCwiYnVjbnQiOjMsImxzIjoic3RhcnQiLCJtIjoxLCJjZmgiOjAsInRva2VuIjoiIn0=

British Tour of Lower Manhattan https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/jPB7Z–21e3fac4-8d43-4df6-bc45-a66f09f312f0?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTU4NTc4NjEsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjY2Mzg0LCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

The Best of Midtown: Grand Central, Saint Patrick’s, Rockefeller Center and Times Square https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/RWLk2–392757a2-e75e-4df1-bee4-bd3bb39f5a36?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTU5MjQyNjUsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjYwNzkyLCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

Pre-Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation Day, a once-a-year event 11/23 https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/k4a7X–fb2b8f87-7d19-4365-a326-25c00d34f041?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTU5ODUwNzIsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjEzNTI1MiwidWlkIjoxNjY2MTk0NTQzMTc0Mjk1OCwic3JjIjpudWxsLCJhcGlrIjoiN2RmODVjMmEtYzA2YS00ZmU1LTk4MDctNTk4MGUzNWFjNmU2IiwiZGgiOiJ3d3cuaXNsZW9mbmV3eW9ya3RvdXJzLmNvbSIsInBhdGgiOiIvaW5kZXgiLCJidG5zIjozLCJiZGNudCI6MCwiYnVjbnQiOjMsImxzIjoic3RhcnQiLCJtIjoxLCJjZmgiOjAsInRva2VuIjoiIn0=

Secrets of Chinatown, a personal tour from my Chinese in-laws (fine shopping, Asian groceries, history, Five Points, street food, Jewish-Irish-Danish-Dutch-Italian influences)
https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/O4Wyj–7d032f8e-01c1-4794-9583-3db577906b6e?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTYxMjAzNDQsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjk4NDcxMiwidWlkIjoxNjY2MTk0NTQzMTc0Mjk1OCwic3JjIjpudWxsLCJhcGlrIjoiN2RmODVjMmEtYzA2YS00ZmU1LTk4MDctNTk4MGUzNWFjNmU2IiwiZGgiOiJ3d3cuaXNsZW9mbmV3eW9ya3RvdXJzLmNvbSIsInBhdGgiOiIvaW5kZXgiLCJidG5zIjozLCJiZGNudCI6MCwiYnVjbnQiOjMsImxzIjoic3RhcnQiLCJtIjoxLCJjZmgiOjAsInRva2VuIjoiIn0=

Secrets of Central Park https://book.peek.com/s/7df85c2a-c06a-4fe5-9807-5980e35ac6e6/03pW4–a8403bd2-40cc-4d88-b1df-9468898b67b3?hc=eyJ0bHMiOjE2NjYxOTcxMDUwNzMsInR5cGUiOiJzcF9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZSIsImx0IjoibW9iaWxlIiwidGwiOjQxMjQ1LCJ1aWQiOjE2NjYxOTQ1NDMxNzQyOTU4LCJzcmMiOm51bGwsImFwaWsiOiI3ZGY4NWMyYS1jMDZhLTRmZTUtOTgwNy01OTgwZTM1YWM2ZTYiLCJkaCI6Ind3dy5pc2xlb2ZuZXd5b3JrdG91cnMuY29tIiwicGF0aCI6Ii9pbmRleCIsImJ0bnMiOjMsImJkY250IjowLCJidWNudCI6MywibHMiOiJzdGFydCIsIm0iOjEsImNmaCI6MCwidG9rZW4iOiIifQ==

Inspiration Point

Inspiration Point originally was just a clifftop overlooking the Hudson in Northern Manhattan, at roughly 190th Street. It was right alongside the northern extension of Riverside Drive. A Greek temple was built at Inspiration Point in 1925. The temple was upstairs at the clifftop.  Below were restrooms.
Inspiration Point is mentioned in the last verse of the song I’ll Take Manhattan. Miss Ella Fitzgerald:


The northern extension of Riverside Drive was replaced by the Henry Hudson Parkway in 1937, cutting off Inspiration Point from almost all visitors.
The Hudson River Greenway, a riverfront park with a bike lane running from Battery Park to Dyckman Street, opened fully in 2010. Once again, people are able to stop at Inspiration Point, but only on foot or by bike. No train, car or bus comes here.
Hope you enjoy my singing!
https://youtu.be/bcu-0r6AuAQ