2022 Tour
NYU & Washington Square: Walking Tour with Architect Kyle Johnson
Washington Square Arch at Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North NY, United StatesTour the Washington Square area and hear architect Kyle Johnson talk about NYU’s impact on the neighborhood and some of the key buildings it has erected and renovated around the park.
Eating the Village Food Tour: Pizza, pastries, and more
Experience this culinary and cultural hot-spot of downtown Manhattan. Discover New York City’s most historic residential neighborhood, Greenwich Village. Hidden streets, gorgeous Brownstones, and the best pizza in NYC are just a few of the highlights waiting for you on this small-group food tour. This tour is given daily.
Labor Rights After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Social Justice Walk with Historian Daniel Katz
Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United StatesOn Saturday, March 25, 1911, at the end of the work day, a fire began on the 8th floor of the Triangle Garment Factory. Within thirty minutes,146 of the 500 workers laboring on floors eight, nine, and ten would die. The tragedy provoked outrage, union movement building, and led to political reform.
East Village TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour
Puck Building 295 Lafayette Street, NY, United StatesTake part in the action of downtown NYC! On the East Village TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour, you'll be able to pose in front of The Puck Building featured in Will & Grace and American Psycho; explore St. Mark’s Place to see locations from Desperately Seeking Susan, Broad City and Mad Men; visit Veniero’s […]
The Dark Side of Bohemia: Peace, Love, and Murder among the Hippies and the Beats, walking tour
SW corner of East 9th Street and Avenue C 137 Avenue C, NY, United StatesPeace, Love, and Dismemberment - the flip side of a magical mystery tour, this “tragical history tour” will explore the dark side of utopian Greenwich Village bohemia. Your tour guide, Eddie Newton, is New York City's leading true crime historian.
Wonderful Town: Walking Tour with Jamie Bernstein
Washington Square Hotel 103 Waverly Place, NY, United StatesJoin a unique walking tour with Maestro Leonard Bernstein’s daughter Jamie and explore the crooked streets of Greenwich Village which inspired the great 20th-century musical 'Wonderful Town'. It begins – as the musical does – at Washington Square and Waverly Place! New starting point: Meet at Northwest corner of 14th St and 7th Ave. Please assemble at 3:45pm
In and Around the Square: A Story-Stroll through Washington Square with author John Sorensen
Washington Square Arch at Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North NY, United StatesThe heart and soul of Greenwich Village is Washington Square Park. To truly know the Village, you must first get to know the Park. This walking tour is a kind of “Washington Square 101” introducing participants to some of the historical and cultural highlights of the near neighborhood. It explores the rich and powerful history of the Square – from the days of the Lenape Native Americans through to the more recent times of great modern Village artists such as writer Willa Cather, painter Edward Hopper and photographer Diane Arbus.