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Joyce GoldSCHEDULE OF PUBLIC WALKING TOURS NYC
Spring 2010
For travel directions see www.hopstop.com

Walking Tours last from 2 to 2 1/2 hours. They run rain or shine.
Joyce Gold leads all public walking tours.
No reservations are needed.
 
NEW! Download pdf version of Spring 2010 Schedule.

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March 6       SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL: "CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, a thrilling symbol of New York's commerce, physical drama, and intellectual energy.
MEET: Inside the entrance to Grand Central at E 42nd St & under the Park Avenue viaduct.
 
 

March 14    SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
HELL'S KITCHEN AND ITS VIVID IRISH PAST
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
MEET: Tenth Ave. & W 42nd St., northwest corner.
 
 

March 20    SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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IMMIGRANT, RADICAL, NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
Factory workers, scholars, artists, radicals, aristocrats — remarkable women left their imprints on this neighborhood and well beyond — our annual Women's History Month tour.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

March 26    FRIDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN —
GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS

Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

April 3    SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.
 
 

April 7    WEDNESDAY 11 AM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
19th century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800 feet into the river.
MEET: Leroy Street & Seventh Avenue South, southwest corner.
 
 

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April 11    SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY — THE DAZZLE OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY
The lore, lights, and excitement of Times Square and the Theatre District.
MEET: W 42nd St. between 7th Ave. & Broadway @ Walgreens.
 
 

April 18    SUNDAY 1 PM [2.5 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HARLEM — PROUD COMMUNITY WITH VIBRANT LANDMARKS
Sugar Hill, Strivers' Row, the Schomberg Library, and Abyssinian Baptist Church — highlights of Harlem's history and renaissance.
MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take: #1 subway to 137th St.; walk 1 block up 138th St. hill.
 
 

April 25    SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Tycoons, Central Park, and great mansions created the New York avenue "paved with gold."
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves.
 
 

May 1    SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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HISTORIC DIVERSITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE —
DUTCH BOUWERIE, IRISH ALE HOUSE, AND THE YIDDISH KING LEAR

Peter Stuyvesant's 17th century farm became the site of the Irish Famine Church, a German maritime tragedy, and the flourishing Yiddish theatre.
MEET: St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church, 10th St. & Second Ave.
 
 

May 5    WEDNESDAY 11 AM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Tycoons, Central Park, and great mansions created the New York avenue "paved with gold."
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Avenues.
 
 

May 8    SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
19th century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800' into the river.
MEET: Leroy Street & Seventh Avenue South, the southwest corner.
 
 

**NEW** May 14    FRIDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
BROOKLYN BRIDGE — "ROMANTIC PASSAGEWAY" THAT JOINS TWO ISLANDS
A living connection of architectural grace and strength, the Brooklyn Bridge still evokes amazement for its innovation, its beauty, and the views from its walkway.
MEET: City Hall Park fountain, Broadway & Park Place.
 
 

May 16    SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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CENTRAL PARK — THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
150 years ago these 843 acres became a work of art at the heart of Manhattan.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
 
 

May 22    SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
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THE MEAT MARKET DISTRICT AND ITS AMAZING HIGH LINE PARK
The remarkably-transformed elevated railway adds new dimension to meatpackers, galleries, eateries, and stylish shops.
MEET: W 13th Street and Eighth Ave., at entrance to Jackson Square Park.
 
 

May 29    SATURDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
HELL'S KITCHEN AND ITS VIVID IRISH PAST
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
MEET: Tenth Ave. & W 42nd St., northwest corner.
 
 

May 30    SUNDAY 1 PM [2 hrs.]    $15; $12 for ages 62+
(see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

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