APRIL 27   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Central Park, great mansions, and famous personalities combined to be New York's Fifth Avenue Gold Coast
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Avenues.
 
 

MAY 3   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
HARLEM — KEYSTONE OF AFRICAN AMERICA
20th century hub of black culture and struggle. History, homes, music, churches, artists, leaders, and today's economic renaissance.
MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take #1 subway to 137th St. station; go to 138th St.; walk 1 block up the 138th St. hill.
 
 

MAY 7   Wednesday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
"HELL AIN'T HOT — THIS HERE'S HELL'S KITCHEN"
Whatever happened to the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and the sweaty old Madison Square Garden?
MEET: Tenth Ave. & 42nd St., northwest corner.
 
 

MAY 10   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS — FROM THE CATHEDRAL OF
ST. JOHN THE DIVINE TO RIVERSIDE CHURCH
Columbia University, Barnard College, Union & Jewish Theological Seminaries,
MEET: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 113th St. & Amsterdam Ave.
 
 

MAY 15   Thursday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
CENTRAL PARK: THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
These 843 acres became a work of art at the heart of Manhattan 150 years ago.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
 
 

MAY 18   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
Winding streets, quirky shops, and the only New York park extending 800' into the Hudson River.
MEET: Leroy St. and Seventh Avenue South, southwest corner. Take #1 subway to Houston St.; walk 2 blocks up Seventh Avenue South to Leroy St.
 
 

MAY 20   Tuesday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE HIDDEN CHARMS OF CHELSEA
Townhouses preserved in a pastoral setting, art and high fashion where car parts prevailed— a waterfront transformed.
MEET: General Theological Seminary, 9th Ave. & 20th St.
 
 

MAY 24   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
CENTRAL PARK: THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
These 843 acres became a work of art at the heart of Manhattan 150 years ago.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
 
 

MAY 25   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN— GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village—history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, notorious personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, 5th Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

MAY 27   Tuesday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Central Park, great mansions, and famous personalities combined to be New York's Fifth Avenue Gold Coast
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Avenues.
 
 

MAY 31   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
A great 19th century immigrant neighborhood, the notorious Five Points, with its areas Paradise Square, Cow Bay, and Bottle Alley, and gangs the Roach Guards, Plug Uglies, and Dead Rabbits
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.
 
 

JUNE 8   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS — FROM THE BLOOMINGDALE INSANE ASYLUM TO THE ACROPOLIS OF NEW YORK
During the 19th century, this neighborhood, once farmland and a battlefield, began its transformation into a center for learning, healing, and spirituality.
MEET: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 113th St. & Amsterdam Ave.
 
 

JUNE 11   Wednesday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, notorious personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

JUNE 14   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
CENTRAL PARK: THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
150 years ago these 843 acres were manually restructured into a work of art at the heart of Manhattan.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
 
 

JUNE 19   Thursday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL:
"CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, and a thrilling symbol of New York's openness to people and ideas.
MEET: 42nd St. and Park Avenue, southwest corner.
 
 

JUNE 22   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE WITH ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
Winding streets, quirky shops, and the only New York park that extends 800 feet into the Hudson River.
MEET: Seventh Avenue South and Leroy St., the southwest corner. Subway: the #1 train to W. Houston; then walk 2 blocks north on Seventh Ave. South.
 
 

JUNE 28   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
CENTRAL PARK: THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
150 years ago these 843 acres were manually restructured into a work of art at the heart of Manhattan.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
 
 

JULY 3   Thursday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+
WALL STREET:
A COLONIAL MELTING POT WITH HEARTY DUTCH INFLUENCE
Old New Amsterdam — a Dutch frontier town where people of the world came to buy low and sell high. These narrow streets convey many layers of Manhattan history.
MEET: Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall St.
 
 

JULY 5   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE
AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, notorious personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

JULY 11   Friday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Central Park, great mansions, and famous personalities combined to be New York's Fifth Avenue Gold Coast.
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Avenues.
 
 

JULY 13   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
HARLEM — KEYSTONE OF AFRICAN AMERICA
20th century hub of black culture and struggle. History, homes, music, churches, artists, leaders, and today's economic renaissance.
MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take: #1 subway to 137th St. station; go to 138th St.; walk 1 block up the 138th St. hill.
 
 

JULY 20   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
A great 19th century immigrant neighborhood, the notorious Five Points, with its areas Paradise Square, Cow Bay, and Bottle Alley, and gangs the Roach Guards, Plug Uglies, and Dead Rabbits.
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.
 
 

JULY 24   Thursday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
HARLEM — KEYSTONE OF AFRICAN AMERICA
20th century hub of black culture and struggle. History, homes, music, churches, artists, leaders, and today's economic renaissance.
MEET: City College, 138th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Take: the #1 train to 137th St. station; go to 138th St.; walk 1 block up the 138th St. hill.
 
 

JULY 26   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL:
"CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, and a thrilling symbol of New York's openness to people and ideas.
MEET: 42nd St. and Park Avenue, southwest corner.
 
 

AUGUST 2   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+
WALL STREET:
A COLONIAL MELTING POT WITH HEARTY DUTCH INFLUENCE
Old New Amsterdam — a Dutch frontier town where people of the world came to buy low and sell high. These narrow streets convey many layers of Manhattan history.
MEET: Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall St.
 
 

AUGUST 6   Wednesday 11 AM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
CENTRAL PARK: THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
150 years ago these 843 acres were manually restructured into a work of art at the heart of Manhattan.
MEET: Fifth Ave. & 59th St., at the General Sherman statue.
 
 

AUGUST 10   Sunday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
A great 19th century immigrant neighborhood, the notorious Five Points, with its areas Paradise Square, Cow Bay, and Bottle Alley, and gangs the Roach Guards, Plug Uglies, and Dead Rabbits.
MEET: Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) & the Bowery, northwest corner, at Bank of America.
 
 

AUGUST 30   Saturday 1 PM   $15; $12 for ages 65+ (see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, notorious personalities.
MEET: Washington Arch, Fifth Ave. south of 8th St.
 
 

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