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SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC WALKING TOURS NYC — SPRING 2012
For travel directions see www.hopstop.com

 
 
Walking Tours are generally 2 hrs. They run rain or shine. Joyce Gold leads all public walking tours.
No reservations are needed. Fee is $18 per person; $15 for seniors 62+.
*Large-type version of the Spring 2012 Schedule available for viewing and pdf download.*

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March 3   SATURDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
ITALIAN GREENWICH VILLAGE
Italian priests, saints, shop-owners, politicians, and mobsters all contributed to the scene south of Washington Square.
MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.

March 11   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL — "CROSSROADS OF A MILLION PRIVATE LIVES"
Monument to movement, thrilling symbol of NYC's commercial and intellectual energy.
MEET: Inside GCT entrance at E 42nd St. under the Park Ave. viaduct.

March 16   FRIDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
IRISH HELL'S KITCHEN
Once the lurid district of One-Lung Curran, bloody slaughterhouses, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
MEET: Ninth Ave. & W 43rd St. southeast corner.

March 18   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
IMMIGRANT, RADICAL, NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
Factory workers, scholars, artists, radicals, aristocrats — remarkable women left their imprints on this neighborhood and well beyond.
MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.

March 24   SATURDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
CRIMES OF THE FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Fraud, procuring, and murders most foul — all on the New York avenue "paved with gold."
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves.

April 1   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
HARLEM — PROUD COMMUNITY WITH VIBRANT LANDMARKS
Sugar Hill, Strivers' Row, the Schomberg Library, and Abyssinian Baptist Church — with highlights of Harlem's history and current trends.
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.

April 8   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
MEET: The Bowery & Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) northwest corner at Bank of America.

April 14   SATURDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
TIMES SQUARE — THE DAZZLE OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY
The lore, lights, and excitement of Times Square and Broadway.
MEET: Walgreens on W. 42nd St. between Seventh Ave. & Broadway.

April 22   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
JEWISH HARLEM
Once the third largest Jewish settlement in the world — houses of worship, everything retail, and a host of entertainers.
MEET: NYS Office Building Plaza, W. 125th St and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. (Seventh Ave.) Take #2 or #3 subway to 125th St.

April 29   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
CRIMES OF THE FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Fraud, procuring, and murders most foul — all on the New York avenue "paved with gold."
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E 70th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves.

May 4   FRIDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
HIGH LINE PARK ELEVATES THE CITY
The elevated freight railway now a remarkable park with slow steps, a lawn, and the Falcone Flyover.
MEET: Jeffrey NY (store), 449 W 14th St. between Ninth and Tenth Aves.

May 5   SATURDAY   1 PM    (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 Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.

May 11   FRIDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
ITALIAN GREENWICH VILLAGE
Italian priests, saints, shop-owners, politicians, and mobsters all contributed to the scene south of Washington Square.
MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.

May 12   SATURDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
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 St. & Seventh Ave. South, southwest corner, Take #1 subway to Houston St; walk 2 blocks north on 7th Ave. So.

May 18   FRIDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
BROOKLYN BRIDGE — "ROMANTIC PASSAGEWAY" THAT JOINS TWO ISLANDS
An icon of architectural grace and strength.
MEET: City Hall Park fountain, Broadway & Park Place.

May 20   SUNDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
GROUND ZERO AND ITS NEIGHBORS — THE FIRST 10 YEARS
Recovery under way that redefines Lower Manhattan.
MEET: Broadway & Vesey St. southwest corner, near St. Paul's Chapel.

May 26   SATURDAY   1 PM    (see detailed info)
HISTORIC DIVERSITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE — DUTCH BOUWERIE, IRISH ALE HOUSE, AND THE YIDDISH KING LEAR
Stuyvesant's 17th century farm became the site of Ukrainian culture, a German maritime tragedy, and the flourishing Yiddish theatre.
MEET: St. Mark's Church, E. 10th St. & Second Ave.

May 27   SUNDAY  1 PM    (see detailed info)
ITALIAN GREENWICH VILLAGE
Italian priests, saints, shop-owners, politicians, and mobsters all contributed to the scene south of Washington Square.
MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.