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  • Greenwich Village Free Walking Tours

    Free Walking Tours of Greenwich Village

    Greenwich Village as seen from Jefferson Market Library tower. Photo by Iris Dai (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    The Village Alliance offers free guided walking tours of Greenwich Village each Saturday from June through September.

    The tour begins at St. Marks Place and ends near the corner of West 8th Street and Sixth Avenue. You’ll learn about Greenwich village along the way and see Village landmarks such as the residences of Any Warhol, Lou Reed, and Jackson Pollock, Jimi Hendrix’s studios, and more.

    Start time for the tours is 11:30 a.m.. Meet at St. Marks Church on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and East 10th Street. Guides will be holding a Village Alliance Walking Tour sign.

    The tour lasts about an hour and a half and run rain or shine.

    The tours are free. No reservations required.

    Visit the Village Alliance website for details.

     

    Location

    The tour meets at St. Marks Church on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and East 10th Street. Guides will be holding a Village Alliance Walking Tour sign.

    Start time for the tours is 11:30 a.m., Saturdays, June through September.

     

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  • Jane’s Walk NYC

    Jane’s Walk is a weekend of free, citizen-lead, walks organized in honor of pioneering urbanist and activist Jane Jacobs,

    The 2017 Jane’s Walk event will be held May 5 – 7.

    Walks cover a wide variety of themes and are held throughout the city. Discussion and participation is encouraged on Jane’s Walks. Most walks are repeated several times over the weekend.

    There are tours the focus on architecture, art, nature, history, heritage, and more.

    See a list of available walks. You can sort the list by date, theme, area, and accessibility.

    Jacobs’ book The Death and Life of Great American Cities shook up the world of urban planning by focusing on the benefits of higher density, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development that creates lively, diverse neighborhoods.  See Jane Jacobs’ Ten Big Ideas.

    The New York City walks are organized by the Municipal Art Socity of New York, and organization that promotes intelligent urban planning, design, and preservation through education, dialogue, and advocacy.

     

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  • Free “Union Square: Crossroads of New York” Tour

    Free Union Square Walking Tour

    Union Square
    By chensiyuan (chensiyuan) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    A free walking tour of the Union Square neighborhood is available each Saturday (except holidays), year-round. The tours start at 2:00 p.m. and lasts an hour and a half.

    On the tour, you’ll learn about the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood and the people, events, and architecture that have influenced the community.

    The tour is presented by the Union Square Partnership in cooperation with Big Onion Tours.

     

    Union Square Park and Neighborhood

    Union Square is located where Broadway and 4th Avenues converge at 14th Street. Union Square Park is a busy public space where you’ll find a collection of statues, a green market (Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays, and Saturdays), busking musicians and performers, street vendors, chess players, and lots of visitors and residents enjoying the park. The surrounding area includes bookstores (The Strand and Barnes and Noble), shops, restaurants, live music venues (Webster Hall, Irving Plaza), and more.

     

    Tour Details

    The tour takes place each Saturday (except holidays)  Start time is 2:00 p.m. and tours last an hour and a half. Meet at the Lincoln Statue located on the 16th Street traverse through Union Square. Look for a guide holding a “Union Square: Crossroads of New York sign”. The tour is free and no reservations are required.

    Visit the Union Square Partnership website for details.

     

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  • Chinatown and Little Italy Food Tasting Tour – Discount

    Ahoy New York Tours and Tasting

    $29 for a Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest Tour from Ahoy New York Tours and Tasting ($49 Value)

    Enjoy the foods and sights of New York City’s Chinatown and Little Italy neighborhoods with the food tour conducted by Ahoy NY Tours and Tasting.

    The three-hour walking tours begin on Fridays at 5:00 p.m. You’ll learn about the history and culture of the Chinatown and Little Italy neighborhoods while stopping along the way to sample Chinese and Italian delicacies.  The tour includes seven tasting stops.

    You can get discount tickets for the tour through Groupon.  The discounted tickets are $29 per person.  Regular full-price is $49.  You can use Groupon’s “buy with friends” option to save even more. After you purchase your ticket, share a special link with your friends and if two of your friends buy the same deal, you all get a $10 refund, making the ticket price just $19 per person.

    There’s a limited time left on this Groupon offer, so act fast if you want to get the deal.

    TripAdvisor and Yelp reviews of Ahoy Tasting Tours.

     

     

  • Ghost Tour of New York – Discount Tickets

    Great New York Tours

    Ghost Tour of New York for One, Two, or Four from Great New York Tours (Up to 72% Off)

    Explore the spooky side of New York City with a two-hour ghost walk conducted by Great Tours of New York. These evening walking tours gather at the Washington Square Arch Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.

    Regular price for the ghost walk is $34.99 but you can purchase discount tickets through Groupon.  The discount tickets are $14 for one, $25 for two, or $39 for four.   See the Groupon discount details and make your purchase.

    TripAdvisor reviews of Great Tours of New York.