Posted: Jun 27, 2013 | 4:47 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"Dear Jared,
... I can't thank you enough for your services. ***** will certainly be in touch with you re future groups. Thank you for taking such good care of my clients. I greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Sincerely,
****** *******
Owner"
of an American-based private and custom tour operator
Posted: Jun 26, 2013 | 12:23 AM
by Jared Goldstein
“New York Aficionado”
Reviewed June 22, 2013
We had a wonderful time New York City and we couldn't have done it without Jared the NYC Tour Guide. He was exactly what our group needed. He took our large group all over the city and provided a plethera of knowledge and information about the history of New York City.
As I said, we had a large group of all different ages and he provided fun and entertainment for all of us. He has a great personality and is very charismatic.
We loved the tour and we loved Jared. We are definitely coming back and will be seeing Jared again!
Thanks for a wonderful time. I would certainly recommend Jared.
Visited June 2013
From TripAdvisor Review by Teresa, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Posted: Jun 24, 2013 | 5:48 PM
by Jared Goldstein
1975: Over 100 die when an Eastern Airlines jet crashed while attempting to land at Kennedy Airport during a thunderstorm.
1987: Brooklyn's Jackie Gleason, bus driver Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, – died at 71.
Today his statue stands outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
I use this as an opportunity to thank our coach's bus driver.
I think the statue should be lit.
1993: The FBI and the NYPD raided and stymied the Landmarks Plotters as they mixed up explosives for bomb making.
This was four months after the WTC was bombed.
The Landmarks plot was replayed in the Mumbai attacks.
I lived down the block from one of the Plotters.
2011: The New York State government ratified the same-sex marriage bill into law.
Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 11:25 PM
by Jared Goldstein
1892: Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr born in Missouri. We see his seminary of three decades, Union Theological, on Columbia tours, Harlem tours, and Uptown tours, as well as four-hour MSO (Manhattan Step On or Manhattan sights orientation) coach bus tours.
1912: Author Mary McCarthy born in Seattle. She lived in NYC and died here in 1989.
1953: Two days after Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's executions for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets,
10,000 people packed the Brooklyn funeral home where the Rosenbergs' services were held.
1964: The Philadelphia Phillies' Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game 6-0 over the New York Mets. Five seasons later the Mets had gone from basement to champions.
1993: Mets pitcher Anthony Young tied the major leagues' 1911 consecutive-loss record of 1911 with his 23rd. The following week he went on to break the record.
1997: The Women's National Basketball Association debuted.
2010: Faisal Shahzad (aka Fizzle Shizzle), a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen and loser, pleaded guilty to plotting a (failed) car bombing in New York's Times Square. Later he was sentenced to life in prison.
He was probably supposed to be a suicide bomber, but locked himself out of his SUV and fled. He later read a statement that he meant to be a marty,r, which I suppose he said so so that he would not be killed by j,ihadists in jail for chickening out.
Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 11:06 PM
by Jared Goldstein
1928: Actor Martin Landau born in Brooklyn.
1933: Actor Danny Aiello born in Manhattan.1950: Yankee slugger Joltin' Joe DiMaggio slammed his 2,000th hit in a match against the Cleveland Indians.
1965: Bernard Baruch, advisor to seven U.S. presidents, elder statesman, investor and the namesake of Baruch College, died in Manhattan at 94.
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Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 12:56 PM
by Jared Goldstein
I am doing a series of special tours for Brookdale Community College.
http://www.brookdalecc.edu
Walking Tours
- The Avenue We’re Taking You To – 42nd Street! – From The UN To Grand Central
- Alphabet City – Community Gardens Tour; Ave A Was Alright. B Was Be Careful. C Was Crazy. And D Was Dead.
- Washington Heights – Many Surprises And Much Diversity
- Harlem Walking Tour – Gospel Music; Apollo Theater; African Burial Ground
The Avenue We’re Taking You To - 42nd Street! – From The UN To Grand Central Celebrate the Centennial of Grand Central Terminal! Tour this temple of speed and visit its monumental neighbors. See one of the first “green
buildings” as well as Tudor City, the first residential skyscraper complex in the world. Check out Clark Kent’s Daily Planet Building Lobby, the United Nations, and Art Deco exteriors. Lunch is not included; however, we’ll dine together at the Grand Central Dining Concourse, indulging our senses in an intriguing mix of dining and people watching.
Mon, Jun 24, 9:30 am-5 pm
Fee and Code: $65, XTRVY 004 W
Alphabet City – Community Gardens Tour; Ave A Was Alright. B Was Be Careful. C Was Crazy. And D Was Dead.
The area made famous by Rent, Batteries Not Included, The Super, and 200 Cigarettes was seemingly an urban wasteland 20 years ago. Ravaged by neglect and arson, collapsed buildings became vacant lots favored by
drug dealers and addicts. The neighborhood was the starting point for waves of poor immigrants and in-migrants, and then Beats, Hippies, artists, punks, and squatters. All met in these vacant lots, clearing them out, forming communities, and turning blight to hope – to blossoms, which ironically, sparked a real estate boom. For the first time in its history, Alphabet City is home to millionaires. See the garden founded by an elderly southern woman who watered the drug dealers along with her
roses. Led by a local who has gardened and worked with housing in the neighborhood, tour a sampling of the East Village’s 50 community gardens growing where hundreds of buildings once housed tens of thousands of people. We’ll see urban farming, casitas, botanical gardens, performance
spaces, and wildlife! Lunch is not included; however, group will dine together in a local restaurant. Please note: tour involves walking on uneven surfaces in rustic conditions.
Sat, Aug 24, 9 am-5 pm
Fee and Code: $65, XTRVY 021 W
Washington Heights – Many Surprises And Much Diversity
Explore a magnificent museum full of Spanish masterpieces – El Grecos, Goyas, and Velazquez - that would be the treasure of any city, but many may not even know about: The Hispanic Society. Next door is the American Numismatic Society, with nearly a million coins from across
the world and the ages. Across the way is Trinity, an Episcopalian cemetery, the permanent home of prominent New Yorkers, such as Mayor Koch, a proud Jewish patriot, and Fernando Wood who wanted NYC to secede to support the Confederacy. Encounter Victorian era Sylvan Terrace with wooden row houses on a tree-lined lane leading to the 18th century Morris-Jumel Mansion that housed George Washington and a gold-digging Parisian Madame. Now it overlooks Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds. All in the largest Dominican city outside the Dominican Republic, the
inspiration for the Tony Award-winning In the Heights.
Thurs, Sep 12, 9 am-5 pm
Fee and Code: $65, XTRVY 024 W
Harlem Walking Tour - Gospel Music; Apollo Theater; African Burial Ground
Be inspired by a tour of the Apollo Theater, the “Mecca of Black Entertainment”. Many of the names immortalized on the Walk of Fame came from the church with traditions going back to African days. Start the day uplifted by the voices of gospel music at Greater Refuge Temple. We’ll lunch on our own but together at a self-serve soul food cafeteria. Hop back on the bus for a guided tour of the African Burial Ground National Monument.
Sun, Sep 22, 9 am-5 pm
Fee and Code: $65, XTRVY 026 W
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