Posted: Sep 25, 2018 | 5:20 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"Hey Jared! Thanks so much for today. We both really enjoyed it."
-Guests from Australia, Ireland, and Taiwan.
Went over geography and history and socioeconomics;
Rock history;
Street art;
Tompkins Square Park;
Puerto Rican heritage;
Affordable housing solutions;
Pop culture;
Local businesses;
Community Gardens;
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space;
Fillmore East;
German roots;
Ukrainian heritage;
St Mark's Place;
Jewish heritage;
Cooper Union;
McSorley's;
CBGB.
Posted: Sep 24, 2018 | 10:27 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"Thank you so much Jared. We had a good time but more importantly learned so much about the immigrant history of the lower east side and US history from you."
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Posted: Sep 17, 2018 | 4:53 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"Hi Jared
They loved the [Holden Caufield Catcher In the Rye] tour and they said you were great - so thank you very much."
Among the sights: Grand Central, the nearly hidden, once popular Biltmore Clock*, Central Park, the Carousel, the Mall, and the American Museum of Natural History.
*The guard was kind to let us in. He got such a kick out of me reading the relevant passage from the book.
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Posted: Sep 15, 2018 | 4:21 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"Jared,
Chinatown was such an awesome experience.
Thank you again for such an outstanding tour. You made it very special for our [school marching and drumming group] and the best time for our first time folks to NYC.
Take care,
A....and the ... Squad Family."
We saw Lincoln Center, Strawberry Fields, Central Park, the Dakota, Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Hall, Times Square, Broadway, Macy's, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Chelsea, the Highline, Statue of Liberty, Battery Park, the World Trade Center and its 9/11 Memorial, where Ground Zero was, and Chinatown.
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