Posted: Jun 21, 2013 | 10:49 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"We were very pleased with our tour with you.
Your knowledge of NYC, along with your personal experiences – and your sense of humor – was a great combination.
We received lots of positive feedback from our group.
Thanks for all of your assistance and the attention you gave to creating a day tailored especially for us.
We will definitely contact you on our next visit to NYC."
-- Family Owned Tour Operator serving the South.
Posted: Jun 21, 2013 | 12:45 AM
by Jared Goldstein
"Thank you Jarad for a fun, fabulous and factual day. Looking forward to next time!
______________________."
(Private Walking Tour for a couple. We went to Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights from Chinatown, 9/12/2010.)
They referred their friends to me the following year.
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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 | 10:59 PM
by Jared Goldstein
“The Best New York Tour Guide Ever”
Five Stars on TripAdvisor
I must have e-mailed all the Tour Guides in NYC but finally decided on Jared the NYC Tour Guide - what a good decision!!
Prior to arriving in NYC I think I nearly drove him insane with all my queries and special requests but he displayed unbelievable patience and always responded promptly this gave me the confidence that I would be well taken care of
in NYC.
Jared customized an awesome tour for me and made some really good suggestions about how we should approach the day.
Jared is so knowledgeable and was able to talk off the cuff on a multitude of topics, e.g., I have a real interest in the Habour being from the Logistics industry, he gave me some great insight about the NYC Habour operation on our way to Staten Island.
He was also kind enough to accommodate a friend of mine that decided that he would like to join me on the Tour unexpectedly, he was able to help with reservations and get
him into the Memorial at the last minute.
It was fasinating how he could spontaneously talk about three of the people depicted at the Staten Island 9/11 Memorial - such awesome stories, they will remain with me
always.
Jared is a character with a great sense of humour, a very decent chap that I felt safe and comfortable with, I would highly recommend him!!
Shelley-Ann T
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Visited April 2013
Reviewed May 18, 2013
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Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 1:22 PM
by Jared Goldstein
I do tours for walking tour companies, public and private.
“Best time at Spring Break!”
Our guide, Jared was awesome. We met him first thing in the morning. We had booked the nine hour tour but ended up going from 9:00am until 9:00 pm.
We had a blast- it ended up just being our family- a group of 4 of us.
Jared was so knowledgeable! He is a native New Yorker and has lived there all of his life.
We walked, took the Subway and the Ferry and finally a cab back to our hotel.
What we accomplished in one day with Jared would have taken us 3-4 days by ourselves!
The tour was well organized but at the same time very personalized. We got to see what was most important to us and plan our time there accordingly.
We stopped to shop at a couple of stores in Chinatown, stopped for Lunch and Dinner!
When we return to New York, we intend on setting up something again with New York1 and requesting Jared.
We are referring some friends as well!
Very good value and great time!
Visited March 2013
Reviewed June 17, 2013
From TripAdvisor
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Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 1:07 PM
by Jared Goldstein
Hi Jared,
I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed meeting and spending time with you while we were in New York City recently.
We all had a great time, and we thoroughly enjoyed your tour. We especially loved John's Pizza. That was the perfect lunch spot for us!
Thanks so much for all your help making our trip a huge success!!
Have a great day!!
From---
Girl Scout Troop ---
Kim D was kind enough to post the following in TripAdvisor
“The perfect tour guide”
Reviewed June 20, 2013
"We so enjoyed meeting and spending time with Jared while we were in New York City recently. Our Girl Scout troop was visiting from Charleston, SC. We had a large group of 20, yet we all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed his tour.
He took us to John's Pizza in Greenwich Village for lunch, and it was the perfect spot for us. He was very knowledgable and completely catered his tour to our needs.
It was a day of steady rain, so he took us through indoor passageways to keep us as dry as possible. He's a super guy and the best NYC tour guide out there.
I can't recommend him enough!!"
Visited June 2013
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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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Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 11:10 AM
by Jared Goldstein
"Jared, all the girls loved you as well as their parents.
You and your fiance are wonderful people and we were so blessed to have you as our tour guide!
I love New York and will definitely come back and when I
do, we will look you up! Thanks again."
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Posted: Jun 20, 2013 | 10:26 AM
by Jared Goldstein
Yesterday I toured Greenwich Village with a blind couple from the D.C. area. We focused on Bob Dylan, Gay History, and architecture.
"We’re still in New York, still having a fabulous time, and wanted to let you know how much we loved our tour!
It was exactly what we wanted—hearing the history, learning about the culture
and the architecture, and generally just learning what this part of the city is like. We particularly appreciated, along with learning all the interesting facts, hearing about the different stores, restaurants, and other places around us as we walked.
In addition to it being a great tour, we really enjoyed our time with you. You’re great company!
And of course, the weather couldn’t have been better, though you didn’t have anything to do with that part…at least, I don’t think you did! :)
So, thank you again, and we’ll be in touch next time we are planning a trip to New York so we can schedule another tour..maybe the Lower east Side next time!"
-- R&S from the D.C. area.
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