Posted: Dec 27, 2016 | 9:35 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"When I asked the girls what their favorite part of the trip was,
they ALL said "the tour!" They really liked that you made references to
things that they were familiar with. We had an awesome trip--great
weather, incredible shows and awesome food. [Mother] and the girls were very
happy with your suggestion of Keen's for lunch--it was really good. If
someone is looking for a recommendation for a restaurant after the
theater, we ate at Da Rosina's Italian restaurant on 31st St., and it
was great! Reasonable prices for NY, and the food was wonderful.
Thanks again for a great tour!"
December 2016
I am so proud that my tour was the best part of their trip to New York City!
This was a very memorable tour for me, too.
I knew it was going to go well, when, on a cold autumn day, the group of mothers and daughters all laid down for a fun picture at the Imagine Mosaic in Central Park's Strawberry Fields!
We then appreciated the Christmas Holiday in midtown New York, visiting a couple of hotel lobbies' Christmas trees, Trump Tower and Ivanka's favorite Starbucks, the Tiffany Diamond, and the department stores' windows, especially Bergdoff Goodman's. There was so much wonderment!
The visit culminated at the renovated New York Public Library's Reading Room. The girls were smelling the smell of the old books, and were posing in the phone booths. We had a great experience looking at old city street maps in the Map Room, and we got to see the original Winnie the Pooh dolls.
I will always remember this group when I visit the New York Public Library and Strawberry Fields.
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Posted: Nov 27, 2016 | 6:50 PM
by Jared Goldstein
"Thank you so much to Jared, the best NY tour guide! Knowledgable, interesting & funny, the pupils from [our school] absolutely loved him. He made the trip unforgettable & we are extremely grateful for everything that he did for us!"
We experienced Central Park, Times Square, Subways, MTA buses, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Wall Street, the Financial District, Federal Hall, the World Trade Center and its National 9/11 Memorial, Times Square, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, St Patrick's Cathedral, Holiday Window Displays, Trump Tower, Grand Central Terminal, and the Plaza Hotel.
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Posted: Oct 11, 2016 | 10:43 AM
by Jared Goldstein
"We love having you on our programs! Thank you for all the good work you do for us!"
What an honor, from a premier adult educational tour provider for their NYC walking tours for their cruise groups.
I developed a tour for them of the World Trade Center and its National 9/11 Memorial, and area architecture, including the Oculus, St Paul's Chapel, the Woolworth Building, New York City Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge, and St Peter's Church. We see NYC architecture ranging from 250 years ago to the present.
We run this tour a few times a year for the past few years.
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Posted: Sep 20, 2016 | 9:11 PM
by Jared Goldstein
Thank you to my guests for your five-star reviews, and thank you,
Trip Advisor for honoring me with your 2016 Certificate of Excellence.
Posted: Sep 20, 2016 | 9:01 PM
by Jared Goldstein
It is still Summer for another day or so, but at Kmart on Astor Place in the East Village, it is Christmas season already as of September 20th 2016.
Which means that Santa Claus' New York City History Tour season is coming. Santa Claus' birthday, St Nicholas Day, is December 6th. NYC is the birthplace of Santa Claus and most of his legends, so this is a great place for a private customized Santa NYC History tour, by foot and subway, or with a driver.
Posted: Sep 20, 2016 | 8:27 PM
by Jared Goldstein
What a wonderful boon to history and historic walking tours of NYC: HAMILTON!
It is great to see how the show, HAMILTON: An American Musical has brought families together around American history. There has never been anything like this.
It has been my pleasure to lead Alexander Hamilton walking tours of Downtown Lower Manhattan this summer, as well as a custom tour with a driver that included Hamilton Heights, Weehawken, New Jersey, where the Hamilton-Burr duel was waged, with the tour concluding in the colonial early American area around Wall Street where the American financial, government and legal systems were born. The tours, all customized, have ranged from two to four hours, but we can go longer!
I integrate the musical a bit into my tours, but I'm still working on that! It is hard to play the soundtrack while standing around or walking. And it is hard to summarize the lyrics because they are so packed!
Most of the families on my Hamilton tours were going or recently went to the musical, but one family of fans was not able to get tickets, so their Hamilton tour was the next best thing.
I've been integrating Alexander Hamilton's remarkable life in New York City into my tours since around 2009, so it has been wonderful creating tours based around him.
I have about 60 pages of material, including many illustrations, that support the tour.
Thank you, Lin-Manuel Miranda for making history come alive for new audiences, and making this history nerd's life as a Tour Guide more interesting! And thank you, Alexander Hamilton, one of the first true Americans to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude. 
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Posted: Apr 20, 2016 | 10:47 PM
by Jared Goldstein
Empire State, Chrysler and Chanin Buildings, immortals of Art Deco, along with Rockefeller Center.
The International Style on Park Avenue, including the Seagram Tower and Lever House.
The grandeur of the Waldorf=Astoria, St Bart's Church, St Patrick's Cathedral, and Grand Central.
Well, it has been tweeted on Twitter!
Conall O Móráin @ConallOM
Apr 20, 2016
"Just completed our @nyc_tour architectural tour.
6 stars out of 5. Like buildings? Love Jared."
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Posted: Apr 18, 2016 | 4:28 PM
by Jared Goldstein
New tour! How the High Line is sustainable environmentally.
From plants to plumbing, the High Line is about thoughtful re-development to be a pioneering park.
The tour goes into the context of the High Line's neighborhoods, the Meatpacking District and Chelsea, as well as the concepts of pre-industrialization, industrialization, post-industrialization's waste, and 'post-post-industrialization's revitalization and smart sustainable solutions.
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Posted: Apr 13, 2016 | 5:32 AM
by Jared Goldstein
An American Tour Operator that sends me lovely groups of adults and students from a thousand miles away is hiring me again:
"I’ve got another group for you in October! Do
you remember [the company's owner that you provided a tour for his student group a couple of years ago]? He [is] bringing an adult
group (about 20 people) in October & [he] specifically requested that you
be their guide for 2 days"
.... when I accepted this sweet offer, here was the reply:
"Fabulous….you made my day!"
No, YOU made MY day! Such kind recognition. Nothing like a repeat guest.
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Posted: Apr 13, 2016 | 5:18 AM
by Jared Goldstein
As of April 1st 2016, I continue to be a licensed NYC Sightseeing Guide, as I have been since 2005.
Here is the list of all of us:
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dca/downloads/pdf/businesses/Sightseeing-Guides-Licensed-by-DCA.pdf
I am proud to have a star next to my name for my exemplary exam score, and I am proud to be licensed. It means that I am accountable for what I do and say to my guests.
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