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Make NYC & Joyce Gold part of your July 4th Celebration!
Invite special family and friends to join you - 7/2 Greenwich Village tour; 7/4 Central Park tour; 7/5 Gangs of New York tour. Click here for details. June 29, 2009 Memo Hi NYC residents, visitors and walking tour enthusiasts, Here comes Fourth of July weekend 2009! If the current forecasts of clear skies for Thursday and Friday hold up, maybe the sun will stick around to celebrate the weekend, too. We have my three most popular tours scheduled for you, your family and friends -- Thur. July 2, 11 am, The Flamboyant and the Bohemian - Greenwich Village and How it Became Famous Sat. July 4, 1 pm, Central Park – The Big Backyard of the City Sun. July 5, 1 pm, Gangs of New York and the Bloody Five Points Have a great July 4th holiday, and I look forward to celebrating it with you!
Tour Features...
CENTRAL PARK —
THE BIG BACK YARD OF THE CITY
Highlights include:
The tour begins at the statue of General Sherman, 59th St. and Fifth Avenue. The walk costs $15 per person ($3 discount for seniors 62+,) lasts 2 hours, and no reservations are needed.
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND
THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
Highlights include:
The tour meets at the northeast corner of Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St..) and the Bowery, at the Bank of America. The fee is $15 per person, ($12 for seniors 62+) and no reservations are needed.
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN —
GREENWICH VILLAGE
Highlights include:
The tour begins at the Washington Arch, Fifth Avenue below 8th Street. It costs $15 per person ($3 discount for seniors 62+) and no reservations are needed. Joyce Gold teaches New York history at New York University and the New School for Social Research. She has published guidebooks to the history of the Financial District and Greenwich Village and contributed entries to The Encyclopedia of New York City. |
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