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06/30/2020

We will be back just as soon as Covid calms down… with new, exciting and dynamic options for individuals, groups and private tours… All featuring great professional service and attractive prices! Stay tuned!

11/02/2019

Cary is a licensed tour guide in New York City but he also knows his way around cities all over the world. These folks were lucky enough to tour Cancun with Cary last month. What’s your favorite spot?

09/25/2019

Cary with Johnny Rodriguez, who worked with Tito Puente and is one of the Mambo Legends. Tour NYC with Cary and you never know who you'll meet!

09/14/2019

Cary with salsa legends Nelson Gonzalez, Johnny Rodriguez and Frankie Vasquez in Harlem on September 1st. Tour New York with Cary and you never know who you'll run into!

09/09/2019

When you tour New York City, do you want a guide who just started last month… or someone who is 3rd generation New Yorker, a natural entertainer, and an active licensed tour guide for 12 years? Leave the jalopies for everyone else. Cary Gibbs is the Rolls Royce of New York tour guides. CaryNYTourGuide.com

08/06/2019

Cary took a tour group to Lincoln Center for a great salsa show featuring Cita Rodriguez, the daughter of Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez ("I Like It Like That"). The crowd went wild and Cary jumped out his seat and joined in for some memorable salsa dancing. Cary didn't get a selfie this time. Tour New York with Cary and you never know what will happen...! PC:Adrian Montanez

08/04/2019

The students of LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts (this is the school depicted in "Fame") performed "Sing, Sing, Sing" from Bob Fosse's "Dancin" at Lincoln Center on Friday night as part of a tribute to Liza Minelli. Did you know Cary went to LaGuardia Arts as a dance and acting major? Tour NYC with Cary and you never know who you'll meet!

07/29/2019

Cary with Margaret Batiuchok. In her early 30's while a pre-med student at NYU, Margaret met George Lloyd, an African-American "Savoy Ballroom 400 Club" dancer (twice her age) and just six months later they won the 1983 Harvest Moon Ball at Madison Square Garden. Margaret began teaching, performing, promoting, producing, and writing. She co-founded the New York Swing Dance Society (NYSDS) in 1985, when there was no organized Swing dancing in New York. The NYSDS became a mecca for all generations, races, and level of dancers, with the weekly dances consistently drawing 300-500 dancers.

Those days were the tip of the iceberg. Still an avid performer, teacher, judge and advocate, Margaret was inducted into the National Living Legends of Dance in 2012. Tour New York with Cary and you never know who might swing by!

07/26/2019

Is it real? Or is it Madame Tussaud's? Tour New York with Cary and his personal stories will make you feel you were really there.

07/24/2019

Cary at the Stonewall Inn Uprising 50th Anniversary. The Stonewall Inn originated as a speakeasy regularly raided by prohibition agents. In 1966, three members of the Mafia invested in the Stonewall Inn, turning it into a gay bar. It became the largest gay establishment in the United States, regularly raided by the NYPD who extorted payoffs to look the other way due to the lack of a liquor license. On June 28, 1969 a police raid sparked violent demonstrations, which led to the first gay pride parade on June 28, 1970 from Greenwich Village to the Sheep Meadow in Central Park.

The Stonewall Inn closed shortly after the riots but ultimately reopened in the early 1990s. Throughout the years, The Stonewall regained popularity and continues to pay homage to its historic significance, hosting a variety of local music artists, drag shows, trivia nights, cabaret, karaoke and private parties. Christopher Park and the surrounding area (including the Stonewall Inn) is the first LGBT-history site in the US listed on the city, state and National Registers of Historic Places.

Tour New York with Cary. It may not spark a riot but you'll feel like you were there.

07/22/2019

Cary with Orlando Marin in Central Park. Marin grew up in The Bronx. While serving in the Army, he won first prize in the All Army Talent Competition in the Pacific Command, then then toured Korea and Japan before heading to Washington DC for the final competition. This was followed by a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. While stationed in California, Orlando sat in for Tito Puente on timbales at the Hollywood Palladium. He has had a long noteworthy career, and is the last orchestra leader from New York's golden era of mambo who still performs regularly, earning him the title "The Last Mambo King." Tour with Cary and you never know who you'll mambo with.

07/10/2019

Cary with Eddie Palmieri: Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His band, La Perfecta, featured an unconventional front line of trombones rather than the trumpets customary in Latin orchestras. Tour New York with Cary and you never know who you'll meet.

07/07/2019

If you are going to be in New York this week, don't miss Manhattanhenge, the twice-yearly event where the rising/setting sun is aligned with the east–west streets of the main street grid of Manhattan and lights up both sides of the street.

The name was coined by the famed scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Years ago he described the phenomenon as “when the setting Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan's brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid.”

The upcoming sunset alignment happens on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13. The best places for viewing Manhattanhenge are 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, and 57th Streets. Tour New York with Cary and you never know what you'll learn!

07/05/2019

Last month, NYCPride welcomed WorldPride to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. The month-long event culminated in the annual NYCPride March on June 30th. When you tour New York with Cary as your guide, you never know who you'll run into. Clockwise from top left, Cary with Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr; District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr; NYC Council member Mark Gjonaj; Manhattan borough President Gail Brewer.

06/29/2019

Cary with Willie Villegas, host of the cable TV show Salsa En La Calle, producer for/performer with Entre Amigos, who has played with (among others) Eddie Palmieri, Frankie Ruiz and Tito Puente. Tour with Cary and you never know who you'll meet!

06/23/2019

With Joe Bataan at El Museo del Barrio in New York. Joe is famous for his masterful combination of Latin boogaloo and African American doo-wop, describing it as "salsoul". Tour Spanish Harlem with me and you never know who you'll meet.

06/06/2019

The New York City nickname Gotham means “goat town” in Old English. 200 years ago, “goat town” was a pretty good description of the yet-to-be-developed Upper West Side where goats used to roam freely. And so they do again. Riverside Park Conservancy has brought a herd of goats back to the northern part of New York's "Other Park" where they will spend the summer on sloped terrain overgrown with invasive plants. We all know that goats will eat just about anything, so this is a classic win-win situation: good for the environment and a smorgasboard for the goats. Plus, who wouldn't want to see a goat hanging out in the park?

06/01/2019

Only In New York: Cat Camp is a weekend-long adventure all about exploring and celebrating your love for cats. The immersive experience with a summer camp-like atmosphere will include a cat cafe, cat yoga, speakers (including cat behaviorists, vets, and even information on how to turn your love of cats into a business), arts & crafts, adoptable cats, workshops and more! CatCampNYC.com

05/19/2019

New York may be the city that never sleeps, and we think we have everything, but an Outlet Mall? Nope. Not until this weekend.

Empire Outlets opened Thursday on the St. George waterfront, just a few steps from the Staten Island Ferry. So for all you tourists that get on the ferry to Staten Island and then turn around and come right back to Manhattan... now there's a reason to get off the boat.

Staten Island officials hope that once you get off the boat, you'll stick around for other venues, including the Botanic Garden, Alice Austen House, Snug Harbor Cultural Center and more.

Stores open and scheduled to open this summer include Nordstrom Rack, Nike, H&M, Levi’s, Cotton On, Converse, Jockey, Starbucks, U.S. Polo, Crocs, American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Broom & Greene, Columbia Sporting Goods, and True Religion.

Hungry? Choose from Shake Shack, Mamoun’s Falafel and MRKTPL, Staten Island’s first artisanal food hall.

The four level building will also include an indoor golf simulator called FlyingTee.

Have you been to Staten Island recently? Will this new venue get you across the harbor? Comment below!

11/10/2018

spent this week celebrating the 20th aniversary of my friend the naked cowboy it was a wonderful event
getting ready to create my memorable holiday xmas walks and talks
with all the fifth avenue store windowsand the famous rockefeller center xmas tree

11/06/2018

I am 2nd generation new york guy and third generation show biz kid
let me create a unique ad memorable ny expereince for you and your friends and family

11/06/2018

voting today in this very important election

11/06/2018

going to election day soon
back froma great trip to las vegas,setting upi my holiday lights and windows walking tour
anyone coming to visit nyc for xmas?
write me and I will create a great experience for you,and yours

11/01/2018

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