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At Walk About New York you will find entertaining walking tours of New York City. Visit and explore Walk About New York offers entertaining guided walking tours.
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They are the Greenwich Village Walking Tour; the Central Park Walking Tour; the Five Squares and a Circle Tour, a unique tour focusing on NYC’s five major squares and its most famous circle; three Subway Art Tours; the Gay Village Walking Tour; the Gay Graves Tour at Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, the Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour; the Christmas Windows Tour. We l

ook forward to sharing New York’s fascinating history, its quirky characters and its world-class sights with you. If you are a visitor or a local, let us show you why we love New York; and you will love it too.

08/11/2024

Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [https://wp.me/P47lL1-216] takes you across time and around the world through the fifth-largest museum in the world. Take the Tour; Know More!

06/30/2024

Happy Gay Pride Day.
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Photo snapped at historic Stonewall Inn, Christopher St., NYC.

06/15/2024

“Students in the Big Apple”
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During the previous four days I led a group of middle-school, theater students and their chaperones through NYC. From Central Park [https://wp.me/P47lL1-SB] to Times Square to the Statue of Liberty to Radio City Music Hall we did up this town right! Bring your school group or another group to NYC and we will have fun seeing the sights. Take the Tour; Know More!
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03/25/2024

“Moon and Towers”
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I snapped this from my living room window at 6:17AM. In the foreground is the water-tank tower of the Saint Germain co-op at 33 Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Village [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un]. The three towers to the right of it are new apartment blocks in Jersey City. March’s full moon came at 3:00AM EDT; it is known as the full Worm Moon.
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As the ground begins to soften earthworms reappear, making tasty feeding for birds. It is a true sign of spring, along with early flowers pushing their leaves and buds through the soil. Earth awakens from its winter slumber. March’s full moon is also known as the Sap Moon; the sap of sugar maples begins to flow at this time of year. It is also called the Lenten Moon, when it falls within the Lenten season; and the Crow Moon, as the cawing of crows signals the end of winter.
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My guided walking tours will reveal the famous and the less-known wonders of the Big Apple. Take the Tour; Know More!

03/23/2024

“Having a Wales of a Time”
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Today & tomorrow I am showing off the Big Apple to a group of students & their teacher/chaperones from Wales.
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We are pictured “sotto voce” at the Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal.
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Visit [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] NYC and I will show off the city to you too. Take the Tour; Know More!

03/19/2024

“A Review”—A review such as this one shows me that the hours researching my tours were well spent. A happy customer is worth the effort. When you take Subway Art Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-20J] of mine your eyes will be opened to a world of art that few people know about. Take the Tour; Know More!

03/08/2024

“Women & Art”
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Recognizing International Women’s Day, I am highlighting details from the permanent art installation by Maggie Hughto, a professor teaching ceramic art at Syracuse University. Titled “Trade, Treasure and Travel,” the ceramic-tile murals can be found in the stairwells and transfer points at the Cortlandt Street station in the Wall Street area of Downtown Manhattan.
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This is one of 10 stops on my Subway Art Tour Two [https://wp.me/P47lL1-1Ku]. Take the Tour; Know More!

03/05/2024

See for yourself what so many are raving about when you book my Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-216].You too will treasure your time at one of the world’s best art museums. Take the Tour; Know More!

12/06/2023

“Good Old St. Nick”
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Today, the 6th of December, is the Feast of St. Nicholas. Designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the St.Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was completed in December 2022, more than 20 years after the original was destroyed by the 9/11 attacks. It was the only religious building brought down by the collapse of the Twin Towers. Standing across the street from the National 9/11 Memorial, Señor Calatrava’s design was influenced by Byzantine architecture. The church is clad in Pentelic marble, the same stone that was used for the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens. Today this type of stone is only allowed to be used for work on the Parthenon; but a special dispensation was granted by the Greek government permitting St. Nicholas’ to be built from it.This sight is included on the Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-202]. Take the Tour; Know More!
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Photo by Alan Karchmer for Santiago Calatrava.

11/07/2023

“Favorite Gallery”
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Gallery 534 at The Met Fifth Avenue, the patio from the castle at Vélez Blanco is cool and quiet in a busy public institution. The castle is near Almeria, on Spain’s southern coast with the Mediterranean Sea. Dating from 1506 the marble bits and pieces were carved by masons from northern Italy working the Renaissance style.
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By the early 1900s the castle, falling to ruin, sold the patio pieces to George Blumenthal, a financier at Lazard Frère’s New York office. Mr. Blumenthal installed the marble door & window surrounds, the gargoyles, the columns & arches, and the balustrade in his house at 50 East 70th Street and Park Avenue! These bits and pieces remained there until his death in 1941. He bequeathed the patio to The Met Fifth Avenue, and the gallery was created in the early 1960s, integrating the bits and pieces into the building’s architecture.
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We include this gallery on my Highlights of The Met Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-216].

11/04/2023

“Fall Back”
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In the U.S. we return to Standard Time tonight when we set our clocks back one hour. Trust Walk About New York [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] lead you on timely tours.
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Decorating the façade of Grand Central Terminal is a clock with the largest piece of Tiffany glass in the world, measuring 14 feet in diameter.
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Towering above the timepiece, Roman Gods representing virtues the Vanderbilts, whose New York Central Railroad built Grand Central, wanted their railroad to be identified with. Mercury, God of Commerce and Transportation, the center figure, implies that the trains are fast; Hercules, to the left, gives the railroad its strength; Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom, ensures that the railroad company runs with intelligence. Standing 48 feet high, weighing 1,500 tons, “Transportation,” took its sculptors seven years to create.

09/23/2023

“Happy Autumn”
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Today, 23/Sept., is the first day of autumn. May you be as happy harvesting your wheat as these folk are harvesting theirs.
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“Autumn” is one scene of the wallpaper that once decorated the Great Hall of the Van Rensselaer Manor House, which stood at Albany, NY from 1750 to 1928. The wallpaper was hand painted at London from 1765 to 1769. The Van Rensselaers were among the original, 17th-century Dutch settlers (known as patroons) of Nieuw Nederland, including the future State of New York; they were granted one million acres in the present-day Albany area by the Dutch East India Company. From that land Albany and Rensselaer Counties were carved.
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In 1928 Mrs. William Bayard Van Rensselaer (1861–1937) donated the wallpaper to The Met Fifth Avenue, in memory of her husband. The hallway is recreated, including its crown, window and door moldings. We feature this fabulous example of American Colonial interior design on our Highlights of The Met Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-216]. Take the Tour; Know More!

09/04/2023

“Where Labor Day Began”
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Embedded into the asphalt paving blocks at the south end of Union Square, this brass plaque recognizes the importance of Union Square’s place in American history. It was here on the 5th of September 1882 where the first Labor Day Parade, having made its way up Broadway from City Hall, ended with speeches and fanfare. The placards of the marchers read “Less Work and More Pay,” in effort to establish an eight-hour workday. On June 28, 1894 President Grover Cleveland signed a bill into law that made Labor Day a national holiday.
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Union Square is the second stop on our Five Squares and a Circle Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Tt], where you will learn about New York history as we move up Manhattan Island along its major squares to its most-famous circle, Columbus. Take the Tour; Know More!

06/16/2023

“Rainbow Heart”
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Honoring Gay Pride Month, a few years ago the MTA formed its colorful array of subway line IDs into a heart. I saw this one displayed on a car of the No. 1 train.
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See plenty of Rainbows as flags, banners, and consumer goods when you are part of our Gay Village Walking Tour [https://walkaboutny.com/the-tours/gay-themed-tours/gay-village-walking-tour/]. Take the Tour; Know More!

06/04/2023

“Rainbow Sail”
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Fluttering in the breeze the Rainbow flag flew from a sailing ship in New York Harbor.
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See plenty of Rainbow flags when you are part of our Gay Village Walking Tour [https://walkaboutny.com/the-tours/gay-themed-tours/gay-village-walking-tour/]. Take the Tour; Know More!

04/28/2023

Subway Art at Fulton Street
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Pictured in original, glazed terracotta at the Fulton Street subway station is Robert Fulton’s ferry, the Clermont. Dating from 1917, this station is the stop for the 4 and 5 subway lines. Our Subway Art Tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-20J] include great works of art by a diverse group of artists.
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03/08/2023

Focusing on Rosa Bonheur for International Women’s Month, here is the 1857 portrait of her to celebrate International Women’s Day, 08/March. Painted by Edouard Louis Dubufe (1819–1883), Mademoiselle Bonheur is posed next to a bull, which she painted, to illustrate her work as an animalière, a painter of animals.
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Mademoiselle Bonheur was an independently-minded woman throughout her life. Notice she wore short hair when the fashion was for women to wear it long. Although she is pictured in a traditional dress of the period, she preferred to wear trousers, for which she had to get special permission from the Paris police! She was granted the exception because of her success and renown as an animalière.
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Mademoiselle Bonheur’s painting “The Horse Fair” is part of our Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-216]. Take the Tour; Know More!

12/19/2022

A Happy Hanukkah To You
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Crafted in 1986 by Manfred Anson, a German-American Jewish immigrant and a Holocaust survivor, this Statue of Liberty-themed Hanukkah lamp is displayed at the Statue of Liberty Museum, Liberty Island. The year Mr. Arson made the lamp was the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty’s dedication. The first ticker-tape parade in New York City was held for that occasion.

11/05/2022

“Fall Back”
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It is the time of year when we turn our clocks back by one hour. This clock sits in the steeple of Trinity Church Wall Street. Our Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-202] visits the churchyard at Trinity; Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza are at eternal repose there. Take the Tour; Know More!

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“What I Saw” :x: New York City’s subways can serve as performing arts venues. At the Union Square/14th St. subway station’s mezzanine level a saw player entertained passers-by. :x: Our Subway Art Tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-20J] will entertain you with world-class art at any one of 55 stations. What will you see, and maybe hear? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYNY #ILoveNY #TourGuides #SawPlayer #SubwayArt #MTA #LifeUnderground #Musicians #Artists #SubwayArtTours #UnionSquare #WorldClassArt #SawPlaying #Music #MusicUnderground #UndergroundArt

A Spring Day in the Big Apple

Clear sunshine and crisp, mild air make this a glorious, mid-spring day in New York City. :x: This is still the greatest city in the world. We are ready, willing, and able to show it to you [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] when we end our PAUSE. Until then stay in place to stay safe. . . . . #Springday #SpringHasSprung #NYSpring #Springtime #ILoveNY #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #NYNY #NYC #NewYorkCity #RoomWithAView #CityView

Today we visit Worth Square, bound by Broadway, Fifth Avenue and W. 25th Street. At the northern end of the square stands a monument to Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849). Located opposite to the Flatiron Building, this is no ordinary monument; it is the final resting place for the major general. :x: Holding the distinction of being the second-oldest monument in NYC, dating from 1857, the monument was dedicated in an elaborate ceremony, involving 6,500 soldiers, as Worth’s body was reinterred there from its temporary place at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. :x: One of the most interesting parts of Worth’s past is the fact that he was born and raised as a Quaker in Hudson, NY. It is fascinating that a pacifist upbringing led to a stellar military career. :x: Worth came by his greatest acclaim for his service in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). After the war Worth was put in charge of Texas, and died there of cholera. Each band of the gray granite obelisk lists major battles that the major general was part of. He manned a frontier post that became Fort Worth, TX. Lake Worth, FL and Manhattan’s Worth Street honor him. :x: Because Worth Square is next to Madison Square, the third square on Our Five Squares and a Circle Tour we discuss Major General Worth and much more. If Worth’s monument is the second-oldest, what is the oldest monument in a NYC park? Take the Tour; Know More! When our PAUSE ends we are ready, willing, and able to show you the city that we love! . . . . #FlatironDistrict #FlatironBuilding #Flatiron #ForthWorth #WorthSquare #USHistory #NYCHistory #History #GreenwoodCemetery #FinalRestingPlace #WalkAboutNewYork #ILoveNY #NYNY #NYC #NewYorkCity #MadisonSquare #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #USArmy #LakeWorth #Broadway #FifthAvenue #GreatestCityInTheWorld

On a bright, sunny, early spring day piano music and singing in Greenwich Village’s Washington Square helped to lift spirits even higher. :x: Remember our Greenwich Village Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un] beings at the Washington Arch. Where does the arch’s white marble come from? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #WashingtonSquare #WashingtonSquarePark #GreenwichVillage

Love Rules

“Love Rules” is a site-specific artwork. Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas’ 2018, neon message can be seen welcoming guests in the main lobby of the Brooklyn Museum of Art. :x: Public art is here, there, and everywhere for the viewing. Our Subway Art Tour Five [https://wp.me/P47lL1-2N3] travels through Brooklyn, discovering the art museum at the core of the Big Apple. Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #LoveRules #Love #SomethingToSay #HankWillisThomas #Neon #BrooklynMuseumOfArt #ArtMuseums #ArtUnderground #UndergroundArt #SubwayArt #PublicArt #ArtOfTheSubway #WalkAboutNewYork #ArtTours #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #Brooklyn #BigApple #NYC #ILoveNY #OffTheBeatenPath

“Yellow Submarine” Tapestry

“We all live in a yellow submarine.” :x: Hanging on the second floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, a tapestry, designed by Peter Sis, a children's book illustrator, shows Manhattan Island as a yellow submarine in a sea of blue. Piloting the vessel is John Lennon, flashing the peace sign. On display since 2015, the 40th anniversary of Mr. Lennon getting his green card, the artwork measures 24' by 10' and was woven in Aubusson, France. :x: Discover “Happy City,” another work of art of Peter Sis when you are part of our Subway Art Tour Three [https://wp.me/P47lL1-22P]. What other illustrations has Mr. Sis created for NYC’s subways? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #EllisIsland #JohnLennon #YokoOno #Immigration #PeterSis #YellowSubmarine #Manhattan #SubwayArt #ArtUnderground #ArtTours #BigApple #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #HappyCity #ILoveNY #Subways #ImmigrationMuseum #Beatles #TheBeatles