New York City Cultural Walking Tours

Private and Public Walking Tours
of Manhattan's Past and Present
by Alfred Pommer
(212) 979-2388
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The Five Most Popular Walking Tours Are: Midtown Architectural Walking Tour Gargoyles in Manhattan Walking Tour Upper East Side Millionaires Mile Walking Tour 1 Lower East Side Jewish Heritage Walking Tour #2 The Original West Village Walking Tour A new armchair guide book: "Exploring the Original West Village" by Alfred Pommer and Eleanor Winters Click Here to buy a copy from The History Press -- Click Here to buy a signed copy from Alfred Pommer   Scroll Down for a list of 27 Private Walking Tours Scroll further for a schedule of my Public Walking Tours on Sundays

Walking Tours of the Past and the Present. The theme of my neighborhood walking tours is to unite us with the past through history, architecture, pictures & stories. We explore Manhattan's many neighborhoods through its unique landmark skyscrapers, turn of the century mansions, brownstones, clubs, public building & historic districts. Many of the buildings are New York City or national landmarks with historic (Romanesque, Classical, Baroque, Queen Ann, Gothic, Renaissance) or anti-historic (Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, Post Modern) styles of architecture. My specialized tours cross neighborhood boundaries and focus on various other themes such as: gargoyles, Jewish history, Irish history, Italian history and outdoor art / sculpture. Your guide, Alfred Pommer, is a college graduate, a native New Yorker and a licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over 20 years researching, creating and giving walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods. Private Walking Tours of Manhattan's Past and Present Given At Your Convenience Architecture -- History -- Interesting Pictures and Stories $60. per hour ($120./ 2 hour minimum) for a private walking tour for a individual or a group of 15 or less people I do not do larger groups but I can recommend a experienced guide that does large groups Most walking tours are: 2 hours ($120.) or 2½ hours ($150.) or 3 hours ($180.) long. The charge is for a group (15 or less) or an individual. Call : 212 979 2388 to schedule a private tour Or : click Here for advance ticket sales 1. The Rockefeller Center Public Art Tour (murals, sculptures, reliefs, history, architecture, interesting pictures and stories) 2. The Central Park West Neighborhood Walk (W. 60 St. - W. 81 St. and CPW) 3. The Upper West Side Walking Tour (Broadway and RSD W. 70 St. - W. 96 St.) 4a, Upper East Side Millionaires Mile Tour 1 (5 Ave. - Madison Ave. - 58 St. - 71 St. 4b, Upper East Side Millionaires Mile Tour 2 (5 Ave. - Madison Ave. - 72 St. - 86 St. 4c. Upper East Side Carnegie Hill Historic District Tour (5 Ave. - Lexington Ave. - E. 86 St. - E. 97 St.) 5. Upper East Side Walking Tours 1 & 2 (Yorkville) (E. 58 St. - E. 87 St. - Park Ave. - York Ave.) 6. The Brooklyn Bridge Walking Tour (2 hour tour includes the Fulton Ferry Historic District and the 3 hour tour includes a subway ride under the East River, St. Paul's Chapel & Ground Zero. 7. The Roosevelt Island Walking Tour 8. The Landmarks of 42nd Street Walking Tour 9. A Walking Tour of the Theater District 10. The Tribeca Historic Districts Walking Tour 11. The Historic (Old) New York City Walking Tour (Fulton and Water St. and Battery Park) 12. The Midtown Architectural Walking Tour (E. 49 St. - Park Ave. - 5 Ave. - E. 57 St.) 12a Art on Display in Midtown (E. 49 St. - Park Ave. - 5 Ave. - E. 57 St.) 13. Vanderbilt Row & Other 19th Century Mansions Walking Tour (E. 58 St. - 50 St - 5 Ave. - Madison Ave.) 14. The Murray Hill Walking Tour (27 St. - 40 St. - 5 Ave. - 2 Ave.) 15. The Turn of the Century Manhattan Walking Tour ("Ladies Mile" & "Gramercy Park" Historic Districts - Madison Sq. & Union Sq. Parks ending in Greenwich Village) 16. The Gramercy - Stuyvesant Parks Walk (2 - Landmark Historic Districts) 15a The Stuyvesant Park Historic District -Neighborhood Walking Tour (E. 14 St. - E. 18 St. - Ave. B - 3 Ave.) 15b The Gramercy Park Historic District Walking Tour (E. 17 St. - E. 22 St. - Irving Place - 3 Ave. -Park Ave. So.) 17. The Chelsea Neighborhood / Historic District Walking Tour(W. 16 St. - W. 28 St. - 5 Ave. - 10 Ave.) 18. Landmarks of Greenwich Village Walking Tours 1, 2 & 3 = ...1). The NoHo Historic District and East Village Walking Tour...(E. 14 St. & Houston - Broadway & 2 Ave.) . ..2) The Central Village / Washington Sq. Neighborhood Tour...(Washington Sq. Park - 14 St. & University Pl. & 6 Ave.) . ..3a). A Walking Tour of The West Village (5 hours) .. (W. 14 St. - St. Luke's Pl. - west of Ave. of Americas) ...b) The Original West Village Walking Tour (two an a half or a three an a half hour version) ..(Horato St. - Christopher St. west of Greenwich Ave to West St..) A new armchair guide book: "Exploring the Original West Village" by Alfred Pommer and Eleanor Winters Click Here to buy a copy from The History Press -- Click Here to buy a signed copy from Alfred Pommer ...c)The Lower West Village Walking Tour (two or two and a half hours)..(Christopher St. - St. Luke's Pl. west of Ave. of the Americas) 19. The Gargoyles in Manhattan Walking Tour (Flatiron District, Gramercy Park Historic District, Union Square & GreenwichVillage) 20.The Van Dam, Charlton, King Historic District & Environs Walking Tour (King St, W. Houston, Broome St., Sullivan St., Greenwich St. ) 21.The SoHo Cast Iron Historic District Walking Tour (Houston St., Canal St., Cosby St. West Broadway) 22.The Little Italy / NoLIta Walking Tour (Bleecker St., Canal St., Elizabeth St., Lafayette St.) 23. Little Italy / NoLIta & Five Points Walking Tour (Bleecker St., Lafayette St., the Bowery, Chambers St.) 23b) The Five Points (Gangs of New York) Walking Tour (Canal St., Chambers St., Lafayette St., the Bowery) 24. Lower East Side Irish Heritage Walking Tour (Bleecker St. - Fulton St. & Broadway - the Bowery - 5 Points) 25. Lower East Side Jewish Heritage Walking Tour #2 (E. Houston, Rutgers, Chrysti St.to Henry St.) a)-----Lower East Side Jewish Rialto & Environs Tour (E. 13 St. to E. Houston St. & 2 Ave / Layafette St.) b)-----The Lower East Side Jewish Heritage Walking Tour #1 (E. 13 St. to, Catherine St. between 2 Ave./ Allen St. & Henry St. / East Broadway) 26. The Italian Heritage Walking Tour (from Greenwich Village to the South Village to Little Italy) 27. The Lower Central Park Walking Tour includes: history, outdoor art and surprises from the past. Scroll further for a schedule of my Public Walking Tours 2012 on Sundays * Public Walking Tours of Mahnattan's Past and Present Scheduled in 2012 * Landmarks -- Architecture -- History -- Interesting Pictures and Stories Sundays At 2 PM - $15. Per Person - About 2½ Long (no reservations needed for these tours - just show up and pay at the meeting place) Stuyvesant Park Historic District / Neighborhood Tour March, 18 and 25 About 2 hours long Meeting at: Northeast corner of E. 14 St. and 1st Avenue (E. 14 St. to 18 St. – Ave. A to 2nd Ave.) Gargoyles in Manhattan Walking Tour April 15 - about 2½ hours long Meet in front of 51 Madison Ave. (between E. 26 St. & E. 27 St.) (E. 26 St. to 19 St. – 5 Ave. to Irving Pl.) The Original West Village Walking Tour May 13 - about 2½ hours long Meet at the southeast corner of Christopher St. & Greenwich St. (Christopher St. to Horatio St. West St. to Hudson St.) My new armchair guide book is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and other outlets . "Exploring the Original West Village" by Alfred Pommer & Eleanor Winters Click Here to buy a copy from The History Press Click Here to buy a signed copy from Alfred Pommer Upper East Side Millionaires Mile Tour I June 3 - About 2½ hours long Meet at: Northwest corner 5th Ave. and 58 St. (E 58 St. to E. 65 St. - 5th Ave. to Madison Ave.) The Historic Old New York City Tour July 1 - about 2½ hours long Meet in front of Trinity Church (Broadway / Wall St.) (Wall St. to Battery Park - Broadway to Broad St.) August no publicly scheduled tours The Upper East Side Millionaires Mile II Walking Tour Sept. 9 - about 2 hours long Meet at the southwest corner E. 72 St. & Madison Ave. (E. 72 St.to E. 82 St. & Madison to 5th Ave.) The Carnegie Hill Historic District / Neighborhood October 14 - about 2 hours long Meet at northwest corner E. 97 St. & 5th Ave. (5th Ave. to Madison Ave – E 97 St. to E. 86 St.) The Upper West Side Neighborhood Tour Nov. 11 - about 2 hours long Meet at southeast corner W. 70 St. & Broadway (W. 70 St. to W. 78th St. – Riverside Dr. to Broadway) The Murray Hill Neighborhood / HD Tour Dec. 9 - about 2½ hours long Meet at souththeast corner E.35 St. & 2nd Ave. (2nd Ave. to 5 Ave – E. 34 St. to 39 St.)   Art and Susan Zuckerman, Z Travel and Leisure Click here cheap car hire New York Compare car hire suppliers in seconds and find the best deal for car hire in New York Brooklyn Hotels Bronx Hotels Central Park Hotels Chelsea Hotels Chinatown Hotels East Village Hotels Financial District Hotels, Downtown NYC Hotels Garment District Hotels Gramercy Hotels Greenwich Village Hotels Harlem Hotels Little Italy Hotels Long Island Hotels Lower East Side Hotels Midtown East Hotels Midtown West Hotels Murray Hill Hotels Queens Hotels SOHO Hotels Staten Island Hotels Times Square Hotels Tribeca Hotels Upper East Side Hotels Upper West Side Hotels Atlantic City New Jersey Hotels Newark, NJ Hotels New Jersey Hotels Stamford Connecticut Hotel 41 at Times Square The Waldorf Towers The Carlyle The Helmsley Carlton House The Bryant Park Hotel W New York - The Court Millenium Hilton Hilton Times Square New York Helmsley Salisbury Hotel The Peninsula New York Millennium Broadway Hotel Sofitel New York City Club Hotel W New York Times Square The 414 Hotel Hotel Metro Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan - Chelsea hotel QT Westin New York Times Square Korman Communities NYC Holiday Inn Midtown The Blakely New York London NYC Ramada Inn Midtown Manhattan Club Sheraton Manhattan Hotel Park Central New York Hotel Wellington Hotel The Mark, New York New York Marriott Financial Center Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square NYC The Lucerne Hotel San Carlos Hotel Marrakech Hotel New York Inn Portland Square Hotel New York City Tourism - A Quick Overview