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Private tour in New York City Bill G
Special Full-day Highlights of New York City Sightseeing Tour
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The tours I give always have a level of enthusiasm that is beyond scripted - because I live here and know that each day brings changes that will interest me and let me excite the tourist. I know the landmarks, but I know the locals, and I can make a tour of an "ordinary" neighborhood exciting because I also know the history of New York. I know why this is the Empire City, and can convey the excitement of discovery on virtually every corner. I have learned to love this city perhaps as one learns to love a beautiful yet willful woman. For me to make a real and true connection with it, I had to become better acquainted with New York through an elaborate series of "dates" with its neighborhoods and their histories. I felt the city telling me to learn more about it first; I had to prove that I cared. Every neighborhood, just as every business in them, is like a library of melodramas and romances written by its denizens, past and present, all informed by a history that is growing every day from the hands, hearts and minds of those people. By running and walking, and making contacts with people in these neighborhoods and businesses, I have fully embraced my lover's assignment. In fact, after entering all these neighborhoods and businesses I felt compelled to "check out" and read their literature. I have became a licensed tour guide. I taught students how to pass the city's tour guide exam at City College. I lead groups, both large and small, that include high school students, businessmen and other adults, as well as retirees, both from the U.S. as well as abroad. I love taking people around my city. Licensed New York City and Washington, DC Tour Guide; B.A., M.A., English; urban historian. My NYC license No. is 0975275; D.C. is TGL11706
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Discover New York City with me on this tour with private transportation.
Overview of your New York City tour
You've arrived in New York, are at an Airport - or at your hotel. What to do? Let me show you the town! We will drive through the city, and I will let you experience the city at various locations - as if we're locals in for the day. Yes, you'll see that I live on an island - we will cross a bridge to reach Manhattan - and that we all work surrounded by water - and that we are all close together for most of every day - hardly ever out of earshot! But I will show you the wonder of Central Park, where one can be in peace; and we will drive through the city and see its architectural beauty; we may stop for refreshment at a coffee shop - pastry anyone? We may have the chance to see Union Square at its busiest when the farmers' market is in full swing. Wall Street - Brooklyn Bridge - the World Trade Center - we can almost see it all!
Your New York City tour itinerary
After we meet, here are some sights we can see - although we won'd. be able to see them all: • Central Park • Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller Center • St. Patrick's Cathedral • Grand Central Terminal • The United Nations • Times Square • The Empire State Building • Madison Square and the Flatiron Building • The Washington Square Arch and Greenwich Village • Chinatown and Little Italy • The Brooklyn Bridge • Brooklyn Heights - the Promenade • City Hall • Wall Street • The World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial Since this a vehicular tour, we will see a lot of the city as we drive through it; we may park and get out to see some places more closely (cost is included). We will discuss - and perhaps we may add other sights in the place of ones we omit - like: • Columbia University, • The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (the largest Gothic cathedral in the world!), or • The Upper East Side and the Metropolitan Museum of Art This is your day, so suggestions are welcome!
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Suv
Transportation is in an SUV large enough for your party, and should be able to accommodate your luggage.
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LaGuardia Airport (LGA), East Elmhurst, NY, USA
Meeting point can be your hotel or the airport when you arrive in New York
- You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
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