Tour the Metropolis with The Street Teacher
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We did it! We walked the George Washington Bridge - and the Palisades, up to Tenafly - all 9.7 miles!
Spring is definitely here - so let me show you some of the sights we saw, and tell you what may happen next with The Street Teacher!
Starting Time: We did begin our walk early - although not as early as I had planned, but 8:50am was perfectly fine. I knew we would make good time.
Meeting Point: We met at the corner of W. 178th St. and Fort Washington Avenue, just outside the west door of the GWB Port Authority Bus Terminal, which is also the 175th St. stop on the IND A train on the subway. For our convenience, there was a fruit cart nearby - and, of course, restrooms available in the newly renovated Terminal.
About our walk: This was a long walk - almost 10 miles! Yet we enjoyed seeing flowers blooming, and hearing our own stories of past experiences was definitely a bonus. The Street Teacher will plan another Bridge Walk soon - but this time through another community and with stories of the movies and pilots and jazz!
Posing Point: We stopped at a cliff-edge point to capture our enthusiasm in a photo - 10 intrepid walkers made smiles for the camera - note the flowers on the hat!
Would we walk this again? Of course!
NOTE: The next time this walk will be offered has yet to be determined, but you are certainly welcome to become a follower here - and request to know the next time it will be offered! Of course, if there are enough willing walkers this route will run again - and other routes will be devised as well!
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EXPLORE BROOKLYN - Walk the Brooklyn Bridge - and visit the new Brooklyn!
Enjoy the longest suspension Bridge in the World when it opened in 1883, but always a powerful statement of courage and enterprise. See Brooklyn Heights - and DUMBO!
EXPLORE CENTRAL PARK - Discover the peace of nature - in the middle of America's largest city - and marvel!
Tour Central Park with The Street Teacher and discover New York's largest work of art!
EXPLORE THE CITY'S VITAL NEIGHBORHOODS - Visit hidden parks and learn what makes this city great!
Hell's Kitchen, Greenwich Village, the Upper East Side, the Lower East Side and Chinatown, Chelsea, and the Meatpacking District are just a few of New York's great neighborhoods.
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER and THE 9/11 MEMORIAL - Perhaps there is no other more visited place in downtown New York than the 9/11 Memorial. The stories behind the center can be a powerful reminder of our own humanity and community with others. Come and see, hear stories, and learn about that fateful day and New York's recovery. Easy walking, few stairs, about 1.5 miles.
TOUR DATES AND TIME:
The World Trade Center and The 9/11 Memorial: (Daily) 2:30pm - 5:00pm $35 per person
Meeting Spot: St. Paul's Chapel, at 209 Broadway. Easy walking, few stairs, about 1.5 miles.
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- The West Village: 10:00am - 12:30pm (Daily) $35 per person. Easy walking, few stairs, about 1.5 miles.
- East and West Village - : 1:30pm - 5pm (Daily) $50 per person. Easy walking, few stairs, about 2.5 miles.
- The East Village - 2:00pm - 4:00pm (Daily) $35 per person. Easy walking, few stairs, about 2.0 miles.
TWO CENTRAL PARK WALKS:
1. A WALK TO DISCOVER CENTRAL PARK - Quiet spots in New York can be found - especially here in Central Park - so, let's go!
2. CENTRAL PARK AND THE UPPER EAST SIDE WALKING TOUR - This walk concentrates on the Central to Eastern part of the Park, and visits the neighborhood famous throughout the world.
TOUR DATES AND TIMES:
Both tours meet at the Pomona Fountain, across from the Plaza Hotel at 5th Avenue @ 59th St.
- A Walk to Discover Central Park: 1:00pm - 3:30pm (Daily) $35 per person This walk will recount the history of the Park, and walk through the lower third to one half of the Park. Easy walking, some stairs, about 2.0 miles.
- The Park and the Upper East Side: 10:00am - 12:00pm (Daily) $35 per person This walk concentrates on the Central to Eastern part of the Park, and visits the posh neighborhood famous throughout the world.
HEALTH, WEALTH, AND PHILANTHROPY - Take a walk with a resident of the Upper East Side neighborhood that was once the site of his father's ground-breaking foundation, another innovative social service organization, a number of interesting private schools, a couple of important philanthropic organizations, as well as the homes of historic and important personages - both known and possibly unknown. You will learn what can be found behind all this seemingly forbidding walls - let's walk together through a neighborhood and its history!
TOUR DATES AND TIMES:
Health, Wealth & Philanthropy: 1:00pm - 3:30pm (Daily) $35 per person Easy walking, no stairs, about 1.5 miles.
MEETING PLACE: We will meet at the Northwest Corner of E. 78th St. and Lexington Avenue (by the Fed Ex Office store)
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WALK THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO BROOKLYN - Walking the Brooklyn Bridge may seem at first like a major undertaking - but remembering that New York Mayor William J. Gaynor would regularly walk the four miles from his home in Park Slope to City Hall might motivate you to explore America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights, by foot - it's just across the Bridge! Hear about the history of its creation, its creators, and the history of the nation and the two cities it would bring together. Meeting Spot: near Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Subway stop for 4, 5, and 6 lines. Easy walking, some stairs, about 2.0 miles.
TOUR DATES AND TIMES:
The Bridge Walk to Brooklyn: 10:00am - 12:30pm (Daily) $35 per person
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NOTE: ALL THE TOURS LISTED ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE TOURS - Please inquire of the Street Teacher