Walk About New York

Fall has arrived in the Big Apple. At the New York Botanical Garden corn stalks and pumpkin people helped set the mood of the season. :x: Our guided walking tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] are available to show you NYC in fun ways. Take the Tour; Know More!

With a bit of humor and consistent graphics, ads encouraging subway riders to wear masks can be seen throughout NYC’s subway system. Here are a few examples from within the subway train cars. :x: Walk About New York requires masks be worn by all tour guests on all our Tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP]. Health and safety is top priority. Take the Tour; Know More!

#OnThisDay it is National Coffee Day. :x: Do you like cappuccino? Where was cappuccino first served in the U.S.A? Take our Greenwich Village Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un] to see Caffè Reggio. Take the Tour; Know More! We are ready, willing and able to lead tours with appropriate safety measures. . .... . . #Coffee #NationalCoffeeDay #DrinkCoffee #Cappuccino #CaffeReggio #Cafe #GreenwichVillage #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #WalkAboutNewYork #ILoveNY #ILoveCoffee #CoffeeMug #CoffeeCup #CoffeeKlatsch #MorningCoffee #VisitNewYork #NYC #TourYourOwnCity #NewYorkCity #OnThisDate See more

Artist Hani has been recreating Renaissance works of art in chalk on the sidewalks of New York for several years. :x: On Greenwich Avenue near Perry Street in the Village Hani has recreated a portion of The Fire in the Borgo by Renaissance master Rafael; painted for Pope Leo X in 1514, the full fresco can be seen at the Vatican Museums. This detail shows Aeneas carrying his father from the fire in Rome, A.D. 847. :x: Our guided walking tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un] bring ...you art, architecture, history and a bit of fun. Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #HaniSidewalkArt #SidewalkArt #ChalkArt #GreenwichVillage #Renaissance #Rafael #VaticanMuseums #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #ArtTours #ILoveNY #NYC #NewYorkCity See more

Titled Over 300 Million Served and dating from 2019, this earthenware vessel is the creation of ceramic artist Courtney Leonard and satirical painter Frank Hyde. Affectionately called Notorious R.B.G., Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg (19332020) is shown wearing her signature lace jabot and a three-pointed, gold crown. The latter is a reference to two other Brooklyn-born personalities: artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (19601988), who used such crowns in his paintings, and rapper ...Biggie Smalls (19721997), also known as, The Notorious B.I.G., who was photographed wearing such a crown cocked to one side. :x: Walk About New York’s guided walking tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] bring you history, art, and a bit of fun. Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #RuthBaderGinsberg #RBG #NotoriousRBG #JeanMicheleBasquiat #BiggieSmalls #Brooklyn #SupremeCourt #JusticeGinsberg #WalkAboutNewYork #TourGuides #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #ILoveNY #NewYorkCity #NYC #Brooklynites #BornInBrooklyn See more

Shanah tova, happy new year, to all. :x: Set into the domed ceiling of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, the stained-glass, six-pointed Star of David is surrounded by gold-leaf, five-pointed, U.S.-flag-like stars to establish the Eastern European Jewish immigrant community’s place in America. :x: Learn fascinating details about New York City when you are part of our guided walking tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un]. Where is one of the oldest synagogue...s in Greenwich Village? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #RoshHashanah #HighHolyDays #EldridgeStreetSynagogue #Synagogues #JewishNewYear #HappyNewYear #ShanahTov See more

First lighting up the sky six months after 9/11 and then every year since, from dusk to dawn, on the night of September 11, Tribute in Light is a commemorative public art installation. :x: Soaring heavenward, not from the Memorial Pools at the 9/11 Memorial, but from the roof of the Battery Parking Garage, a few blocks south of the 9/11 Memorial, each beam reaches four miles into the air. Each tower of light is generated by eighty-eight 7,000-watt xenon light bulbs arrang...ed into two 48-foot squares, reminiscent of the shape and positioning of the Twin Towers. Seen from a 60-mile radius from Lower Manhattan, Tribute in Light is made possible by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, and the Rechler Philanthropy. :x: Our Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-202] includes a stop at the 9/11 Memorial. Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #TwinTowers #WorldTradeCenter #WTC #911 #September11th #9-11 #TributeInLight #DowntownManhattan #PublicArt #OneWorldTradeCenter #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #WalkAboutNewYork #LowerManhattan #NeverForget #ILoveNY #NYNY #NewYorkCity #NYC #911Memorial See more

Donated by Dr. Albert and Margarita Waxman, The Shield is part of the permanent art collection at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in Lower Manhattan. It is Charles ‘Red’ Grooms’ only artwork inspired by the attack on the Twin Towers, and honors the men and women who responded to the day’s events. :x: Shaped like a police officer’s badge, the enamel on epoxy artwork makes reference to the well-known photo by Thomas Franklin of three firefighters raising an American flag at Ground Z...ero. In addition, hardhat-wearing recovery workers and city officials, military and law enforcement personnel are depicted. :x: A native of Nashville, TN, Mr. Grooms has lived in New York since 1957. Living only a mile from Ground Zero, Mr. Grooms and his wife could see the World Trade Center from their apartment. Mr. Grooms’ nickname, Red came to him while studying with the artist Hans Hofmann at his school in Provincetown, RI. :x: Our Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-202] includes a stop at the 9/11 Memorial. Who is listed as the first casualty of September 11th? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #September11th #FirstResponders #WorldTradeCenter #WTC #GroundZero #TwinTowers #WalkingTours #WalkAboutNewYork #GuidedTours #NYC #ILoveNY #Artists #RedGrooms #Art #Police #Firefighters #911Memorial #911Museum, #TourYourOwnCity #NeverForget #FallenHeroes #AmericanFlag See more

Commissioned by First Republic Bank, Kelsey Montague’s mural, What Lifts You (#WhatLiftsYou) covers the rear wall of a 19th-century tenement that faces the High Line, NYC’s elevated park. :x: Using hearts that morph into wings, the artist’s intent is to bring happiness to people, inspiring them to fly with their hopes and dreams. Tucked in amongst the shapes are classic Big Apple sights: the Statue of Liberty, a yellow taxi, Broadway’s comedy and tragedy masks, the city’s s...kyline, even a martini glass. Bottoms up! :x: Located near the West 30th Street and 10th Avenue entrance to the High Line, What Lifts You is a big, bright, bold bit of happiness. :x: Trust Walk About New York to bring you the best of New York City. Our guided walking tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] cover the City’s most desired sights. Take the Tour; Know More! See more

The Seal of the City of New York has many elements. Learn about each one at our website’s blog: EXPLAINED: THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK [https://walkaboutny.com//explained-the-seal-of-the-city-o/]. The example seen here can be found on the entrance to the Louis J. Lefkowitz State Office Building in the city’s Civic Center. :x: You never know when the city’s seal will come into view. Our guided walking tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] can point it out to you as well as other fascinating sights. Take the Tour; Know More!

If you love New York, it was #OnThisDate, September 8th, in 1664 that it became New York when Peter Stuyvesant handed over New Amsterdam to the English. They changed the name to New York in honor of James, Duke of York, brother of King Charles II and future James II. This excellent bronze example of the Seal of the City of New York shows us the date it happened! See the blog post at our website learn of the many elements on the seal: Explained: the Seal of the City of New Yo...rk [https://wp.me/p47lL1-2PE]. :x: Our Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-202] includes Dutch and British Colonial history. We are touring the Big Apple with appropriate masking. Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #OnThisDay #History #NYHistory #ILoveNY #ColonialNewYork #DowntownManhattan #WalkAboutNewYork #NewYorkHistory #CitySeal #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #NYCHistory #NewYorkCityHistory #GreatestCityInTheWorld #PeterStuyvestant #DutchNewYork See more

Please support the restaurants of New York City. Dine at one of them. I can confidently recommend Olio e Piú (translation: Oil and More). Located in Greenwich Village on Greenwich Avenue: the food is good; the service is fine; and its outdoor dining arrangement is pleasant. :x: Our Greenwich Village Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un] passes close to this restaurant. We are touring the sights of The Village and elsewhere in NYC with appropriate masking and the usual fun. T...ake the Tour; Know More! . . . . #DiningOut #EatingOut #VillageDining #GreenwichVillage #Restaurants #ItalianRestaurants #WalkAboutNewYork See more

Shop where Mark Twain did! Yes, if you get your health and beauty needs at America’s oldest, continuously operating pharmacy, C. O. Bigelow’s, you and Mr. Twain have something in common. He and his family lived nearby, first at Fifth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, then in West 10th Street. Discover his home when you are part of our Greenwich Village Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un]. :x: We are leading live, in-person tours with all appropriate safety protocols. Join us: Take the Tour; Know More!