Summer 2017 Walking Tours


I have four architectural walking tours in June and July. Click on the links below to purchase tickets from the 92Y.

Saturday, June 3, 11am - 1:30pm
The High Line and Its Environs
Walk the 1.5-mile-long elevated park from tip to tip, learning about the park and the new buildings it has sparked.
High Line Section 2

Saturday, June 17, 11am - 2:30pm
Brooklyn G Train Tour
Hop on and off the G train from Carroll Gardens to Clinton Hill and Dumbo, taking in townhouses, campus facilities and other buildings along the way.
Junction

Saturday, July 8, 11am - 1:30pm
57th Street, River to River
This architectural walking tour looks at the changing landscape of Manhattan’s Midtown architecture by focusing on the street that has become known as Billionaires’ Row.
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits two senior centers – the Hanac Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens and the Carter Burden Luncheon Club & Senior Program on the Upper East Side to talk about the proposed "Mansion Tax" on Thursday, March 23,

Saturday, July 22, 11am - 1:30pm
Columbia University
Look at recent additions to the campuses of Columbia University and Barnard College in Morningside Heights, take a sneak peek at Columbia’s expansion into Manhattanville and head up to Inwood to see Columbia’s new athletics complex.
John Hill via A Daily Dose of Architecture http://ift.tt/2qBdoww

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