On November 11th, the tours listed below with the highest number of interested attendees will be selected. Individuals that signed up for tours not selected will be given the opportunity to sign up for the selected tours.
To sign up for any of the following tours please complete this form.
1) Central Park/Lincoln Center
- Lunch:
Shake Shack (77th St and Columbus)- from $10-25 dollars per
person
- Strawberry
Fields
- Cherry
Hill
- Bethesda
Foundation
- See
statues (Balto, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare,
etc)
- Lincoln
Center
- Avery
Fisher Hall (Corner of Columbus Ave and 65th St)
- Metropolitan
Opera House (Columbus Avenue between 62nd and 65th
St)
- Option:
LC Prelude (Guided tour w/optional boxed lunch- $11-20 per person)
- See
http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/index.php/group-opportunities
for more information on tours of Lincoln Center.
- Julliard
(65th St Between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave)
Total Costs: $10-25
(2) 911 Memorial/Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn
Bridge
- Lunch:
- Sandwich
House (17 Ann St between Broadway and Vesey St)
- Champs
Gourmet Deli (71 Broadway)
- WTC Visitor
Center: (120 Liberty Street between Trinity Pl and Greenwich St)
- Gallery
(See five galleries to experience the story of 911 through exhibits,
films, artifacts, and personal stories)- $15
- Audio tour
(shows bird’s eye view of WTC)- $15
- 911
Memorial- free for admission
- For
details, see http://www.911memorial.org/visit
(3) UN Tour/5th Avenue
- Window
Shopping!
- Apple
store (Between 58th and 59th street)
- Saks
Fifth Avenue (Between 49th and 50th on 5th
Avenue)
- FAO
Schwarz (On 58th and 59th)
- Louis
Vuitton (On 57th and 5th)
- Tiffany’s
(On 57th and 5th Avenue)
- Lunch
options:
- The
Plaza Food hall (Between 5th/6th Ave, 59th
St)- $30 per person
- Food
Halal carts- $5-10 per person
- Goodburger
(Between 2nd avenue and 43rd street)- $10-20 per
person
- United
Nations Guided Tour:
- Lasts
45-60 minutes, Costs $11
- Visit
the General Assembly Hall
- Explore
“The United Nations: From War to Development” Exhibits
- Listen
to original audio tapes of historical United Nations moments
Total Costs: about $20-50 per person (depends on restaurant)
(4) Rockefeller Center and Radio City
Music Hall
1.
Lunch: La Bonne
Soupe (55th between 6th (Av. Americas) and 5th
a.
Snug, long-time
French cafe with reasonable prices and good food (~$15-20)
2.
Option 1: Go to The Museum of Modern Art (53rd
between 6&5A)
a.
For more
information: http://www.moma.org/
b.
Tickets online
are $12, at the door are $14 for students (22.50 online and 25 at door for
adults)
3.
Option 2: Radio
City Music Hall (on 6 Avenue between 51st and 50th)
4.
Rockefeller
Center
a.
If you want to
go to the Top of the Rock, get in line early (costs $23, may be able to get
group rate)
b.
http://www.topoftherocknyc.com/
5.
Nintendo World
(just south on 48th)
6.
“Hit up Magnolia
and mack on some cupcakes” (Magnolia Bakery on 49th and 6A)
7.
If time
allows, walk to Times Sq 42nd St station (on 7A), or go back to 50th St
station.
Total Costs: (Option 1- MoMa) $40-55, (Option 2- Top of the
Rock) $50-60
(5) Chinatown and Little Italy
- Canal
Street- shop and haggle with hundreds of vendors
- Columbus
Park – (67 Mulberry St between Bayard St and Mosco St) popular local
Chinese Park, traditional music
- Lunch:
Joe’s Shanghai for lunch (Pell St)- Eat the soup dumplings!
- Chinatown
Ice Cream Factory if immediately hungry (Bayard St)
- Little
Italy- more exciting shops, open-air vendors
- Ferrara’s
(Mulberry and Grand St)- enjoy delicious Italian pastries!
- See
more information at: http://www.ferraracafe.com/home.php
Total Costs: $20+ (really depends on how much you buy
there!)
(6) Brooklyn
1.
Lunch: Grimaldi’s Pizza (2 or 3 down to
Henry/Clark St, or eat at a place nearby if line is too long) $5-10 per person
2.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade (Pierrepont
St & Columbia Heights)
3.
Brooklyn Bridge Park
4.
Jacques Torres Chocolate Factory
(Chocolate and Ice Cream Shop)
Total Cost: $15-20
