I was born and raised in Manhattan and I had never taken a tour before. I've done touristy things…read morewith friends and family who came to visit, and it was the usual Ellis Island, Empire State Building, Bryant Park during the winter kind of places. Of course my parents and I would also show them the city the way we knew it, but the upper west side was my comfort zone for 18 years. From Columbus circle to around 80th Street I knew everything like the back of my hand. I went to school for one year on 14th Street, and worked there the next year, but I didn't really care to explore the area to its fullest. It's easy to find a handful of places you like and stick to those. Anyway, my mom and I have been taking walks from the financial district to the west village and trying out new places and taking different routes every time for a little while now, so I thought it would be fun to take a tour of a different area but with the same thought behind it... to see all these cool and "hidden" places, and I decided to venture to the East Village. I knew enough about it to know I liked it, and it's in between where I live and my mom lives. This was a three hour tour, and it was amazing! Also, the three hours turned out to be a little more for me and my mom since we didn't have anything else planned that day. So it was really nice that at the three hour mark it wasn't like "ok bye!" with an abrupt ending. But there were some people who I guess had to be somewhere and left 10 minutes earlier to catch the subway, and Pam even walked someone to the subway nearby. It didn't feel the way a regular tour does at all, and by the end of the three hours it kind of felt as if we were old friends just hanging out. The tour was a mixture of learning about random history facts I wasn't aware of, walking, and stopping to eat/have coffee/rest our feet. I had this really good olive bread and an amazon maple syrup coffee, something I hadn't even heard of. Some of the places I had walked by a million times and never stopped in. Another thing I really enjoyed were these gardens. They were like little hidden gems, a small escape from all the concrete and commotion. I want to take the tour again when it's warmer outside, that was the one thing I wish had been different. But this was for my mom's birthday and nothing can be done about the weather. The history "lessons" were right up my alley, since there were ghost stories as well as stories about the mob. It wasn't the boring type of facts that I'm not into. We walked over to alphabet city, which to be honest I've probably been there less than 15 times my entire life. It's very different than it was 10-15 years ago, and there are so many cute restaurants and cafes. Although I don't have a huge sweet tooth anymore, there were these amazing waffles with Nutella and strawberries my mom and I split. After the tour, Pam took us to this speakeasy since we were the last ones and she knew it was my mom's birthday. I love hidden bars, and it was the perfect way to end the tour. I really want to do this again when it's warmer out! It was such a good time and it felt really short because we were having so much fun. And it was so nice of Pam to spend the entire afternoon with us and not make us feel like we were imposing on her schedule. Next time a friend or family member from out of town comes, this is what I'll be doing. Also, I really recommend this for other native New Yorkers, or people who have lived here for a while. If you've recently moved to this area, this would be a great way to get acquainted with cool spots and cute cafes. I always knew the city was big, but this reminded me of how many places there still are for me to discover. Money very well spent... A solid five stars!

Pamela is an awesome guide and creates an amazing, fun and memorable NYC tour experience. She's a…read morelocal who's passionate about showing you the big apple. Highly recommend her services.

Thoroughly enjoyed every second of our 3 hour walking tour through Lower Manhattan. We had our…read moretour guide Garritt all to ourselves and he was amazing. The stories he told were very informative and interesting. Not your typical bland tour where the guide spews off memorized facts. Garritt taught us a lot about the area that we would've never known. I high recommend this tour to anyone wanting to get your steps in and learn a lot about the history of Lower Manhattan. Having an awesome slice of NYC pizza at the end of the tour was icing on the cake!

Beat day ever In Brooklyn! Was a great bike tour but also a past present and future history of…read moreBrooklyn! Five plus stars. Ask for John!

Horrible bike tour and a complete waste of my time. John the guide was rude and and inattentive. He…read morealso showed up late and ended the tour early. When I asked for a refund he threaten to sue. What a joke.

Andrew's Veteran's Day tour of Prospect Park/Windsor Terrace/Park Slope was eye opening. I've lived…read morehere 35 years and he pointed out details in the urban and natural landscapes that I had never noticed or hadn't known about. I especially appreciated his inclusion of women's history and dissenting history. Bravo. The unique combination of live-streamed walking tour guide and slide presentation made the virtual presentation singular among those I have watched during these stay-at-home times. I learned so much more seeing the photos along with the actual sites.

The Brooklyn Navy Dock Yard tour is a hidden gem in the heart of NYC's many tourist and cultural…read moreattractions. This a history tour of a major ship building site and the location for Jenifer Egan's brilliant new novel 'Manhattan beach'. The tour started in the museum and visitor centre in building 92 - we explored the site and saw how this ship yard was a major hub in the naval building programmes that dare back to the 18th C - the place where many of the US navy's biggest and most famous first and second world were battle ships were built. To the navy yard is a hub of modern high tech industry and arts and crafts - the new Chelsea Market and Sycon valley for the 21st centre! For those of you interested in history, urban farming, ecology and industrial archeology there much to experience and photograph. The guides are friendly and knowledgeable and it's a good value tour in terms of your dollar.

Naim and his trusty side kick horse named King were amazing tour guides as they gave us a ride…read morethrough Central Park. Naim gave a quick backstory about every important landmark we strolled past and graciously offered to take many pics of us. We were rushed for time to make our flight at JFK that same day or we would have been happy to book both of them for a full 6 mile ride from top to bottom of Central Park. The carriage ride was such a relaxing experience to sit back and enjoy the scenery of arguably the best park in the world. We would highly recommend to anyone visiting NYC to take advantage of Naim and King as your Central Park tour guides.

We went to NYC in early October of this year and decided to visit Central Park again and I'm so…read moreglad we did because this time we did the NYC horse carriage ride with Nieem and he was fantastic! We did the 45 min ride all around Central Park and I don't know why I never considered it before. He was so kind to take so many great photos of us and with Bobby (The horse). Nieem knew so much about NYC and the park and it was just an overall magical and fantastic experience. Everyone should try it at least once in their lifetime.

Explore two sides of New York City on a walking tour that visits Wall Street and the 9/11 Memorial…read more While the dynamic history of Wall Street can be confusing to many visitors, visiting on a guided tour makes it easy to learn more about the capital of world finance--making the outing ideal for history and finance buffs. Incorporating a stop at the 9/11 Memorial adds a must-see NYC site to your day. My highlight was the Raging Bull

Money and power - you can smell it in the air. This is the heart of the largest economy on the…read moreplanet (for the moment). Trillions of dollars flow through here every business day. It's awesome! While there is a lot of security to keep stupid people from driving in and doing something stupid and lots of wandering cops and security, it's still surprisingly open and accessible. And that's what makes America great. You can still protest (yes, the #Occupy folks were sitting on the steps of Federal Hall), but you can also be a plain old boring sightseer. When I was here last, there was a massive American flag draped over the front of the New York Stock Exchange. This time, it's just a very imposing and very boring building. Don't forget to walk down Broadway to the Charging Bull, which is still at least a little accessible for taking pictures like a tourist! It used to be possible to rub his "boy parts" which is supposed to give you good financial luck, but they've blocked that off. *sad face*

I really enjoyed touring the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with Rob. He was really informative…read moreand he was willing to break down complex historical events in a way that children can understand. He was also great at pointing out hidden and obscure symbols left by the builders of the Statue of Liberty as well as good places to take photos. He also offered to take amazing pictures of everyone under the statue of liberty by lying on the ground. On Ellis Island, he walked us through in detail how immigrants went through the registration process as well as how his ancestors made it through Ellis Island. He also explained how he found the original documents and assured us that he fact checked everything he told us on the tour. I feel like he is an amazing tour guide and I would recommend his tour to anyone.

Rob was awful. I had done this same Tory in October and…read morethoroughly enjoyed it. (Different tour company) and when I was here with my sisters and Mom, I encouraged them to book a tour. Rob was rude, condescending and we learned virtually nothing about 9-11. We learned about the subway, however, we didn't pay for that. Overall, extremely disappointed and we had little to no time to take pictures as promised. This is not a tour group I'd recommend. Rob had many personal statements that seemed to benefit him and not the tour group. Also, making an extremely rude comment to us was inappropriate and ended the tour for me there.

The Bronx Trolley is a free ride to the art exhibitions in the Bronx, free cost. they pick you up…read morein the address mention above and take you to diferents art galleria and museum with plentin of time to see. get there at 5pm and get some free wine taste and snacks.