Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

108 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Sightseeing & Tours Food on Foot Tours foodonfoottours .com  Individual/group tours. See and taste New York like a New Yorker. Scheduled, sports and general interest tours. Customized group tours covering attractions and food. 631 491 0326, 888 473 6920 | P.O. Box 444, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798  Like A Local Tours likealocaltours .com  Explore Manhattan and Brooklyn’s best neighborhoods like a local through food, fashion, art, fantastic storytelling. All tour guides are licensed, experienced and are working actors. 917 417 0378  Taste Harlem Food and Cultural Tours tasteharlem.com  Harlem visitors eat their way through the neighborhood, enjoying the cuisines, the culture, and the architecture that make Harlem the “Gumbo of Soul.” 212 866 7427, 202 262 8840 Historic Sites Brooklyn Bridge  New York City’s famous landmark, completed in 1883, offers spectacular views of Lower Manhattan from its elevated pedes- trian promenade. One of three bridges connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan. Walkway entrances: opposite City Hall Park, Manhattan; Tillary–Adams Sts., Brooklyn  City Hall nyc.gov/designcommission Beautiful landmark building (1803– 12) with French-influenced exterior and magnificent rotunda and historic Governor’s Room spaces. Historic furnishings, important col- lection of 19th century American portraiture. Reservation tours: indi- viduals Thurs. 10am; groups (10–20) Mon.–Wed., 10:30am; non-reserva- tion lunchtime tours: Wed., noon (register 10–11:30am at NYC tourism kiosk, southern end of City Hall Park, Broadway at Barclay St.). Free. Ages 9 and up. 212 788 2656 | Broadway and Murray St., NYC 10007  Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration libertyellisfoundation .org  The country’s official museum chronicling all eras of American immigration. Peopling of America Center highlights immigration before and after the Ellis Island era (1892–1954). Audio tour. Gift shop. Free (fee for ferry). 212 561 4500 | Ellis Island, NewYork Harbor, NYC 10004  Federal Hall National Memorial nps.gov/feha  The site of the first U.S. Capitol and George Washing­ ton’s 1789 inauguration. 212 825 6888 | 26Wall St. (Nassau St.), NYC 10005  Governors Island National Monument nps.gov/gois  First New Amsterdam settlement, a military base since the RevolutionaryWar, is now the set- ting for picnics, tours and weekend concerts and programs. Harbor views. 212 440 2202, 212 825 3045, fax 212 480 4320 | Info: 10 South St. Free ferry: Slip 7, Battery Maritime Building (Whitehall–South Sts.), NYC 10004 Grand Central Terminal grandcentral terminal.com  Majestic Beaux-Arts landmark. Transportation hub. Available daily: Self-guided audio tour 9am–6pm (six languages); guided tour 12:30pm (English only). Also dining, shopping, special events. 212 340 2345 | 42nd St. and Park Ave. (Lexington–Vanderbilt Aves.), NYC 10017  See Ad Index on pg. 236. Historic Richmond Town historic richmondtown.org  Living-history village with furnished homes, shops and buildings. Guides in period dress lead participatory programs. Gift shop, food service. Student discounts, group tours. Admission. ClosedMon., Tues. Hours vary by season. 718 351 1611 | 441 Clarke Ave. (Arthur Kill Rd.), Staten Island 10306  The Little Red Lighthouse historic housetrust.org  Built in 1880. Subject of Hildegarde Swift’s children’s book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge . Tours. Open by appointment. Urban Park Rangers 212 304 2365 | Fort Washington Park, 178th St. and Hudson River, NYC 10033  Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden See listing under “Parks & Nature” in this chapter. Statue of Liberty National Monument nps.gov/stli  America’s favorite symbol of freedom. Grounds open for strolls and viewing the statue. Pedestal and museum open for tours only. Tickets (required) available by phone (877 523 9849), online (stat- uecruises.com) and ticket office (Castle Clinton, Battery Pl.–State St.). Ferry check-in at Castle Clinton. 877 523 9849 | Liberty Island, NewYork Harbor, NYC 10004 