Fashion Avenue, or more formally known as 7th Avenue, is the span of pure shopping heaven located in between West 26th Street and 42nd Street in Manhattan. Some people know this area as "Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd", the avenue sitting just north of Central Park. Believe it or not, this area of the city…
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NY & Company
NY & Company Welcome to New York and Company, the leading "specialty manufacturer and retailer of women’s fashion apparel." This iconic fashion brand provides modern, wear-to-work clothing, mostly multi-functional and relatively affordable. This brand has over 500 retail, outlet, and online stores, a reach spanning far from New York into 43 different states. This establishment…
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Macy’s Herald Square
Macy’s, the Great American Department Store known around the nation as one of the most iconic retail brands, is one of our favorite choices for fashion must-stops in New York City. While the entire Macy’s conglomerate has over 740 stores coast to coast, none can truly compare to the one here in NYC, Macy’s Herald…
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Guggenheim
Guggenheim [caption id="attachment_25640" align="alignright" width="200"] Guggenheim Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Officially known as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, this fabulously famous art museum on Manhattan's Upper East Side was founded in 1939 by Mr. and Mrs. Guggenheim. Noted-architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright aided in the founding as well, lending a wonderfully iconic architectural style to…
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Grimaldi’s
Grimaldi’s While on this side of the bridge, your group will delight in the opportunity to stop at the must-see must-taste attraction called Grimaldi’s. This ingenious restaurant is a unique and highly popular pizzeria that still uses coal brick ovens to create some of the best pizza in New York. Grimaldi’s Pizzeria was established in…
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SoHo
SoHo [caption id="attachment_32484" align="alignright" width="425"] SoHo Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Welcome to the neighborhood in Lower Manhattan known as SoHo, or South of Houston Street. This region has been known over the years for being an excellent historic cast-iron district, grandiose urban shopping mall, and even as a famous artists’ haven. Here your group will find…
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Hasidic Brooklyn Walking Tour
Hasidic Brooklyn Walking Tour [caption id="attachment_32422" align="alignright" width="425"] Hasidic Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] New York City has a very rich history of immigrants coming to make a new home, especially immigrants of Jewish heritage. This walking tour of the Crown Heights neighborhood allows visitors to experience an authentic Hasidic Jewish Community in an up-close and personal…
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Museum at Eldridge Street
[caption id="attachment_39231" align="alignright" width="425"] Eldridge NYC Dollarphotoclub Public Domain[/caption] Museum at Eldridge Street The Eldridge Street Synagogue was built in 1887 to accommodate the more than two million new Jewish New Yorkers that immigrated to the U.S. through Ellis Island. The synagogue and museum are located on Eldridge Street, just off of East Broadway and…
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Carnegie Hall Tours
Carnegie Hall Tours [caption id="attachment_32408" align="alignright" width="300"] Carnegie Hall Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] If you have any musical aspirations, you have probably imagined playing in or visiting Carnegie Hall, one of New York City's premier music venues. Carnegie Hall is one of the most iconic, historic concert venues located in Midtown Manhattan, along Seventh Street just two…
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Ellis Island
Ellis Island [caption id="attachment_39238" align="alignright" width="425"] Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, Credit NYC & Company[/caption] Ellis Island is famous today for being the portal to the American dream and opportunities immigrants did not have in their homeland, having admitted over 25 million people in its time. It was a symbol of life, liberty, and…
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