Stroll, cycle or paddle the path less traveled and see New York City through openhousenewyork’s eyes.
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Garden City Walking Tour
Community United Methodist Church, 81-10 35th Ave program name: OHNY tours borough: Queens neighborhood: Jackson Heights Sat 12 pm Sun 12 pm Jackson Heights' Garden Ciy was designed by the Queensboro Corporation between 1910 and 1945 as a planned "garden apartment" community based on the English "Garden City" model. Learn about and experience the illusion of a "house in a garden" in an urban setting. program status: past subway: 7 to 82nd St. bus: Q32, Q33. MAP |
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GreenHomeNYC: East Village Walk
228 E 3rd St, New York program name: sustainablenewyork, OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: East Village Sat 10 am - 1 pm Tour three sustainable structures in the West Village and get a unique glimpse at the inner working and design details with their architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners. Organized by GreenHomeNYC. program status: past subway: R, W to 8th St-NYU, 6 to Astor Pl. bus: M1, M8, M101. 
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GreenHomeNYC: Williamsburg Walk
Reserve for meeting location. program name: sustainablenewyork, OHNY tours borough: Brooklyn neighborhood: Williamsburg Sat 10 am - 1 pm Tour three sustainable structures in Williamsburg and get a unique glimpse at the inner working and design details with their architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners. Organized by GreenHomeNYC. program status: past subway: L to Lorimer St. bus: B24, B48.
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High Bridge Park
167th St/ River Ave, Bronx program name: OHNY tours borough: Bronx neighborhood: South Bronx Sun 1, 2, 3, 4 pm The Emerging NY Architects Committee, AIA New York Chapter, is hosting an international ideas competition for High Bridge Park, 2009-2010. Tour with the organizers of the competition, and see what lies ahead for the district. program status: past subway: 4 to 167th St. bus: BxM4. MAP |
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Historic Harlem: the Capital of Black America
135th Street & Lenox Ave program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Harlem Sun 1 - 3 pm This tour starts at the "miliion dollar houses" on 135th Street between Lenox and Seventh Avenue by discussing Phillip Payton and the Afro American Realty Company, and the black/Jewish alliance that created the NAACP, then visits the world famous Schomburg library, and the site of Marcus Garvey’s Liberty Hall and Abyssinian Baptist Church. program status: past subway: 2, 3 to 135th St. bus: Bx33, M7, M102. MAP |
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Jamaica Center Walking Tour
King Manor Museum in Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave/ 150th St program name: OHNY tours borough: Queens neighborhood: Jamaica Sat 12 - 2 pm Discover Jamaica Center’s rich past and hidden gems. One of the earliest settlements in New York, Jamaica boasts churches and cemeteries centuries old. Stops include private entrance to a historic theater and the tour concludes with a jazz performance. program status: past subway: E, J to Jamaica Center/ Parsons Blvd. bus: Q48. other transportation: LIRR to Jamaica.  
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Jamaica Estates Walking Tour
85-45 Edgerton Blvd/ Dalny Rd, Jamaica Estates program name: OHNY tours borough: Queens neighborhood: Jamaica Sat 10 am - 4 pm Explore this historic community of Tudor-style homes that includes a 100-year old Elizabethan gatehouse designed by John H. Petit. Organized by Immaculate Conception School. program status: past subway: F to 179th St. bus: Q17, Q43.    
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Litchfield Villa and Prospect Park
Entrance to Litchfield Villa, 95 Prospect Park West program name: OHNY tours borough: Brooklyn neighborhood: Park Slope/Prospect Heights Sun 1, 3 pm Tour Prospect Park's Litchfield Villa, an Italianate-style country home built in 1857 by renowned architect A.J. Davis. Visit the Villa's roof, interior spaces and surrounding environs, led by architectural historian Francis Morrone. program status: past subway: F to 7th Ave. bus: 69.
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Madison Square Park Walking Tour
Reserve for location program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Flatiron District Sat 11 am - 12:15 pm Walk through Madison Square Park and surrounding blocks. Highlights include park history, landmark buildings, famous and infamous individuals and a notable park features. capacity: 20 program status: past subway: R, W, 6 to 23rd St. bus: M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M23. 
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Manhattan Bridge through a Photographer’s Lens
SW corner, Canal St/ Bowery program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Chinatown Sun 10 am - 12 pm Walk the Manhattan Bridge during its Centennial Celebration week. Photographer Bernard Ente and historian Dave Frieder will discuss bridge history and architecture, as well as interesting photo angles. program status: past subway: B, D to Grand St, J, M, Z, 6 to Canal St. bus: B51, M1, M6, M15, M103. MAP |
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Manhattan Bridge Tour
Confucius Plaza, 33 Bowery/ Division St program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Chinatown Sun 12 pm Sam "Gridlock Sam" Schwartz will give some historical perspective of the Manhattan Bridge, beginning at Confuscious Plaza (Manhattan Side) and ending near Tillary St (Brooklyn side). Sam will also highlight Robert Moses and discuss the statues Ms. Manhattan and Ms. Brooklyn. which once had a presence near the bridge. program status: past subway: B, D to Grand St, F to East Broadway, J, M, Z, 6 to Canal St. bus: B51, M1, M6, M15, M103. MAP |
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Midtown Modern
Seagram Building, 375 Park Ave/ 52 St program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Midtown Sat 11 am - 1pm Investigate the various modernisms coexisting in midtown Manhattan – iconic buildings such as the Seagram Building, Lever House, and the Sony Building – and also explores how these structures respond to public displays of art, the need for public space, and the historic fabric of midtown context. program status: past subway: E to 53rd St/ Lexington Ave, 6 to 51st St/ Lexington Ave. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M101, M102. MAP |
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New Times Square, The
Times Square Information Center, 7th Ave btwn 46th/ 47th Sts program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Times Square Sat 1 pm The glowing red steps, mega LED signs, revitalized hotel bars, the shiny 42nd Street towers and pedestrians everywhere make a new "Crossroad of the World" to explore. Organized by the Times Square Alliance. program status: past subway: N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, 7 to Times Sq-42nd St. bus: M10, M20, M27, M42, M104.
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Old Croton Aqueduct Walking Tour, Bronx
Bedford Park Blvd/ Goulden Ave program name: OHNY tours Sat 9:30 am. 3 hrs Bring water/lunch and wear comfortable walking shoes. Built between 1837 and 1842, the Old Croton Aqueduct was NYC's first source of plentiful and pure water. It used the same gravity-conveying principles as ancient Roman aqueducts. Saturday's tour follows its original path through the Bronx. Organized by Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct. program status: past subway: 4 to Bedford Park Blvd/ Lehman College. bus: Bx10, Bx22, Bx25, Bx26, Bx28. MAP |
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Old Croton Aqueduct Walking Tour, Manhattan
SW Corner of Central Park's Great Lawn, benches near Delacorte Theatre program name: OHNY tours Sun 9:30 am. 3 hrs. Bring water/ lunch and wear comfortable walking shoes. Follow the various routes of the Old Croton Aqueduct on this five-mile walk along the Manhattan side of the High Bridge. See remnants of the York Hill Reservoir, traces of the aqueduct right-of-way, gate houses and the High Bridge Water Tower. Organized by the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct. program status: past subway: B, C to 81st St/ Central Park West, 1,9 to W 79th St/ Broadway. bus: M7, M10, M11, M96. MAP |
