Licensed New York City guides — historians, authors, jazz musicians, theater veterans. Every one of them lives the city they're showing you.
Aaron Schielke is a licensed New York City tour guide who loves exploring cities. He has worked on the design and production of a series of city guidebooks.…
Amy is a licensed tour guide with certification from the Guides Association of New York City. She has a BA in History, with a specialty in Urban Planning. Amy got…
Ann McDermott spent a good portion of her life working in and around Lower Manhattan. She is a native of Brooklyn with a keen interest in New York and…
Read full profile →Asad Dandia is a community organizer, museum educator, and local historian born and raised in Brooklyn. He is the founder of New York Narratives, a walking tour company and…
Read full profile →Beth is a long-time resident of the Upper West Side who makes a habit of collecting interesting and entertaining stories about her home neighborhood.
Read full profile →Bill is a longtime print/broadcast journalist who recently acquired his NYC tour guide license and firmly believes in the following, paraphrased, Mark Twain quote: “walk what you know”.…
Bill Shaffer is a licensed New York City tour guide and the author of The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Father’s Disgraced Descendant and a…
Read full profile →Jason is a licensed NYC tour guide, a native New Yorker, and a history enthusiast who enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with others.
Read full profile →Kriss is passionate about the Brooklyn Bridge and the connection his family has to it. As the great great grandson of Emily and Washington Roebling, the builders of…
Read full profile →Ro Shmavonian is a New Yorker-by-choice for more than 40 years, working in fashion, finance, and theater and has a deep interest in everything from arts to sports…
Read full profile →Craig is the tour manager for Bowery Boys Walks, the production manager for The Gilded Gentleman Podcast, an officially licensed tour guide in New York City, and world traveler. He…
Read full profile →Billy Nemec is an experienced tour guide and jazz musician with a deep knowledge of the Gilded Age and the American Revolution in New York City. He has a…
Carl Raymond is the host of the podcast, The Gilded Gentleman, produced by The Bowery Boys. He is also a licensed New York City tour guide, writer, lecturer, museum…
Emma Guest-Consales, Ph.D. is an experienced guide, lecturer, and author who has taught art and architectural history in New York City for more than fifteen years. Emma holds a…
Esther Crain is an author, historian, and native New Yorker. In 2008 she launched the website Ephemeral New York, where she writes and publishes stories every week that chronicle…
Read full profile →Ginny Poleman is a graduate of Cornell University, a licensed New York City Sightseeing Guide, a trained docent for the Municipal Art Society, an Allied Member of the New York chapter of the American…
Read full profile →Howard Yaruss is an economist, professor, attorney, and activist who has taught a variety of courses on economics and business and currently teaches at NYU. Before teaching, he…
Read full profile →James Henry is a New York City tour guide specializing in the city's cemeteries and graveyards. He is a guide and tour developer at Green-Wood Cemetery and is…
Read full profile →James Hoffman is a seasoned New York City tour guide with over a decade of experience. He has set up a diverse collection of sightseeing walks, bike tours, and…
Jeff Dobbins is a tour guide and writer. Jeff has a decades-long career in New York's theater industry, working as a performer, writer, press representative for Broadway shows…
Jeremy Wilcox is a lifelong New Yorker, and has been guiding professionally for over 8 years. He loves to provide the type of tour that can appeal to…
Joseph Landon is a licensed tour guide with over 20 years of experience in the tourism, entertainment and hospitality industries. Joseph's passion for music and history is evident…
Read full profile →Krikor Daglian was born in NYC, grew up in suburban NJ and went to college in Maine, but after a few months living in London, he realized that…
Kyle Supley is a collector, host, entertainer, and licensed NYC tour guide. A design curator and consultant specializing in mid-century decor, including lighting, furniture, and accessories, Kyle has…
Read full profile →Laura has an immense love and appreciation for New York’s history, architecture, food scene, subway system - and most of all: the theaters. When she’s not guiding a…
Read full profile →A lifelong New Yorker born and raised in Greenwich Village, Michael Morgenthal has been leading tours in his hometown since 2011. A licensed sightseeing guide in both New…
Read full profile →Patrick Bringley is a former New Yorker staff member and museum guard at The Met for ten years. He is the author of the best-selling book All the…
Read full profile →Rayn Riel is a licensed New York City tour guide and urban planner specializing in transportation and infrastructure. His tours focus on how New York actually works -- from subway…
Read full profile →Robert Zhu is a proud New York City tour guide with 29 years of local knowledge under his belt. He moved to New York City in 1995 and…
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