NYC Contrasts Tour: Harlem, the Bronx, Bushwick, Queens and Brooklyn

Highlights

• See: Cotton Club, Apollo Theater, Brownstone Houses, Rucker Park
• See: Joker Stairs, Yankee Stadium, Big Pun Mural, Bronx Mural
• We will also see Flushing Meadows Park and the Malba neighborhood.
• We will walk through the Hasidic neighborhood in Williamsburg and the Bushwick neighborhood.

Description

We will start from 43rd Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. We will pass by the Intrepid Air Craft Carrier, which is now the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. As we proceed, we will follow the Hudson River northward, where we will also catch a glimpse of the massive George Washington Bridge.

In Harlem (we get out of the bus), we will visit the COTTON CLUB. We will continue through the heart of Harlem, 125th Street, where we will (get out of the bus) at the APOLLO THEATER, the birthplace of great stars such as Michael Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Celia Cruz, and many more.

We will continue along Malcolm X Boulevard, where (we will get out of the bus) at the famous Brownstone houses, we will observe the everyday life of the African-American community. (We get out of the car) at the famous basketball courts (Harlem Globetrotters).

In the Bronx (we'll get out of the car): At Yankee Stadium. We will pass by the Fort Apache Police Precinct and the Family, Civil, and Criminal Courts.

(We get out of the bus) at the steps where actor Joaquin Phoenix performed the anti-hero dance in the movie The JOKER.

We will pass along Grand Concourse Avenue and Westchester Avenue. (We get out of the car) in the Graffiti or Mural District, which includes the graffiti pieces by Big Pun and I LoVe The BRONX.

In Queens, we pass by: the Whitestone Suspension Bridge and the Malba residential area, where we will see the Queens Mansions. (We make a stop for refreshments.) We then head to FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK, where we will see the US Open tennis stadium, Mets Stadium, the Queens Museum, and (we get out of the car) the Globe, a symbol of the second World's Fair held in New York in 1964.

In Brooklyn, we will visit the Williamsburg neighborhood, home to the largest Hasidic community in the United States. In this neighborhood (we can get out of the car), we can explore its streets on foot. We will also (get out of the bus) in the colorful Bushwick neighborhood (the Mural District).

The tour ends with two options: either staying to explore the Dumbo neighborhood and the Brooklyn Bridge, or staying in Chinatown and Little Italy.