Description
A Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Harlem tour shows how different the boroughs are from one another. A local guide rides with you in an air-conditioned vehicle, with photo stops in each area, and the tour runs in English and Spanish. The meeting point is on 7th Avenue at the corner of 51st Street, by a Times Square hotel.
Harlem brings the Cotton Club, 125th Street, the Apollo Theater and 19th-century brownstones. In the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop, you stop at the Joker Steps and Yankee Stadium and see street murals. Queens brings the Whitestone Bridge, the Malba neighborhood and Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with the Unisphere and the Arthur Ashe tennis stadium.
- Williamsburg, home to a large Hasidic Jewish community, where you can look into a bakery or shop
- DUMBO, for photos of the bridge and the Manhattan skyline
- Chinatown and Mulberry Street, the final stop for those who stay aboard
You can end the tour in DUMBO instead. The itinerary can change with traffic or events such as parades and marathons, and the park is closed to visitors while the big tennis tournament is on. Food, drinks and tips are not included, and the tour is not suitable for wheelchair users.