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PRIVATE TOUR

In a CLASSIC CONVERTIBLE

Experience New York City in comfort and style with a private tour in a classic car! Cruise New York City's streets in an open-top 1971 Buick Skylark. Enjoy your classic car tour with a knowledgeable, native New Yorker at the wheel who will show you the most fascinating areas of New York.

Highlights

• Choice of several departures throughout the day
• Private tour is operated with just your party and a guide/driver
• Get inside tips from a local

Your two-hour private tour in a mint-condition classic car begins in historic Greenwich Village, home to some of New York City's most influential residents over the decades. You'll also take a ride across the Brooklyn Bridge to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade for one of the most spectacular views of Manhattan's famous skyline.

On your private tour you'll visit Lower Manhattan's most exciting neighborhoods.

EAST VILLAGE SPEAKEASY TOUR

Discover New York City's most secretive  on this guided, 3-hour, small-group walking tour in Lower Manhattan and Greenwich Village. Take a friendly stroll to discover four of the most secretive SPEAKEASIES , hidden behind unmarked doors, coffee shops, restaurant kitchens, and more. Skip the lines with reserved tables, sip craft cocktails, and turn back the clock to The Roaring 20s while the tour guide details the history of Prohibition and the causes and effects that led to pass and enforce the 18th amendment.

Learn the story of Prohibition in the United States, and hear about the nationwide ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages between 1920 and 1933.

Meet your guide at McSorley's Old Ale House, 15 E 7th Street, New York, 10003 (7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) ... The Oldest Bar in New York, where ABE LINCOLN Once Drank.

Highlights :

INCLUDES : 3 DRINKS and SNACKS

• Skip the line
• Romantic experience, perfect for couples
• Led by a local guide
• Step back in time on a history tour
• Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city

Discover the secret New York City bars of the 1920s on a 3-hour Tour  of some of the best-preserved venues from the days of Prohibition. Travel back in time, and learn the story of alcohol bans in America, and how it was resisted by the locals.

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1.   Walk in CENTRAL PARK

2.    RIDE the STATEN ISLAND FERRY 

3.    Walk The HIGH LINE

4.     Walk around Greenwich Village

5.     Walk Across The Brooklyn Bridge

6.     Saint Patrick Cathedral

7.     See Rockefeller Center / Walk on 5th Avenue

8.     CATHEDRAL of SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE

9.    ROCKEFELLER CENTER / 5th AVENUE

10.   TIMES SQUARE

NOT FREE - BUT CHEAP

1.    Rent a Cycle - Cycle around Central Park / Greenwich Village

NEW YORK CITY FREE & PAY WHAT YOU WISH DAYS

TUESDAYS  

 9/11 MUSEUM FREE or PAY WHAT YOU WISH

BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDENS (FREE or PWYW)

WEDNESDAY

NY BOTANICAL GARDENS (Bronx)

BRONX ZOO

JEWISH MUSEUM

QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDENS

THURSDAY

BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 3-5

NEW MUSEUM 7-9

INTERNATIONAL CENTER of PHOTOGRAPHY  6-9

FRIDAY

MUSEUM of MODERN ART  4-8

WHITNEY MUSEUM of AMERICAN ART   7-9:30

SATURDAY

GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM  5:45 - 7:45

SUNDAY

FRICK COLLECTION   11 am - 1:00

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NEW YORK & WORLDWIDE

The FLATIRON BUILDING

of OLD NEW YORK

OLD NEW YORK

NEW YORK'S 5 BEST BURGERS

. .  

SCHNIPPER'S Is # 1

This is The # 1 BEST BURGER in NEW YORK

SCHNIPPER CHEESEBURGER

 

SNIPPER'S

23rd STREET

NYC

     

JG MELON

Upper East Side Manhattan

JG MELON BURGER ROCK at SECOND BEST

"Some Would Say First. Even Me"

SHAKE SHACK BURGER # 3

"MANY SAY IT'S THE BEST"

We Wouldn't Disagree, But You Gotta Pick Some Kind

of Order .. Everyone Has Their Own Choices, and These Are Ours

"GUESS WHAT? We LOVE THEM ALL, and FEEL THEY'RE 

ALL # 1 The BEST, or DAM CLOSE To IT" !!!

The LUGER BURGER at PETER LUGER

The WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS STEAK HOUSE

Is a STEAL at Just $11.95

GET With THEIR FAMOUS BACON

"IT ROCKS" !!!

THE LUGER BURGER

With LUGER BACON & CHEESE

"DAM THAT BABY Is TASTY" !!!

photo DANIEL BELLINO-ZWICKE

MINETTA TAVERN

GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK

MINETTA BURGER

TAKE The "MINETTA BURGER Over The

More Famous BLACK LABEK BURGER ...

"IT'S BETTER" !!!

The MINETTA BURGER TAHT IS !!!

And IT'S CHEAPER To BOOT !!!

"TRUST Us On THIS ONE" !!!

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NEW YORK'S 5 BEST BURGERS

1.  SCHNIPPER'S

2.  JG MELON

3.  SHAKE SHACK

4.  PETER LUGER

5.  MINETTA TAVERN

New York's 5 Best Burgers? Wow! Who are they? Who right? Who's Not? Yes, it's not easy, and who's to say who is the best, who's not, and that they are thee authority and decider of who is # 1 and Who's Not? Well, there are any number of people, magazines, newspapers, and other intitties doing articles, stories and what-not on the Best Burger or Best Burgers in town and around the country. It's a big and popular subject.

Well, this is just ours. Not seeing that his is the definative list and list to end all. It's just ours. And of these 5, we ourselves what put any number at the Top of The Heep, they're all great burgers.

THE SKINNY On EACH

SCHNIPPERS

Schnippers is awesome. They came on the scene a couple years ago. They didn't make all that much of a splash in the first year or year 1/2, but now? They've Splashed, and in quite a big way. They just opened their 3rd location in Manhattan and seems like their expansion will lead to any number across the country, alla Shake Shack. Spaeaking of Shake Shack, Schnipper's opened their first place less than 200 feet from Shake Shacks hugely famous Flagship Burger Joint (and 1st) at Madison Park at 23rd Street and Madison Avenue.

Anyway, the Schnipper Burger is awesome. The Schnipper Burger is a classic straight forward burger. It's 5 ounces, fresh beef (never frozen), cooked to perfection and seasoned perfectly. We love it, and think it taste exactlt as a burger should, with an emphasis on the tasty beef patty.

JG MELON

JG Melon is one great old institution up on 3rd Avenue at 74th Steet on New York's Upper East Side. The Melon is a cool classic old school bar, the kind that just can't be duplicated. Great natural vibe, and un-contived. And guess what? they've got one of New York top burgers, if not thee # 1 tops .. Some say, they are the best. Their Burger, and we wouldn't give them a fight on that. We love em too, and almost picked them for the # 1 spot on our list. What do you think.

SHAKE SHACK

A Great Burger! Some say the Best. We did too for some time, but we feeel that Schnipper's has edged them out. Though we wouldn't gie anyone a hard time if they Shake Shack is # 1 ... They're Buger is Classic, just the right size, seasoned and cooked to beautiful tasty perfection. We just Love Em.

PETER LUGER

The Luger Burger is awesome. It's quite tasty, and makes our top 5 list for it's tastieness and the fact that you can go into this Mecca of Steakdom and get a Burger for just 12 Bucks .. But you probably won't. You gonna want some cheese on that $1.50 and the Bacon ($4.25) is a "Must Have" at Lugers. If you go for Fries (Only $1.95), your burgers gonna cost you about $19.00

But hey, "It Peter Luger" and that's a bargain. 

You can only get The Luger Burger at Lunch, and we just love hopping over the Williamsburg Bridge every 2 or 3 months to get one. You will too.

MINETTA TAVERN

You can't beat the ambiance and History of Minetta Tavern .. This Historical Old Greenwich Village Haunt is cool as can be. And you'll feel you are too once and if you secure a seat inside. The master of the restaurant business in New York, Keith McNally rescued this great old joint, spruced it up just a bit, retaining its wonderful orignal decor, placed a couple great chefs at the helm and opened her up to rave reviews. The menu is French Bistro Steak House, with big juicy Steaks, Bistro Classics, and a pair of New York's Hottest and most loved burgers; The Famed Black Label Burger ($24.00) and The Minetta Burger ($16.00) .. The Black Label Burger is by far the most famous of the two, made with the Black Label Blend of Dry Aged Beef from famed New York Butcher Pat La Freida .. Dry Aged Beef may be great for Steaks, such as the ones so famous at Peter Luger and Minetta Tavern, but we feel that this beef doesn't translate so well to Burgers ... We prefer the Minetta Burger. How bout you?

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Paris

 

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Notre Dame

PARIS

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Notre Dame

In Front of Ground Zero - France

IL d' CITE

Paris

 

On 15 April 2019, just before 18:50 CEST, a fire broke out beneath the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. By the time the fire was extinguished fifteen hours later, the building's spire and roof had collapsed and its interior, upper walls, and windows had been severely damaged; even more extensive damage to the interior was prevented by the stone vaulted ceiling, which largely contained the burning roof as it collapsed. Many works of art and other treasures were evacuated early in the emergency, but many others were damaged or destroyed. The cathedral's two pipe organs, and its three 13th-century rose windows, suffered little or no damage. No person, firefighter or civilian, was killed by the fire.

President Emmanuel Macron promised the country would restore the cathedral and launched a fundraising campaign which brought in pledges of €800 million within 24 hours. It has been estimated that restoration could require twenty years or more.

Construction of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris") began in the 12th century, using stonework for the walls and vault and wood for the main roofs and spire. The original flèche (spire) lasted until 1383, its replacement was lost in a 1630 fire, and a third was damaged by wind and removed between 1786 and 1791; the spire lost in the fire, made of lead-covered oak and designed by Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, was added in the mid-19th century. The cathedral was listed as part of the "Paris, Banks of the Seine" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.

In recent years the cathedral suffered significantly from crumbling stonework, primarily due to environmental pollution; for example, acid rain attacks limestone. In 2014, the Ministry of Culture estimated the cost of the renovation work needed by the cathedral at €150 million.

In 2016, the Archdiocese of Paris launched an appeal to raise €100 million over the following five to ten years to meet the costs of maintenance and restoration. At the time of the fire, it was undergoing renovations on the spire, estimated to cost €6 million. Steel scaffolding had been erected around the roofs.

 

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