New York on Foot

04/13/2026

As a New Yorker who enthusiastically welcomes visitors to the city and also makes a living as a licensed tour guide, I’m frustrated and alarmed by the unscrupulous vendors who target tourists with various scams...

As a New Yorker who enthusiastically welcomes visitors to the city and also makes a living as a licensed tour guide, I’m frustrated and alarmed by the unscrupulous vendors who target tourists with various scams. Shady vendors and straight-up scam artists are targeting vulnerable tourists in

09/12/2025

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Late-summer morning, dawn of a new millennium. Bright, cloudless day — unlimited visibility. Crunching, grinding explosion. Awake now, television on. Salt and pepper smoke from one of the twins.  Chyron: Plane hits World Trade Center. How can that happen? Another plane… a pass

11/28/2024

I haven’t seen anything this weirdly interesting in a while! Lucy the Elephant — billed as the country’s oldest roadside attraction — was impressive and fun!

09/22/2024

We went on the ghost walking tour of downtown Asbury Park tonight — spooky and fun! Asbury Park has changed a lot over the years… but are the spirits still here? CJ, our guide, was great.

07/17/2024

If you're a runner or hiker, you may enjoy the blog and website RUNNING BOOK CLUB (New York on Foot is a sponsor); check out RBC's bookshelf and stay tuned for upcoming podcasts about books for runners, hikers, and outdoors enthusiasts!

BookshelfReading list of books by and for runners Arun got the idea for this blog and podcast from looking at his growing collection of books about running and realizing he was acquiring them faster than he was reading them. So he wondered if creating a virtual book club for runners could be fun. He...

11/26/2023

Guess what — is on the move — in Paris! Yes, the one in France 🇫🇷. We enjoyed a lovely food walking tour in Paris’ vibrant Belleville neighborhood hosted by F***y from Paris A Dream Tours (). We sampled delicious food, met interesting vendors, and had great conversation. Most of all, we loved visiting and learning about a neighborhood we’d never have thought of checking out had it not been for this tour. If you’re visiting Paris, check out one of their offerings.

10/28/2023

This is great news for visitors to Prospect Park!

Fallkill Falls has long been officially off limits. That’s changing, but parkgoers may have to wait until winter to see actual water falling.

08/04/2023

We walked a few miles along a paved trail in a park in Monmouth County. The sky looked ominous but thankfully we didn’t get a storm.

10/30/2022

Final day of 3-day weekend with Dad included a 3-mile walk in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park. Our route incorporated the nature trail in LPW.

10/20/2022

I got this holder for only $5!