Jared the NYC Tour Guide

04/06/2025

Frick preview!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FxiaJ4a3G/

09/04/2024

He carved three of my favorite things to share on tours:
Cathedral of St. John the Divine's Portal;
the New Amsterdam map; and
the British 9/11 Memorial Garden.

He headed the team that created the statues of biblical figures at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan.

06/29/2024

The last line is my favorite, about the resiliency of nature and New York.
Also,
The 15th anniversary celebration is called "Wild By Design," but that is not mentioned.

The world-famous New York City gardens offer a master class in how to grow and maintain a naturalistic landscape. Here are a few takeaways.

06/26/2024

#43 of 1528 Tours & Activities in NYC:
2024 Travellers Choice Award
Thank you, TripAdvisor.

05/16/2024

I love the riff in the middle of the piece about some of what makes our city special.

Gotham’s 400th birthday calls for a celebration worthy of the great metropolis it is.

05/06/2024

Speaking of the tonight: Yesterday, as it was being set up, I was telling my guests next to its venue that it is better than Oscar parties because the Met Gala goes beyond actors to include designers, performers with outrageous and magical dresses, and rich people.

At that moment, the doyenne of the event Anna Wintour strides past to inspect the room. I exclaimed: "It is the party of the known universe!"

And she listened or heard it, and kept going.

I held off from announcing her to my guests*, but I pointed to my eyes and then pointed to her as she strode away. They got it.

I pulled my guests aside and explained who she is, and more about the event. They were very impressed. It was a nice way to miss seeing the Temple of Dendur.

*She wouldn't have liked that. She once saw me gawking at her in her chauffeured limosine. She sneered and rolled up the window.

As a policy, I don't embarrass celebrities. It goes against the New York Code, and I'm a New Yorker first.

03/02/2024

In and out of the photos by https://JaredtheNYCTourGuide.com

02/23/2024

I hope I never need this training; but if I do, I will be better prepared.

The more people know, the greater our chances of survival.

In-person and online First Aid and CPR classes available at http://www.FrontLineHealth.com

I keep my two-year certification updated. The classes change and improve.

02/03/2024

Our tours owe a lot to him, and so do striped bass.

Would real estate and parks have developed with Westway? I think our buses would get to Midtown in half the time.

I remember the elevated Miller West Side highway, when we flew up and downtown in minutes. Almost literally: it was quite bumpy and humpy, until a truck fell through and caused it to be condemned.

Any time I'm stuck behind lights on West Street I think the stripped bass are saying: "Bloop bloop bloop." (Fish language for "Thank you for saving our endangered environment!"

He led grass-roots lawsuits that defeated plans for Westway on Manhattan’s waterfront and a Storm King power plant. His legacy also includes the city’s Hudson River Park.

12/21/2023