OUTDOORS Tours & Hikes ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING "Splendid Grand Central Terminal," Sat. ...
ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING
"Splendid Grand Central Terminal," Sat. at 11:30; "Marvelous Murray Hill," Sat. at 1:15; "Terrific Turtle Bay," Sat. at 3; "Haunted Greenwich Village," Sun. at 12; "Beekman Place," Sun. at 2; Millionaire's Row," Sun. at 3:40; 265-2663 for res. & meeting place; $5.
BIG ONION WALKING TOURS
"Soho & Nolita," Sat. at 1, $10, $8 st.; "The Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour," Sun. at 1; 439-1090 for info & meeting place; $13, $11 st.
CENTRAL PARK TOURS
Visualize Central Park during early 19th-century during "Views From the Past," Sat at 1; 794-6564 for res. & meeting place; free [through 3/25].
DR. PHIL'S NY WALKS & TALKS
Licensed guide Philip Schoenberg's tours of Brooklyn & Manhattan. Tours $12 unless noted, 888-377-4455 for meeting place & info. This week, "Chinatown for Children," Sat. at 11; "The Hidden Treasures of Chinatown," Sat. at 4:15; "Edgar Allan Poe & His Ghostly Friends," Sun. at 2.
FOODS OF NEW YORK
"A Walking & Eating Tour" explores restaurants & specialty shops; 732-636-4650 or foodtours@aol.com for res. & meeting place; Weds.-Tues. 11:30-1:30, $25 incl. lunch.
GREENWICH VILLAGE AT NIGHT
Guided tours of NY music clubs. "Jazz & Blues," Weds.; "Blues," Thurs.; "Jazz, Blues & Stand-Up," Fri.; "Rock & Blues," Sat.; 875-7019 for res., times & meeting place, $20.
NY BOTANICAL TOURS
Learn about the Kapok Tree during "Tropical Attitude Tour," Fri. at 1; Weekly bird walks with "The Owls of Winter," Sat. & Sun. at 12:30; NY Botanical Garden; 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700, free w/grounds adm.
NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
"Times Sq. & It's Signs Through Time;" meet outside Hanson's Brewery, 42nd St. (7th Ave.), 873-3400 ext.263, res. req.; Weds. at 6-7:30, $12, $10 st./s.c. [through 1/31].
92nd St. Y tours
Extensive program of tours and trips in & outside of New York City. This week "Soho Sculptors Studio for the New Millennium," Sun. 1-4, 996-1100 for res. & meeting place, $25.
STREET SMARTS NY
"Greenwich Village Past & Present," Sat. at 2; "Glorious Gramercy Park," Sat. at 2; "Ghostly Greenwich Village," Sat. at 6; "Elegance & Ale: A Gaslight Era Pub Crawl," Sat. at 6; "Dandies, Dudes & Shady Ladies," Sun. at 2; 969-8262 for meeting place; $10.
urban TRAIL CLUB
Sat. & Sun. tours & hikes. This weekend, "Bronx River Parkway," "Rockland Lake to Nyack" & "Great Kills Park;" 718-274-0407, call for meeting place, time & price.
Parades & Outdoor Sporting Events
FAST & FABULOUS CYCLING CLUB
Bike rides for gay & lesbian New Yorkers. This week, Bob Sundeen leads 40 mile ride up Route 9W?all bikes welcome; meet at the Boathouse in Central Park, 567-7160 or e-mail bob@nylink.com for info.; Sun. at 9 a.m., call for price.
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