OUTDOORS Tours & Hikes ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING This week: "Greenwich ...

| 16 Feb 2015 | 05:30

    ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING

    This week: "Greenwich Village Ghosts Galore," Sun. at 10:45 a.m.; "Splendid Grand Central Terminal," Sun. at 12:30; "Charming Carnegie Hill," Sun. at 2:15; "Cosmopolitan Yorkville," Sun. at 4:00; 212-265-2663 for res. & meeting places; all tours $5.

     

    FOODS OF NEW YORK

    "Greenwich Village off the Beaten Path" explores restaurants & specialty shops both new & old; 732-636-4650 or foodtours@aol.com for res. & meeting place; Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11:00-1:30, $25 incl. tastings.

     

    GREENWICH VILLAGE CLUB CRAWL

    Guided tours of NY music clubs. "Jazz & Blues," Weds.; "3 Blues Bands," Thurs.; "Blues, Jazz & Stand-Up Comedy," Fri.; "Blues & Rock," Sat.; 212-875-7019 for res., times & meeting place; $20 incl. live music.

     

    GREENWICH VILLAGE LITERARY PUB CRAWL

    Actors from The New Ensemble Theater Co. lead tour of four pubs giving literary histories & performances. Stops incl. Chumley's, the Cornelia St. Cafe, McBell's, the Cedar Tavern & the White Horse Tavern; meet at the White Horse Tavern, 567 Hudson St. (11th St.), 212-613-5796; Sat. at 2, $12, $9 st./s.c.

     

    LES TENEMENT MUSEUM TOURS

    "Streets Where We Lived," tour of LES plus history of immigrants who settled there; 212-431-0233 for meeting place; Sat. & Sun. at 1 & 2:30, $7-$9.

     

    MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY

    This week, "Curtain Up on the New West Side: Lincoln Center, the Performing Arts & Urbanism in the 60s," Sat. at 1; "Indoor NY: Art Deco Midtown," Mon. at 11:30; 212-935-3960 for res. & location; $10, $8 st. & s.c.

     

    NYC CULTURAL WALKING TOUR

    "A Walking Tour of Rockefeller Center's Public Art"; meet at 645 Olympic Tower's Atrium Entrance, E. 51st St. (betw. Madison & 5th Aves.), 212-979-2388; Thurs. at 10 a.m., $10.

     

    SHOREWALKER

    Today "Over & Under the Bridges of Brooklyn" takes you on the Brooklyn Bridge, through DUMBO & to the Manhattan Bridge; 212-330-7686 for meeting place; Sat. at 10:30 a.m., $3.

     

    STREET SMARTS NY

    "Dandies, Dudes & Shady Ladies," Sat. at 2; "Stanford White: Splendor & Scandal," Sat. at 2; "Joe Sent Me: Historic Speakeasy Tour," Sat. at 6; "Ghostly Greenwich Village," Sat. at 6; 212-969-8262 for meeting places; all tours $10.

     

    Parades, Fairs & Outdoor Sporting Events

    WOLLMAN ICE SKATING RINK

    Prospect Park's pond now open for business & available for lessons & private parties; 718-287-6431, 718-282-1226 or www.prospectpark.org for location & sched.; $2-$4 [through 3/18].