New York Contrasts and Gospel Mass Tour in Harlem

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About this activity

This comparative tour of Harlem, Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn lets you discover New York’s real ethnic and cultural diversity. We started on the West Side Highway looking at the Intrepid, the Trump Buildings and the Hudson River. In Harlem we will visit the exteriors of the Cotton Club and the legendary Apollo Theater, Columbia University, the picturesque neighborhood homes and the historic Mother Hale home. We will also see the tomb of General Ulysses S. Grant before entering a Baptist temple to live an authentic gospel Mass. In the Bronx we will visit the steps of the Joker, Yankee Stadium outside, Civil and Criminal Court, Big Pun mural and I Love The Bronx graffiti. Cross the Bronx Whitestone Bridge to Queens to see Malba, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, CitiField, the US Open and the Unisphere. In Brooklyn we will visit Williamsburg home to the Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community and finish near the Manhattan Bridge or Mulberry Street Chinatown

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At a glance

Duration: 6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 13 people
People per booking: 1–13
Guide: Portuguese, Spanish
Operated by: REAL'S TOURS NYC INC

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–8 years) · Adults (9–120 years)

What is included

Included

Included: On-board WiFi: WiFi on board
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: Meals
Not included: Alcoholic Beverages
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Stop 1

Passing by

This tour begins by heading to the west side highway - Manhattan's western sector, where you can see the Intrepid and the Trump Building complex, plus the Hudson River, which separates the states of New York and New Jersey.
Cotton Club

15 min

We will visit the exteriors of the cotton club, famous for being the scene of great jazz and blues artists
Apollo Theater

15 min

We will visit the exteriors of the legendary Apollo theater, musical stage where stars such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson five and Celia Cruz debuted.
Columbia University

Passing by

We will continue the tour seeing Columbia University.
Stop 5

15 min

We will walk through the picturesque houses of Harlem knowing their history very closely to understand how this neighborhood went from austerity to poverty approaching the famous house of Doña Clara McBride Hale, known as Mother Hale.
Stop 6

15 min

We will move to the grave of General Ulysses S. Grant
Greater File Chapel Baptist

45 min

Then enter one of the Baptist temples, where you can enjoy the traditional gospel Mass with its chants and customs.
Stop 8

15 min

Continuing to Northeast Manhattan, we will reach the Bronx borough, where our next stop will be the Joker's Stairs.
Stop 9

15 min

Then we arrive in the Bronx borough where our first stop will be at Yankee Stadium, baseball temple.
Bronx

Passing by

Then we'll go through civil court, courthouses and criminal court in the Bronx.
Stop 11

15 min

Our next stop will be the Big Pun mural.
Stop 12

15 min

We continue with the famous graffiti I Love The Bronx. Saying goodbye to the county of salsa, meringue and bachata, we will observe the graffiti of Amadou Diallo, Jonathan and / or Yadira.
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge

Passing by

Cross the Bronx Whitestone Bridge into the borough of Queens
Stop 14

Passing by

We will observe the residential area of Malba.
Stop 15

Passing by

Following our tour, we will appreciate from the vehicle the printing press of the most important rotary in the United States
Queens

Passing by

We will pass the Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where the Mets stadium is also called CITIFIELD, the US Open national tennis center
Unisphere

20 min

Until you reach the next point of visit that will be the stainless steel globe (unisphere) where you can take unforgettable photos, scene of the movies “men in black, captain america, tomorrow land”
Williamsburg

15 min

Then we will head to brooklyn County to visit the famous Williamsburg neighborhood where the Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, known as the largest outside Israel, resides.
Stop 19

5 min

Option 1: Stay near the Manhattan Bridge, to cross the famous Brooklyn Bridge on your own.
Stop 20

5 min

Option 2: End at Mulberry St., in Chinatown, from where you can walk through the area or visit nearby sectors such as Little Italy, SoHo or Greenwich Village, among others.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet in front of the Starbucks Worldwide Plaza (325 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019).

The guide will be at the front door with Real’s Tours NYC ID.

End point

Tour concludes at 85 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn
The tour ends at the intersection of Canal Street and Mulberry Street.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.