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Find a forgotten Picasso as you walk in the footsteps of icons!
A walk from New York’s East to West Village is like embarking on a pop culture journey through the heart of Manhattan’s vibrant art scene. On this artistic and cultural adventure, you’ll trace the footsteps of iconic musicians like Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan, as well as cultural revolutionaries like Sarah Jessica Parker from Sex and the City, who helped to shape this part of the city.
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ABOUT YOUR GUIDE
DAVE KING - LICENSED NYC TOUR GUIDE
I moved to New York City in the fall of 2002 with no job, apartment, or social network of any kind.
Keep in mind, this was a pre-Facebook, pre-smartphone era of city living. The best way to meet people was to…well…talk to them. And the best way to do that was to put myself in social situations that were conducive to conversations.
So I joined an Open Mic at Lilly Coogan’s, an east village dive bar on 6th Street and 1st Ave (Now International Bar).
Then I became a volunteer tour guide for Big Apple Greeters, a non-profit that specialized in giving European tourists an authentic New York experience by asking its guides to showcase “their” New York, centering on where locals go.
The Open Mic taught me how to entertain, while tour guiding forced me to discover and explore “my” version of New York.
Through the process of developing the walking tour you’re about to embark on, I fell deeply in love with the City. Cultural significance resonates around every corner. I’ve led the Bleeker Street Tour literally hundreds of times, with thousands of people. And each and every time, it’s…. different.
I can’t tell you why. Perhaps it has to do with the ever changing patina of a modern city that’s growing old.
What you are about to embark on is special. It’s remarkable in a way that I cannot express. But you will know it when you feel it. And nothing makes me happier that to share it with you.
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Join the Founder of Urban Hiker Guide on this rare, professionally led tour!
Step into the heart of New York City’s most iconic neighborhood on an unforgettable walking tour of Bleecker Street, led by NYC licensed guide Dave King. From the hidden Picasso to the previous homes of Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Carrie Bradshaw and the apartments of a few Friends, this tour is a deep dive into the creative pulse of the Village.
