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Upcoming Free Zoom Presentation.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:30pm
"Along the Hudson: Walking Manhattan’s Western Waterfront"
with author William J. Hennessy
Click Here to register for this free Zoom presentation
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:30pm
"Along the Hudson: Walking Manhattan’s Western Waterfront"
with author William J. Hennessy
Click Here to register for this free Zoom presentation
About the Program: After a brief orientation to the growth, decline and rebirth of New York’s Hudson commercial waterfront south of 59th, Hennessy will focus on the very different section of the shoreline from 59th to 125th Streets. He’ll focus on the different uses of this section of the river’s path: at the creation and development of both sections of Riverside Park, at major highway and infrastructure projects and also at the evolution of communities on the far side of the river. He’ll include some of the major monuments along the Hudson’s shoreline, talk about the significance of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration and the aborted plans for the Fulton memorial. Along the way, he will introduce attendees to some extraordinary personalities that shaped New York's dynamic relationship with the river that is, without exaggeration, its raison d’etre. Hennessy has designed his presentation especially for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group to “provide a fresh way for Bloomingdale residents and others to see the neighborhood in the larger context of the river and its history.”
About the presenter: William Hennessey is an architectural historian and retired art museum director. He is the author of three architectural guidebooks — Walking Broadway: Thirteen Miles of Art and History; Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park; and his latest Along the Hudson: Walking Manhattan’s Western Waterfront.
Hennessy’s publisher, SUNY Press , is offering the program’s attendees a 30 percent discount on his book. Details on how to obtain the discount will be given on the evening of the program.
Hennessy’s publisher, SUNY Press , is offering the program’s attendees a 30 percent discount on his book. Details on how to obtain the discount will be given on the evening of the program.
Free Monthly Walking Tours of Historic Bloomingdale
 Jim Mackin
Explore the history of the Upper West Side between W96th and W110th St.
Led by renowned local historian Jim Mackin |
Upcoming Dates:
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 2pm Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 2pm No reservations needed: Meet at the south end of Straus Park, Broadway at W.106th Street |
Jim Mackin leads tours for both tourists and city residents on one-of-a-kind, always interesting, walks around the historic Bloomingdale neighborhood. The walks are monthly and vary from month to month. And they're free! No reservation needed!
Jim is no ordinary tour guide--he is a New York City historian and author of the recently released book, Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan’s Upper West Side . Michael Miscione, former Manhattan Borough Historian describes Jim’s book as “an exhaustive and ofttimes surprising ‘Who’s Who’ of Upper West Siders who have shaped the worlds of art, culture, politics and science.”
Trust Jim to know where all the notables lived and to share fascinating, often little-known stories about them. Once you’ve completed this tour, you’ll understand what makes this rarified slice of Manhattan so renowned and so vital.
More info 212-666-9774
or [email protected]
sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam BID
and Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group
Jim is no ordinary tour guide--he is a New York City historian and author of the recently released book, Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan’s Upper West Side . Michael Miscione, former Manhattan Borough Historian describes Jim’s book as “an exhaustive and ofttimes surprising ‘Who’s Who’ of Upper West Siders who have shaped the worlds of art, culture, politics and science.”
Trust Jim to know where all the notables lived and to share fascinating, often little-known stories about them. Once you’ve completed this tour, you’ll understand what makes this rarified slice of Manhattan so renowned and so vital.
More info 212-666-9774
or [email protected]
sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam BID
and Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group