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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Free Monthly Walking Tours of Historic Bloomingdale
Explore the History of the Upper West Side between W. 96th and W. 110th Streets
Led by renowned local historian Jim Mackin
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Jim Mackin
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Straus Park, Broadway at W106th
Wednesday, July 13th at 6pm
Wednesday, August 31st at 6pm

Wednesday, September 14 at 6pm


Meet at south end of Straus Park
Broadway at W106th Street
Jim Mackin’s terrific tours of the Upper West Side have begun again after a long--much too long---pandemic-induced delay. Jim once again leads a mixed group of both tourists and city residents on a one-of-a-kind, always interesting, walk around the historic Bloomingdale neighborhood. The walks are monthly and vary from month to month. And it’s free!

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 https://www.fordhampress.com/9780823289301/notable-new-yorkers-of-manhattans-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 some 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.

Jim is the founder of Weekday Walks, which offers tours every Wednesday morning, covering a different part of the city each time. Coming up in June are walks around Marcus Garvey Park and City Hall Park. https://www.weekdaywalks.com/

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More info 212-666-9774
or info@columbusamsterdambid.org
​sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam BID
and Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group
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