History of Crime Terror and Resilience Day Time Walking Tour

New York City, USA
Duration2h 15m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 30 travelers

Overview

Walk the same blocks where New York was attacked, rebuilt, and refused to break. Former NYPD officers take you from Fraunces Tavern, through Wall Street, to the 9/11 Reflecting Pools, One World Trade Center, the Oculus, St. Paul’s Chapel, 1 Police Plaza, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Metropolitan Correctional Center. You will hear how terror arrived, how first responders answered, and how the city stood back up. History you can still feel under your feet.
- Tours range from 2 to 2.5 hours, with various walking distances and options
- Suitable for adults; rated PG-13 due to graphic content and discussions-parents discretion on age.

What's included

  • Government Fees
  • Dinner

What to expect

  1. 10m · Admission ticket not included
    Outside Fraunces Tavern, where Washington bid farewell to his officers in 1783, we cover the January 24, 1975 FALN bombing. A briefcase bomb in the entrance killed four people and injured more than 50 at the lunch hour, an attack the group aimed at Wall Street and American business. The stop is the building exterior and the story of that day.
  2. New York Stock Exchange
    Pass by
    The NYSE sits on plaza of historical locations and was the target of terrorists in the 1920s. Learn about the Galleanists and the dozens of lives they took In the most serious terror attack on US soil until 1995.
  3. Federal Hall
    10m
    Federal Hall, the first capital of the United States under the current constitution,, where George Washington was inaugurated. Later rebuilt and became the target of the 1920 bombing that claimed many lives. Scars on the buildings still remain.
  4. Trinity Church NYC
    Pass by
    One of NYC's oldest Parishes where George Washington attend mass, Alexander Hamilton's grave site and also was instrumental in supporting St. Paul's Chapel in the relief efforts following the 9-11 attacks on NYC.
  5. One World Trade Center
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    NYC resilience at its best. See the beautiful and sacred grounds of the World Trade Center, the reflecting pools that sit in the footprints of the original Twin Towers. At the World Trade Center plaza, see the memorial where names of those killed on September 11, 2001, and in the 1993 bombing are inscribed in bronze parapets surrounding each pool. One World Trade Center rises beside the memorial. The stop is the outdoor plaza. Hear a detailed description from the officers who responded and engaged in the rescue and recovery operation.
  6. The Oculus
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    The Oculus is the white ribbed World Trade Center Transportation Hub. This incredible structure, designed by Santiago Calatrava, pays tribute to the restoration of life and hope in NYC. It serves as a transportation hub and the Westfield Shopping Mall.
  7. St. Paul's Chapel
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    The Little Chapel that stood. Sitting less than 100 yards from the original World Trade center, it miraculously survived the September 11th attacks and then served as a refuge, resting and rejuvenation site for rescue workers.
  8. City Hall Park
    Pass by
    This historical Park is the grounds of City Hall and the Tweed Court house. Also the location of many demonstrations and riots over the years as New Yorker upset with their government protest. It sits adjacent to the historical Woolworth Building, the NYC Municipal Building, and the base of the Brooklyn Bridge.
  9. Brooklyn Bridge
    10m
    The longest suspension bridge in the world when it was built in 1883. New Yorker's had good cause to believe the bridge would collapse after an incident claimed many lives following its 1st week of opening. In 1994 terror made its way to the bridge and claimed an innocent life and injured others in a targeted shooting of a Rabbinical student. We tour the Manhattan side.
  10. New York City
    15m
    St. Andrews Plaza flanked by the NYC Municipal Building, NYPD Headquarters and Manhattan Correction Center. MCC known for hosting, Jeffery Epstein, Bernie Madoff, El Chapo and many of America's most notorious criminals.
    AT NYPD HQ's we'll learn of the department today as it protect the Great City of New York!

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

We will meet opposite Fraunces Tavern

End point

Tour ends on the Manhattan Side of the Brooklyn Bridge

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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