The Tour Where It Happened
As a New York City walking tour guide, I regularly lead visitors through the city’s most storied neighborhoods, from Greenwich Village to the Financial District. I am passionate about the work — curating tours that bring the city’s layered past to life, especially stories from the Revolutionary War and early American history. One day, I […]
The Fall and Fade of Aaron Burr: A Life in New York After the Duel
On July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr stood on the dueling grounds of Weehawken, New Jersey, and fatally shot Alexander Hamilton—former Treasury Secretary, Federalist leader, and Burr’s long-time political rival. The pistol’s crack echoed across the Hudson River and into American history, sealing Burr’s reputation as a villain in the nation’s founding drama. But the duel, […]
Edward Hopper in Greenwich Village: The Solitary Genius Behind Nighthawks
Edward Hopper, one of America’s most evocative realist painters, lived a life marked by quiet intensity and unwavering artistic discipline. While much of his work grapples with alienation and introspection, Hopper’s physical world was anchored in the vibrant but rapidly changing Greenwich Village—a neighborhood that played a decisive role in shaping the artist and his […]
The Original Sound of the Village: The Lenape and the Forgotten Ground
Before the clang of subway brakes and the applause of Broadway shows, before Washington Square Park grew its iconic arch—there was a different rhythm beneath Manhattan. It was the sound of water trickling through reeds, of breezes lifting from the Hudson and brushing through tall hickories and chestnut trees. This was the land of the […]
Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village: Where the Wind Began to Blow
Epic Walking Tours Village Variety Walking Tour stops at Bob Dylan’s Greenwich Village home and other locations where Dylan frequented, played music, and sang. In January 1961, a 19-year-old Robert Zimmerman stepped off a Greyhound bus into the bitter cold of New York City. He was alone, almost penniless, and armed with a guitar, a […]
Between the Bricks: The History of Cherry Lane Theatre and Edna St. Vincent Millay
The brickwork of Greenwich Village has always been a canvas—painted with smoke, protest, and verse. In the quiet folds of Commerce Street stands a building that has outlived speakeasies, rent strikes, and revolutions of thought. The Cherry Lane Theatre, an unassuming chapel of the avant-garde, began its life in the 19th century not as a […]
Why No Revolutionary War-Era Houses Remain in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, today a vibrant hub of art, culture, and historic architecture, offers a romantic glimpse into New York City’s past. Yet, despite its age and prominence, it holds no surviving houses from the American Revolutionary War era (1775–1783). The absence often surprises visitors expecting colonial remnants nestled among the cobblestone streets. In reality, the […]