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May 24   FRIDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Tycoons, Central Park, and great mansions created the New York avenue “paved with gold.”
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth & Madison Aves.

**NEW**
May 26   SUNDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
CIVIL WAR IN MANHATTAN
Lincoln’s candidacy launches, conspiracies abound, finance and manufacturing rise to the occasion, but ethnic and class warfare surge.
MEET: Cooper Union entrance, E. 7th St. west of Third Ave.

**OPEN ONLY IN SUMMER; ONLY ON WEEKENDS**
June 2   SUNDAY 12:45 PM    (see detailed info)
GOVERNORS ISLAND
Early 19th century forts and residences, wide-open lawns, and competitors vying to control its future — a unique part of city, and just a short ferry ride from Lower Manhattan.
MEET: Gov. Island ferry building (light green,) 10 South St. in Manhattan, north of the Staten Island Ferry. Take #1 subway to South Ferry, or #4 or #5 to Bowling Green.

June 8   SATURDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
CRIMES OF THE FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Fraud, procuring, and murders most foul — all on the New York avenue “paved with gold.”
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth & Madison Aves.

June 16   SUNDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL AND ITS GRAND CENTENNIAL
100 years of New York’s monument to movement, a thrilling symbol of the city’s commercial and intellectual energy.
MEET: Just inside GCT entrance at E 42nd St. under the Park Ave. viaduct.

June 23   SUNDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE AND ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
19th century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800 feet into the river.
MEET: Leroy St. & 7th Ave. So. southwest corner. Take #1 subway to Houston St.; walk 2 blocks north on 7th Ave. South.

June 29   SATURDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
MEET: The Bowery & Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) northwest corner at Bank of America.

July 7   SUNDAY 10 AM    (see detailed info)
HIGH LINE PARK ELEVATES THE CITY
The elevated freight railway now a remarkable park with slow steps, a lawn, and the Falcone Flyover.
MEET: Jeffrey NY (store), 449 W. 14th St. between Ninth & Tenth Aves.

**NEW**
July 14 SUNDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
CIVIL WAR IN MANHATTAN
Lincoln’s candidacy launches, conspiracies abound, finance and manufacturing rise to the occasion, but ethnic and class warfare surge.
MEET: Cooper Union entrance, E. 7th St. west of Third Ave.

July 20   SATURDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
THE FLAMBOYANT AND THE BOHEMIAN — GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS
Essentials of the Village — history, theater, culture, tragedy, architecture, and celebrated personalities.
MEET: Washington Sq. Arch, Fifth Ave. 1 block south of 8th St.

July 28   SUNDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE BLOODY FIVE POINTS
The infamous 19th century immigrant neighborhood of poverty, violence, and gangs.
MEET: The Bowery & Bayard St. (1 block south of Canal St.) northwest corner at Bank of America.

**OPEN ONLY IN SUMMER; ONLY ON WEEKENDS**
August 3   SATURDAY 12:45 PM    (see detailed info)
GOVERNORS ISLAND
Early 19th century forts and residences, wide-open lawns, and competitors vying to control its future — a unique part of city, and just a short ferry ride from Lower Manhattan.
MEET: Gov. Island ferry building (light green,) 10 South St. in Manhattan, north of the Staten Island Ferry. Take #1 subway to South Ferry, or #4 or #5 to Bowling Green.

August 11   SUNDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
CRIMES OF THE FIFTH AVENUE GOLD COAST
Fraud, procuring, and murders most foul — all on the New York avenue “paved with gold.”
MEET: The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th St. between Fifth & Madison Aves.

August 17   SATURDAY 1 PM    (see detailed info)
THE INTIMATE WEST VILLAGE AND ITS SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PARK
19th century preserve, complex web of streets, and a park extending 800 feet into the river.
MEET: Leroy St. & 7th Ave. So. southwest corner. Take #1 subway to Houston St.; walk 2 blocks north on 7th Ave. South.