SOME PAST WALKING TOURS INCLUDED:

• World Trade Center Tour: I moved into the area in the 1970's and live 1,000 feet from the World Trade Center. In addition to the walking tour of the area I will relate my personal experiences on 9/11 and show photographs of the aftermath and neighborhood recovery.
  
  
• New Amsterdam Tour: Walk through the southern tip of Manhattan hearing about how the Dutch influenced the growth of our city and religious freedoms.
  
  
• Tribeca Tour: Walk through the past 30 years of changes in what is now called Tribeca.
  
  
• NYU Incoming Student Orientation Tour: For years I have given tours of the NYU area for either incoming students or for students in my Land Use Law class.
  
  
• South Street Seaport Tour: This area was created with the aid of Landmarking and Historic Districts and urban renewal plans.
  
  
• Greenwich Village Tour: Focusing on the Landmarks Historic Districts and Impact of NYU and the Urban Renewal plans.
  
  
• Gay Tour of the 1970's: Visit the haunts of the West Village's gay places from someone who lived there at the time.
  
  
• Or tell me your interests and I will create a tour for your group or your incoming students.
  

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FOR EXAMPLE:

WORLD TRADE CENTER TOURS View from 7 World Trade Center of Lower Manhattan. Tours can include the area from the Battery up to the World Trade Center, or the Financial District up to Tribeca.

Taken shortly after 9/11 showing the site from the site. I was displaced for approximately one month, returning home in October. I also have pictures showing how the neighborhood was powered and existed during the era when we were a "gated community".

NEW AMSTERDAM TOUR The following was from the APA webpage... The week of November 14 to 18, 2007 was "Dutch Week" in New York City with multiple events and exhibits held throughout the five boroughs. A highlight was the tour of “New Amsterdam” put together by Rick Landman, Esq., AICP, a longtime member of the NY Metro Chapter. Landman volunteered to give a tour to relate how early Dutch roots had an impact on New York City's physical form as well as its taxation procedures and zoning regulations. Over 50 people showed up for the tour which not only included the usual stop to see the foundations of the old Dutch City Hall but included a walk around the borders of old New Amsterdam, seeing the Dutch memorials (most of which are on land-fill that didn't exist back then) and discussion of Dutch history and its impacts. Landman noted that the narrow tax lots and the subsequent sky-blocking towers were a direct result from our Dutch origins... From DUTCH WEEK BROCHURE... 12pm to 1pm Walking Tour of New Amsterdam Dutch buildings, street patterns, zoning and tax laws of New Amsterdam will be discussed during a walking tour by Rick Landman,AICP, showing their impact on our current environment. Tour starts at Bowling Green.

GREENWICH VILLAGE TOURS These buildings on MacDougal Street were used as the poster pictures for the demolition of the Village as part of the Urban Renewal Plan in the 1950's. But they were landmarked in the 21st Century as being one of the few federal townhouses still left in Manhattan.

This is the rendering of the Urban Renewal Plan's concept for Greenwich Village. Notice the Washington Square Arch (in yellow. The "Tower in the Park" concept include highways and apartment complexes to replace what is now the Village and SoHo.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Architectural aspects of buildings, ie. Landmarks

9/11 Related items

Zoning and Urban Planning

Cultural Aspects, ie. Jewish, Gay, etc.

Shopping Tours

Historical Walks

Strategies may be given for your own personalized tour for you to continue on your exploration of our city on your own upon completion of this walking tour.

ABOUT THE TOUR GUIDE

• Rick Landman, a Native New Yorker, has been an AICP certified planner for over 30 years and an attorney since 1988. He was the chair of several committees of Community Board #1 Manhattan, including the chair of the Planning & Community Infrastructure Committee, the Tribeca Committee and chaired what is now called the Landmarks Committee when Tribeca was first designated.
  
  
• He has 3 Masters Degrees and a J.D. and was the Executive Director of Real Estate Development for the City of New York for 5 years and was the Director of Real Estate Development at NYU for 19 years, and still teaches a Land Use Law class at NYU's Wagner School. He moved into a Lower Manhattan converted apartment in the 1970's.
  
  
• He is a licensed NYC Sightseeing Tour Guide. License No.: 1281818 exp. 3/31/10.
  
  
• He also has dual citizenship between the USA and Germany.
  
  

LANGUAGES
The tours are given in English or German (Deutsch).

TOUR RATES AND SIZE
The Standard rate is $200 per tour (for up to 5 persons). Each tour is approximately one and a half hours long. Larger groups can be accommodated at a sliding scale. Cash,Travelers Checks or NYS checks are acceptable forms of payment.

INSURANCE
Clients assume all liability and risks during the walks. Please be vigilant when crossing the streets.

RESERVATIONS
To make a reservation, please click the email icon below and supply the following in the email:

• The time and days that you are interested in having a tour
• How many people are expected in your group
• The location that you are interested in seeing
• Any special interests, such as historical, cultural, religious, architectual, etc. that you would like me to research for your tour.
• Your name, phone, address and email address
• Means of payment

Walking Tours are personalized to meet your special interests, given in a way that only a Native New Yorker can give. A week's notice is appreciated if research is required for the personalized tour. Shorter notice is acceptable for standard walks.

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