History of Crime Terror and Resilience Day Time Walking Tour

Key facts

What's included

Itinerary

1. Stop 1

   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.

   10 minutes

2. Stop 2 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. Stop 3

   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.

   10 minutes

4. Stop 4 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. Stop 5

   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.

   15 minutes

6. Stop 6

   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.

   15 minutes

7. Stop 7

   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.

   15 minutes

8. Stop 8 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. Stop 9

   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 minutes

10. Stop 10

    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!

    15 minutes

Meeting point & pickup

Meet at the starting point

We will meet opposite Fraunces Tavern

Cancellation & confirmation