The Outlaws Who Built NYC Walking Tour
Scandal. Subterfuge. Street-level rebellion. The real architects of New York City weren’t saints. They were schemers.
If you think NYC was built by polite handshakes and zoning meetings, think again. This tour throws you straight into the alleyways of history with the outlaws, hustlers, and political schemers who actually built the bones of the city, one bribe, brawl, and backroom deal at a time.
Forget the gangland clichés. This walking tour uncovers the radical, corrupt, and wildly enterprising figures who shaped New York City, from pirate captains and Wall Street bombers to bank fraudsters, rogue publishers, and NYPD whistleblowers. It’s a crash course in how NYC was built not just by power and politics, but by those who bent the rules, challenged authority, and sometimes blew things up!
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The Outlaws Who Built NYC Walking Tour
What's included in The Outlaws Who Built NYC Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Lower Manhattan
The guide will meet you OUTSIDE the entrance to the Millennium Downtown New York hotel and escort you to the first stop on the tour.
Tour attendees will learn about the first privateers in the NYC area and of the remains of ships embedded in the earth.
The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
The site of the former business of Madame Restell.
Inclusions
- All Fees and Taxes
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- The nearest subways are Cortlandt Street (N, R, W; Dey St & Church St NE exit is next to the meeting point), WTC Cortlandt (1), WTC (PATH), and Fulton Street (2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, R, Z).
End Points
- This location in the Financial District is very close to Bowling Green (4, 5) and South Ferry/Whitehall Street (1, R, W) train stations and various ferry services.
