OUTDOORS Tours & Hikes ADVENTURE ON A ...
ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING
Tours of Manhattan w/various themes. This week, "Greenwich Village Ghosts Galore," Sat. at 2:15; "Hell's Kitchen Hike," Sat. at 4; "Asian Metropolis," Sun. at 12:15; "Idyllic Island," Sun. at 3:15; 212-265-2663 for meeting place; all tours $5.
BATTERY PARK CITY PARKS CONSERVANCY
"Giant Alliums & Climbing Clemantis" can be viewed during tour of Battery Park's gardens, Thurs. at 12:30 & 6:30; "Not So Distant Shores," feat. a walking tour along the Hudson River, Thurs. at 6:30; 212-267-9700 for meeting place & info; free.
BERNIE'S NEW YORK
Weekly "adventures" w/Bernie Cohen. This week: "Tin Pan Alley: Madison Square" explores original Madison Square Garden & theater district; 718-655-1883; Sun. at 2, call for meeting place & price.
BIG ONION WALKING TOURS
Tours of NY conducted by guides w/advanced degrees in history. This week, "Brooklyn Heights at Twilight," Thurs. at 6:30; "The Financial District," Fri. at 1; "Historic Harlem," Sat. at 1; "Upper East Side at Twilight," Sat. at 5; $12, $10 st./s.c.; Holiday Tour "Father's Day Multi-Ethnic Eating," Sun. at 1; $15, $13 st./s.c.; 212-439-1090 for info & meeting place.
BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT TOURS
Various tours of Brooklyn & surrounding areas. This week, "Cruising the Gowanus Canal" aboard Chelsea Screamer lead by educator Dan Wiley; 718-788-8500, ext.401; Sun. at 9:30-12 p.m., call for meeting place & price.
DR. PHIL'S NY WALKS & TALKS
Guide Philip Schoenberg "The Jewish Maven" leads tours of Brooklyn & Manhattan. This week, "The German East Village," Sat. at 10:30; "Hidden Treasures of Chinatown," Sat. at 1; "Literary Garrets of the Greenwich Village," Sun. at 1; "Jewish LES Wine Tasting," Sun. at 2; 888-377-4455 or www.newyorktalksandwalks.com for meeting place, all tours $12.
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY
Tour "Brooklyn's Victorian Necropolis" & learn about wildlife, plants & famous dead folk. Tours change according to rotating sched.; 718-469-5277 for meeting place; Sun. at 1, $6.
JOYCE GOLD WALKING TOURS
History professor Joyce Gold leads tours of NY incl. "More Teeming that Bombay: The Old Jewish LES"; meet at Straus Sq., Essex St. (Canal St.), RSVP 212-242-5762 or www.nyctours.com; Sun. at 1; $12.
KING MANOR MUSEUM
"Celebrating Old Glory" explores sites that "make us proud to be American" every 1/2 hr. from 12-3:30; other tours incl. regular museum jaunt available Sat. & Sun. "Walking tour of Jamaica" & "School Tours of King Manor"; all tours are at museum, inside King Park, Jamaica Ave. (150th St. & 153rd St.); 718-206-0545 for sched., $1-$5.
LES BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Organization offers free weekly "Shopping on the LES: Pushcarts to Present Day" walking tour; meet in front of Katz's deli, 205 E. Houston (Ludlow St.), 212-226-9010; Sun. at 11, free [through 12/30].
LES TENEMENT MUSEUM TOURS
"Streets Where We Lived," tour of LES plus history of immigrants who settled there; 212-431-0233 or www.tenement.org for meeting place; Sat. & Sun. at 1 & 2:30, $7-$9 [through 12/30].
NEW YORK LIKE A NATIVE
Norman Oder leads two tours of Brownstone Brooklyn on alternating Sats. w/"From Park Slope to Brooklyn Heights" & "Brooklyn 101"; 718-393-7537 or nylikeanative.com for sched., meeting places & time; $30 & $12, respectively.
92ND ST. Y TOURS
Extensive program of tours & trips in & outside NYC. This week: "Glory in Gotham," which explores the diversity of various sacred architecture, Sun. 1-4; 212-415-5500 for info & meeting place; $18-$25, incl. autographed book.
NYC DISCOVERY
An array of NYC tours. This week, "Annual Father's Day Weekend 2-for-1 Tour: The Brooklyn Bridge & Brooklyn Dodgers," Sat. & Sun. at 2; RSVP 212-465-3331, all tours $12.
OUTDOOR BOUND
Hikes for health & recreation in & around NYC area. This week: "Pocantico Hills Hike," Sat.; "Terrace Pond Hike," Sun.; 212-505-1020 for info, time & meeting place; $40-$90.
PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE
Invites fathers & to "Self-Guided Ravine Strolls" & "Behind the Fences Walking Tours," Sat. & Sun 1-5; Folk concert by Akyene Baako Ensemble, Sat. & Sun at 3; Ride the Prospect Park Carousel or a pedal boat, Sat. & Sun. 12-6; call Prospect Park for exact location 718-965-6988; free.
SHOREWALKERS
Non-profit organization dedicated to preserving wetlands of NYC & surrounding areas offers a variety of ecologically-oriented tours. This week: "Symposium Harlem River," Fri.; "Canoe The Delaware," Sat.; "Three Bridges to Greenpoint & Long Island City," Sat.; "Great Clearwater Festival," Sat. & Sun.; 212-330-7686 or www.shorewalkers.org for meeting place, time & price.
STREET SMARTS NY
Historic tours of Downtown Manhattan. This week: "The East Village," Sat. at 2; "Glorious Gramercy Park," Sat. at 2; "Elegance & Ale" Sat. at 6; "Ghostly Greenwich Village" Sat. at 6; "Dandies, Dudes & Shady Ladies," Sun. at 2; 212-969-8262 for meeting place; all tours $10.
TOUR OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Retired NYC police officer Gary leads tour based on his experiences in the force; 212-334-2211, ext.101 or www.imar.com to purchase tickets & for res. & meeting place; Weds. & Fri. at 5, Sat. & Sun. at 10, $27.50.
URBAN TRAIL CLUB
Excursions & hikes in & around NY area. This week, "Bayard Cutting Arboretum," Weds. at 11:28; "Magnolia Tree Walk," Sat. at 10:30; "Greenburg Nature Center," Sun. at 11; "Wave Hill," Tues. at 11; 718-274-0407, call for meeting place & price.
WILD FOOD
"Wildman" Steve Brill tours parks in search of wild edibles. This week: "Ecology Tour of Prospect Park," Sat. at 11:45; 718-291-6825 or www.bigfoot.com/~wildmansteve for res. & meeting place; $10, $5 for kids.
Parades, Fairs & Around Town
FAST & FABULOUS CYCLING CLUB
Bike rides for gay & lesbian New Yorkers. This week, Long Island Pride Sports Association holds first Gay Pride Sports & Field Day, Sat. 10-6; Bike the Blue Mountain Reservation w/Cliff Frasier & Mike Grzelecki, Sun.; 50-mile "ramble" through Westchester County, Sun.; 212-567-7160 for meeting place; time & price.
HUDSON RIVER PARK DAY
Watch park's "five piers & park sites buzzing with waterfront activities" incl. games, boating, music & picnics; Hudson River Park, West St. (W. Houston St.), 212-533-PARK or www.hudsonriverpark.com for info; Sun. at 1-7, free.
LES FESTIVAL
Twenty fourth annual celebration of immigrant experience feat. multi-ethnic concerts, history, crafts, sports, kosher & kosher foods, health fair, petting zoo, rides & raffles; Essex St. (betw. Delancey & Grand Sts.), 212-475-3740 for info; Sun. from 11-6, free.
SECOND AVENUE-STUYVESANT PARK FAIR
Pres. unending family-oriented entertainment, not to mention food, art, jewelry, etc.; 2nd Ave. (14th to 23rd Sts.), 212-809-4900; free.
SPRINGFEST!
This week, Brooklyn Botanical Garden offers "Father's Day & Herb Garden Celebration" feat. tasting, teaching & touring to uncover the secrets of herbs; 900 Washington Ave. (Empire Blvd.), 718-623-7241; Sun. 1-5, free w/grounds adm. [through 6/17].
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER FLEA MARKET
Semi-annual "bargain fest" feat. all kinds of clothing deals & everything from "bric-a-brac" to electronics; 46 W. 16th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-627-2100; Sat. 10-6, free.
WATERSIDE PLAZA FLEA MARKET
Annual melee of jewelry, clothing, kabobs on a stick & more?50 vendors promised; Waterside Plaza, 25th St. (FDR Dr.), 212-340-4208; 11-4, free.
WORLD TRADE CENTER COMMUNITY FAIR
Local residents, shops, restaurants & corporations, "create a shopping mall along W. B'way"; W. B'way (betw. Vesey & Chambers Sts.), 212-809-4900; Fri. 11-6, free.