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STREETS SHAPED BY HISTORY & REBELLION.
NEW YORK, IN-DEPTH.
Flowers in the Concrete offers a wide range of walking tours exploring New York City’s historic landmarks, hidden secrets, and layers of unique culture created by generations of New Yorkers. Tours include East Village Underground, Beatnik Greenwich Village, Brooklyn Heights at Twilight, Bohemians and Rebellion - Greenwich Village at the turn of the 20th Century, The Italian Greenwich Village, Gargoyle and Mascron Safari. We also offer bespoke, “create your own” tours, just contact us!
EAST VILLAGE
UNDERGROUND
From Riots to Riffs
Uncover the dynamic history of NYC's East Village and its famous underground movements. Explore its radical political past, its avant-garde art, and groundbreaking jazz, rock, and punk scenes. Visit iconic sites like CBGB’s, St Mark’s Place, and Tompkins Square Park, and revel in the area's extraordinary cultural legacy.
East Village
BEATNIK GREENWHICH
VILLAGE
Walk in the Footsteps of the Coolest Cats in Town
Straighten your shades Daddy-o, this walking tour takes you right through the heart of Beatnik Greenwich Village. Join historian Marc Catapano for a one-of-a-kind walking tour that explores Beatnik Greenwich Village, where poets, painters, and provocateurs shaped a movement that still echoes today.
Beatnik
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
SUNSET STROLL
Explore one of New York’s most evocative neighborhoods
Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood uniquely infused with the quality of liminality - the strange sensation of uncertainty and promise in the transition between time, space, and states of mind. Perched at the very end of Long Island across from Manhattan, the Heights has long been a place associated with passage.
Brooklyn
Greenwich Village
GREENWHICH VILLAGE: BOHEMIA & REBELLION
The Birthplace of American Bohemia
Step back in time to early 20th-century Greenwich Village and immerse yourself in its vibrant bohemian culture and artistic innovation. Explore the haunts of writers and poets like Edna St Vincent Millay and Eugene O'Neill, and discover where radicals like John Reed and Emma Goldman organized revolutionary activities. Uncover the Village’s whimsical tea rooms, such as the Will o’ the Wisp and the Mad Hatter.
ITALIAN
GREENWHICH
VILLAGE
Greenwich Village’s Forgotten Quarter: The Italian Story in Plain Sight
Before Greenwich Village became a haven for artists and radicals, it was shaped by generations of Italian immigrants who left an indelible mark on its streets, churches, and culture. What stories remain from this early chapter of Village history, now hidden in plain sight? Get ready to explore the overlooked Italian roots of one of New York’s most iconic neighborhoods on a walk through its living, breathing past.
Graduate School
Italian Greenwich Village
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