East Village Tours and Tickets

Immerse yourself in the dramatic underworld of New York’s gangland on this fascinating insider’s tour of the Mafia, including stops at authentic, historic local joints for delicious Italian food. We designed this tour with the help of a retired NYPD Detective born and raised in Little Italy. He helped us to create an experience from a true “insider’s perspective” of the East Village NYC mafia stories. Growing up witnessing some of New York’s famous families and having consulted for TV and major film productions on both crime and law enforcement, has contributed to develop this unique tour. Our expert tour guides lead this experience in the East Village & Little Italy, following the footsteps of notorious New York Mobsters! You will visit notorious Mafia and Crime locations, share true crime stories, and eat amazing food from the neighbourhood

New York City is a shopping paradise, with a bounty of choices for vintage fashion lovers. Skip right to the good stuff on this guided tour of the city’s best vintage and fashion resale shops. Get a local's view of the city while walking and taking buses or subways between locations, and pop in to shop at several different second-hand stores.

Explore New York City’s East Village at one of the spookiest times of day—at night—and hear about famous former residents and those who may have never departed. Prebook your tour tickets ahead of time, and guarantee your spot. A New Yorker bartender guide leads a hair-raising and fact-based walk to 13 haunted sites, from historic pubs to the Public Theater and a subway stop known for its “ghost train.”

Discover the three genres of music that helped form rock culture in New York City’s East Village on this guided rock walk tour. Rock, punk, and glam helped introduce new music, rock ’n’ roll fashion, and a way of life to the world. See where bands like the Ramones, the New York Dolls, the Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, and others wrote music and played gigs. Soak up the rich musical history and get to know the East Village rock scene on the Original Rock ’n’ Roll Walking Tour.

Visit up to six vintage and second-hand shops during this guided New York City shopping crawl. Specially designed for teenage girls, the tour will visit lesser-known local boutiques that only New Yorkers know. Get a peek at popular landmarks along the way, including the Flatiron Building and the five-story Michael Jackson mural in the East Village.

If you love TV shows and movies, then you've likely seen the East Village—this New York City neighborhood serves as the backdrop for numerous famous scenes. Visit the actual filming locations for some of Hollywood's biggest movies during this entertainment tour. From the deli in ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ to the Puck Building from ‘American Psycho,’ you’ll get to step into sceneries from some of your favorite movies.

Known as New York's Bohemian hub, the East Village is not only a cultural hotspot, but a foodie's dream destination. On this culinary-themed tour, discover some of the best food in the East Village as you follow your guide to enjoy a complete, four-course meal, with each course served in a different eatery. Along the way, hear all about the local chefs and restaurateurs, and discover why the New Yorkers love dining downtown.

Take a guided walking tour in New York City and taste pizza at three of Manhattan’s top pizzerias along the way! Explore the pizza-dense East Village and find out how a century of culinary evolution produced today's gastronomic galaxy. See century-old brick ovens and classic slice joints that will fill both belly and mind.

Travel back to the 1970s, to an East Village when apartments were cheap, music was great, and you had to show up in person to buy tickets! We’ll visit the sites of the legendary Fillmore East, the long gone CBGB’s, and The Bottom Line, places that launched the careers of some of the biggest names in music. We’ll also walk to some lesser known, but equally significant, sites where artists honed their craft and first gained a following, places like Club 82, On the Rocks, and Great Gildersleeves. Were you at The Bottom Line in 1975 when Bruce Springsteen first blew the socks off the music world with Born to Run? Or did you see Patti Smith at CBGB’s in 1976 after the release of Horses? What a SHOW! We’ll also revisit some of the legendary shows of The Who and Pink Floyd at the Fillmore East, as well as the New York Dolls at the Mercer Arts Center. Along the way we’ll dip our toe into the world of Disco at the site of Infinity, a dance club destroyed by fire1979. Tour runs w/confirmation.

This is NYC's best bar crawl! Join Alex on a NYC speakeasy tour through some of New York's most famous pubs and taverns. See where politicians, artists, musicians, and writers have imbibed over the years. We’ll discuss the origins of the pubs, how they survived prohibition, and their roles in New York City’s history. In between beverages, we’ll walk from one pub to another, discussing historical points of interest along the way. Of course we’ll spend plenty of time drinking at each watering hole, and with all the walking and drinking, you’ll need food also. We’ll order classic American bar bites at each Pub, with some snacks even having historical connections to NYC! Our Private Food and History Tours are one of a kind NYC experiences. Perfect for anyone looking to see New York’s food and history in a new way! Tours are flexible, and we arrange everything, so you can simply focus on the experience.

Behind each scoop, there is the hardship, vision, and grit of the founders who wanted to make life just a little sweeter for their customers. Some founded ice cream empires, and others were content with a single shop, but all of them are fascinating. While you eat, I will share these stories with you. And you will be eating a lot. There is no other tour where you can try this many types of ice cream. This NYC ice cream tour lets you taste your favorite flavors from world-class ice cream shops that you have never visited. And I gently push you to expand your palette, challenging you to taste flavors that you normally would not get a whole scoop of. After five years running this tour, I know the best flavors at every shop, and love catering the perfect mix of ice creams to the tastes of the group.

In addition to the street art, this tour offers a great look at of some of Brooklyn's nicest and most famous neighborhoods, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Bushwick. The art featured at the Collective is breaktaking, in its size and scope as well as the diversity of talent on display. The Bushwick must-see for people who appreciate street art. If Manhattan has become a little too "Disney-fied" to raise your passions, you'll find the world famous NYC grit on full display here. Please also be assured we'll stay on bike lanes and I've mapped this out for maximum comfort and safety.