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Accompanied
by an African-American Harlem expert, attend a full
Sunday Morning Gospel Service in Harlem's most famous church, officiated
by Harlem's most influential pastor, and featuring one of Harlem's finest
gospel choirs.
A
New Harlem Tradition: Sunday buffet lunch
in one of Harlem's newest and finest restaurants. A
V.I.P. Tours of New York Exclusive: Guests
will have the opportunity to meet the restaurant's owner, informally known
as one of the mayors of Harlem!
Explore the
Lower East Side: A private visit to the oldest
(and grandest) of the Lower East Side synagogues, an authentic
Lower East Side tenement building, and an old-world
candy store. A private meeting/discussion with an immigration expert.
A V.I.P. Tours of New York Exclusive: A
private meeting with the President of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
which, next to Ellis Island, is the largest non-profit immigration-oriented
organization in the U.S.
A
private visit to the Federal Reserve Bank Building. Our guests
will have a chance to enter a room that contains more gold bars than any
place else in the world.
V.I.P.
Tours of New York Exclusive: A reception
in a private apartment in one of New York's oldest, grandest, and most
famous residential buildings, with one of our country's most beautiful
residential lobbies.
Enjoy a private
visit and continental breakfast or afternoon tea in the ballroom of Gracie
Mansion, a 1784 Federal-style mansion overlooking the East River
and traditionally the home of the Mayor of New York
City. A V.I.P. Tours of New York Exclusive:
A private meeting with a woman who has been at Gracie
Mansion through 4 mayorships totaling almost 30 years.
A
private, behind-the-scenes, insider's tour of the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, including a visit to the hotel's block long kitchen. As they are
serenaded by Cole Porter's piano, our guests will enjoy afternoon tea,
including savories, tea sandwiches, sweet scones, and more.
Our
guests will have the rare opportunity to have an in-depth exploration
of life within two of the world's largest Hasidic Orthodox Jewish communities.
In a private room within the world headquarters
of the Lubovitcher movement, a Rabbi will
lead a 'no-holds barred', in-depth discussion about the lives and
traditions within the various Hasidic Communities. Visit and experience
a Hasidic Synagogue, while it is in use.
Watch a Torah being written. Visit the Rebbe's
Library.
A
V.I.P. Tours of New York Exclusive: Lunch or Dinner
in one of New York's loveliest, historic dining rooms. Guests will have
the opportunity to relax and mingle in two of New York's most beautiful
Victorian Parlors, overlooking lovely Gramercy Park.
Enjoy
hot chocolate, unlike any you have tasted before, as we visit a Chocolate
Specialty Shoppe and factory, where chocolates are home-made by one of
our country's foremost chocolatiers.
A
V.I.P. Tours of New York Exclusive: A private
Jazz Jam Session in the parlor of a beautifully renovated, 1879 Harlem
brownstone, with our guests enjoying refreshments as they interact with
the musicians during intermission. Guests will be accompanied by
the person in large part responsible for the landmark designation of the
neighborhood in which this brownstone is located.
Dinner
in one of New York's oldest and most beautiful restaurants, little
changed since the late 1800's. Following dinner we will have a
walking exploration of one of New York's most beautiful historic districts,
and marvel at the Manhattan skyline, with the beautiful, world-famous
Brooklyn Bridge towering above. A V.I.P.
Tours of New York Exclusive: Joining our
guests will be the person in large part responsible for the NYC landmark
designation of 20 of New York's 80+ historic districts, including
two of the districts we will visit tonight.
At
one of New York's best known steak restaurants, a private demonstration
by one of the chefs. followed by a steak-tasting lunch.
At
New York's best known, architecturally important, seafood restaurants,
a pre-lunch demonstration in the restaurants' kitchen, given privately
by one of the chefs.
A
private lunch at the chef's table in the kitchen of the United Nations
Delegates' Dining Room. A private, informal discussion with our chef will
cover international protocol and the culinary and wine habits of our world
leaders, past and present. Our guests will enjoy a private, docent-led
tour of the United Nations headquarters.
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