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Date Attended |
Reviewer [v] |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great introduction to Brooklyn!
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| Sat, Aug 8 11:00 AM |
wongj1 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Loved the tour of Brooklyn and good "back story" of the borough. Loved Paula - she was great!! Pizza was great too - my son thought Grimaldi's was the best pizza he'd ever had!! Thanks for a great tour! |
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Fantastic tour and pizza
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| Sat, Jul 5, 08 11:00 AM |
wmforsyth |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Tony is great. The tour is a very good mix of sights, history, and food! We really enjoyed the movie clips of places we were visiting. The pizza was great. We lived in Italy just outside of Naples for three years so we were wondering if the pizza could live up to the hype and it did. The pizza from Grimaldi's was as close to true Neapolitan pizza as I think you get can get in the US given the difference in ingredients. Normally we dislike Sicilian thick crust pizza, but the pizza from L&B's was very good. My husband bought chocolate spumoni and loved it. I got lemon ice which was terrific because unlike a lot of lemon ices it was not overly sweet and/or syrupy. |
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Highly Recommended
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| Fri, May 19, 06 11:00 AM |
willjas |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Get out of Manhattan, already!
Great pizza, and interesting overview of the Borough. Well worth it. |
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Tony is a Brooklynopedia and fun!!
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| Fri, May 26, 06 11:00 AM |
WilliamCrowl |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Tony's tour was absolutely terrific!! His knowledge of the borough he grew up in and lives flows as he takes you on a wonderful journey that includes details not found in other Brooklyn tours. The pizza stops alone are worth the price, but having Tony with his interesting and fun perspectives on this world renowned borough of New York City is an eye-opening experience not to be missed! TAKE THIS TOUR - maybe TWICE --- you won't be disappointed!!! |
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The tour leader was wonderful
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| Fri, Oct 12, 07 11:00 AM |
William773 |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| All kudos to the tour director. He was knowledgeable, interesting with a fine sense of humor. Right out of central casting.
We are from Arizona, and the tour of Brooklyn was wonderful.
Surprisingly, the only downside, and this is minimal, was the pizza. And probably pepperoni, mushrooms, sausage, and anchovies would have solved that problem. |
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A Toast To Tony!
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| Mon, Jul 21, 08 11:00 AM |
williacy |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| When our tour was finished we stopped for a drink and had a "Toast to Tony".
The tour was terrific - lots of fun, great info, great food, well paced and a wonderful way to see the highlights of Brooklyn.
Tony went out of his way to make sure everyone was comfortable, happy and having a great time (he even entertained a young child so the parents could enjoy their pizza!!).
A good choice when in New York City!! |
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It was absolutely great - Tony is The Bomb!
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| Mon, Sep 28 11:00 AM |
WhiskyGirl |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was the second time we had visited NYC. We were looking for some fun and unusual things to do and saw the review for this activity in the Toronto Star. That was the reason we booked and we were not disappointed.
Tony has a great love of Brooklyn, knows all the little bits of gossip and folklore. Being movie buffs we loved the movie references and clips that came along with the tour . . . and I could almost taste knishes.
It gave us a completely different perspective of NYC and Brooklyn. Would love to visit Coney Island in the summer time. I hope they are successful at revitalization and capturing this piece of the past. We have all seen too much urban renewal!
Tony - keep up the great work! |
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What a great day!!!
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| Fri, Oct 16 11:00 AM |
wheresjules |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This tour should definitely be on your top 10 things to do in New York. After spending a week in the city we were glad to leave all the hard work to someone else. To sit back and enjoy the sights and hear all the local info and history was really enjoyable. Paula, our tour leader was fantastic! (Tony give her a raise!!) This is not just about pizza (which was the best we had eaten), you get to see the real Brookylyn all the little back streets, the schools, the appartment blocks, parks and the mansions. And of course the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island. The day we went it was freezing cold but that didn't stop us from getting out of the bus and having a look around. My only complaint was that the day went too quickly. Would love to come back and do another tour. Will recommend to all my friends and family. |
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Wonderful Experience
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| Fri, Jul 10 11:00 AM |
wheelen |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My sister and I had a great time on this tour. The tour guide was Paula, and she was great. I think the fact that she lived in Brooklyn was a plus because she talked of what she knew from experience.
I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to a friend.
Christine Wheelen, Reading, PA |
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A Tour to Remember
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| Wed, Jul 9, 08 11:00 AM |
WHansen |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| July 9, 2008 ...Tony's tour showed Brooklyn from the inside. The sights, sounds, smells, and development of Brooklyn were experienced in a way that allows a tourist to gain an understanding of this borrough in a unique way. Tony's passion as our guide was clearly evident and our pizza stops were organized and casual. It was by far the best tour I have ever attended. I enjoyed every minute of it. |
