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Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
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A wonderful memory jogger!
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| Fri, Oct 21, 05 11:00 AM |
Jerome32 |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| For someone who moved away from New York City 69 years ago, visiting many of the places I barely remembered was a wonderful treat, and a great way to spend a day.
Besides, the bus was comfortable, a better tour guide than Tony would be hard to find, and the pizza (and spumoni) were delicious. |
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Fabulous!
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| Mon, Sep 19, 05 11:00 AM |
johnkeane |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My wife and I were celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in NYC and planned some activities for the 5 days we were there. A few weeks before we left for our trip, the San Francisco Chronicle, our local paper, printed a small article about this tour. It sounded fun so we booked it right away. We knew nothing about Brooklyn at the time, now we know lots!
When we first met Tony, we knew we had made the right decision about the tour. Tony is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, friendly, fun, professional and passionate about his hometown, Brooklyn. He was so well prepared for this tour, timing the music and film clips presicely as we drove through each neighborhood. It was fun watching the video and trying to see the exact spot that was filmed. We loved the stop at DUMBO, with magificant views of the bridges and the Manhattan skyline, the devine pizza at Grimaldi's and L&B Spumoni Gardens (save room for the delicious spumoni), our stop and walk along the boardwalk at Coney Island and the history and informative drive through the neighborhoods.
We loved this tour and have already recommended it to many of our friends! Now they just have to plan a trip to New York! Thanks Tony, it was the best!! |
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Don't miss Tony and "The Slice of Brooklyn"!
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| Fri, Sep 16, 05 11:00 AM |
fwittenberg |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| As a lifelong NJ residents we thought we had a fairly sophisticated knowledge of Manhattan but alas, our familiarity with Brooklyn was sorely lacking. We are so happy to report that 4.5 - 5 information packed fun filled hours hours with Tony changed all that.
Tony was so much fun to be with that we just didn't want the tour to end. He really knows and loves his Brooklyn. He has so many great stories and vignettes to share that you really come away with a great appreciation for this boro where so much in our nations history has taken place (fascinating tales of the Revolutionary War). The list of famous people who grew up here reads like a who's who in literature, comedy, theater, music and maybe some other fields we'd best not talk about if you get the drift.
We've been fortunate enough to travel to many places in the world and we have seen
some pretty spectacular sights but, I can't say that we have ever had a better time on a tour!
Don't miss this tour! You will be so happy you were on it that you just might be telling all your friends, as we are, "You've just got to meet Tony and really see Brooklyn"! |
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A loving insider's look at Brooklyn!
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| Mon, Sep 12, 05 11:00 AM |
goodenow |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a wonderful tour guided by a lifetime resident who oviously loves his home city. We highly recommend the tour for everyone, pizza lovers or not. (The pizza was great also!) |
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Great way to spend an afternoon
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| Fri, Sep 9, 05 11:00 AM |
milosteven |
Male |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Family Without Children |
| The Slice of Brooklyn tour was terrific, Tony, the tour owner and guide knows everything you want to know about Brooklyn since he was born and raised there. The next day, we met friends who had grown up in Brooklyn and they were amazed at how much we now knew about Brooklyn, as well as all the locations we visited. Of course, the pizzas were the absolute best. My wife and I highly recommend this great way to spend an afternoon.
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Absolutely Fabulous!!! Excellent Tour Operator!!
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| Fri, Sep 2, 05 11:00 AM |
Benkowski |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I visit New York annually (15 years). We read in our local paper about Tony's "Brooklyn" tour.and thought that it would be interesting. I actually talked with Tony on the phone before I booked the tour, and after our conversation, I knew that he was energetic, passionate, smart, and would be a good guide. Well, the tour was excellent ! Tony talked: history, bridges, movies, music, movie stars, Coney Island, neighborhoods, and... Pizza! We stopped at two exceptional Pizza shops, one served us Neapolitan-style (thin-brick oven), and the other shop served Sicilian-style (thick,but light). Both Pizzas were exquisite!! (tip: after the second Pizza stop, you must try the Spumoni, its out of this world!) Tony is loaded with facts, trivia,and personality.
We have recommended this tour to about 10 people since we took it three days ago.
The "bus" was clean, comfortable and on time. There is a good blend of walking and riding and it's set up so you can walk very little if you desire, or a lot.
We loved it and recommend it highly ! |
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Tony was a very informative & knowledgable guide.
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| Mon, Aug 29, 05 11:00 AM |
LeeMolaison |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I highly recommend this tour. Tony is a native of Brooklyn & knows the area well. We went to two different style pizzerias & he explained the history of each all the way back to the naming of the " Margarita " pizza, named after Queen Margarita. We also went through other areas of Brooklyn & Coney Island. We can't forget the excellent job Danny the driver did either. I recommend this tour for all ages 8 - 80. |
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Much More than Great Pizza
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| Mon, Aug 29, 05 11:00 AM |
DavMce |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| While the pizza was super, the tour is much more than great pizza. Tony presents a wonderful slice of Brooklyn. Interesting locations and fun facts kept us entertained during the entire time including the two "lunch" hours. Just as the tour shows there is more to Brooklyn than just pizza, you will learn that there is more to New York than just Manhatten. |
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this was a great tour
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| Mon, Aug 22, 05 11:00 AM |
peterrux |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Interesting and fun tour combining history, pizza stops, film locations, and local gossip. Toni the tour leader was fantastic.
The only thing we would suggest about the tour is that it would have been nice to drive by the Brooklyn bottanical garden and museam locations. |
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would never have seen Brooklyn otherwise.
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
kennethg |
Male |
70+ |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| fifty trips to NY (over forty years), and we have never been to Brooklyn. Tour should follow route "East River to Coney Island, and back again". One pizza on the way down, and one pizza on the way back. Should include one ride on the ferris wheel at turn-around time. Four hours is sufficient. Should stop half-hour each at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Event might end with a final walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to return to Manhattan, with obvious directions to anywhere from that end of the bridge. Non-walkers could continue in bus to starting place. Define the focus: Brooklyn or Pizza....probably pizza, since nobody would be interested in Brooklyn without the pizza gimmick. Will tell everybody we know about the tour, and encourage them to take it. Great idea of having the film clips...and the music |
