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Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Excellent Tour Offering A Unique & Fun Experience
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| Fri, Mar 10, 06 11:00 AM |
Maxanddawn |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We took two major tours while on a long weekend in NY and the Slice of Brooklyn Tour was by far the better all around! It cost less and had more value for the money. Tony makes the experience very personal and the trip had loads of information on Brooklyn that you would not normally get. The use of video clips on the bus along with music added to the experience. Tony would show you a scene from a movie and then we would see the exact location that the scene was shot. It really helped to have the videos as a reference for som eo fthe older films that we saw locations of. It was also a nice surprise to find a restroom on board the bus. Most tour buses don't have that sometimes necessary feature. We actually sat down inside two different pizza restaurants and ate plenty of pizza at both places. If you like Sicilian style, be sure to eat plenty at the first stop. If you prefer Napolian style pizza, save room for the second stop. You will definitely not leave this tour feeling hungry. Tony was also flexible and accommodating, allowing the group to decide if they wanted to spend more time in one place over another. Some of us wanted to visit the original Nathan's Hot Dogs and so he let us walk there from Coney Island and the bus picked us up. As a tour guide, Tony is funny, and comfortable as well as approachable. You left feeling like you made a friend. We took a 1/2 day tour of New York the next day by a group that calls itself a "Party Shuttle" and it was not nearly as fun or personal or informative as Tony's Slice of Brooklyn Tour. You will definitely be glad that you spent the money and time on this tour. I predict that this tour will grow increasingly popular over the next several months so it would be good to book it now. |
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Very good, but should know ...
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| Fri, Mar 10, 06 11:00 AM |
SuePorter |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Tony is absolutely excellent in every way possible ... enthusiastic, knowledgeable, accomodating, efficient, thorough, etc., providing maps and all details in the MOST professional manner.
However, this is more of a very informative tour of Brooklyn than a "pizza tour." We went to two pizza places which were fine ... but the emphasis of the 4 hour tour is Brooklyn itself, i.e., sites, history, trends, etc. We covered a lot, and it was very good ; some places we saw were Red Hook, Dumbo, Coney Island, Brighton Beach area, residential streets, etc. Tony organizes everything down to the finest detail, even with Brooklyn movie clips and music (dvd on the comfortable / clean bus).
However, unless there's at least one more pizza place added into the tour (maybe drop one of the sights?), I wouldn't call this a "pizza tour."
Other than that, it's excellent if you want to see Brooklyn and have two pizza stops. |
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Tony is great and the tour is a hoot!
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| Fri, Mar 10, 06 11:00 AM |
woodbloom |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I had tons of fun on Tony's Slice of Brooklyn Tour. The highlights for me were:
All the views of Manhattan and the bridges from the Brooklyn side
The fantastic pizza
The trip to Coney Island (hadn't been there since I was around 12)
The fantastic pizza
All of Tony's stories about growing up in Brooklyn
The fantastic pizza
Tony himself!
The fantastic pizza (and the delicious spumoni)!
My husband has already made a reservation to take this tour in May when he's in NYC. Please go, you'll have a great time! |
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The best tour, the best pizza, the best spumoni,
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| Fri, Apr 7, 06 11:00 AM |
MColistra |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| This was a surprise tour for my husband's birthday. Husband, wife, son, brother, sister in law. Brothers, as kids, raised in Brooklyn. The five of us loved the tour and highly recommend it to "everyone". Fun, informative, great sights, pizza was amazing and the best spumoni ever. Parts of Brooklyn we had never seen. We imagined this would be fun --had no idea how great a tour this was to be. Tony is great, fun to be with and he makes this a special day. You don't have to be a Brooklyn kid to love this tour. "Forgetabout" Manhattan and love the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island and old Brooklyn. A real bargain price and lots to remember forever. Highly recommend. Will be going again with a group of ladies. Thanks Tony. fondly, Monica Colistra |
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Not just pizza
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| Fri, Apr 7, 06 11:00 AM |
bcolistra |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| I highly recommend this tour for tourists and Brooklynites alike. I attended with my father and uncle who were both raised in Brooklyn. I resided in Park Slope for several years as well. Between the three of us we thought we knew alot about Brooklyn. But the borough is so diverse and so tied to the history of New York City as a whole that we found out we had alot to learn. And Tony served up the knowledge (along with a flair toward entertainment) and the pizza, with great enthusiasm. He was informative, interesting and the prepared film and support materials were also well done. If you live in brooklyn and want to know more about your home, take this tour. If you are from out of town and think Brooklyn is an insignificant lower income appendage to Manhattan, think again and take this tour. At the end you will be full of truly excellent pizza and new found knowledge. |
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Great non-touristy tour with a personalized touch
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| Fri, Apr 7, 06 11:00 AM |
GSB130 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I enjoyed the tour very much. It was interesting seeing parts of Brooklyn most tours do not cover. Tony was very personable and enthusiastic. He treated everyone like his personal friend. 11 people attended our tour and everyone was friendly and outgoing. I enjoyed sitting together as a group at the two pizza restauants and getting to speak to most of the people on the tour. I also enjoyed when we were shown scenes from a movie as we passed the location where the movie was filmed. I plan to highly recommend the tour to everyone I know. It's a great way to pass 4.5 + hours. By the way, the pizza was excellent! |
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Wonderful
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| Mon, Apr 10, 06 11:00 AM |
911pair |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was a great tour! I would highly recoomend it. Tony is great tour guide - he told us interesting stories and pointed out really cool stuff. Walking aroung Coney island was a treat. The pizza is terrific too! Great way to spend part of a day and see something besides Manhatten. |
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Beyond our expectations
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| Mon, Apr 10, 06 11:00 AM |
portwind |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Tony has put together a well researched guide to Brooklyn. Combination of personal experiance and hard work make this tour ourstanding.
As a location is passed there is a related film clip highlighting the exact spot as it was captured in movie history.
Tony's outgoing personality and love of his Borough make it a delight.
There is music, fun and great pizza. What could be better. |
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We had a wondeful time and highly remommend it.
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| Fri, Apr 14, 06 11:00 AM |
RDMANTEL |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The tour was great.! Being from Illinois we have always wanted to visit Brocklyn. The tour guide, Tony Muia, was outstanding and very knowlegeable. The bus was extremely comfortable .
We will be telling all our friends what a wonderful time we had and recommend that they also take the trip.
We are normally in NYC at least once a year and will be looking forward to other trip that Mr Muia will be the tour guide. |
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Thoroughly entertanining & good bang for the buck
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| Fri, Apr 14, 06 11:00 AM |
crazycanuck |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Mother, godmother & daughter - 65 to 25 years young.
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Tony kept us entertained both with his anecdotes and his in depth Brooklyn info. His love of Brooklyn and his desire to share it with us non Brooklynites showed through. Pizza was very good and we are still debating Grimaldi's vs the 'sicilian' . Tour operated on a timely basis and the directions to find Tony & the bus were easy to follow.
The linkage of different areas of Brooklyn and the movie clips was fun.
This tour certainly changed my concept of Brooklyn and when I return to NYC I will definitely have to set aside some time for Brooklyn.
Well done Tony !! |
