Take a Tour With Me

Take a Tour With Me!

My credentials to do the tour are that I have driven a New York City taxi cab on the streets of the Big Apple for thirty years. I know this city like the back of my hand.

In addition, I was in the United States Army Reserve for thirty years and served as a First Sergeant for 12 years. With that combination of taxi driver and soldier, you know you are going to be safe with me.

Many years ago I was also a byline reporter for the New York Times. I currently have my own radio show on the BBC.

I have been married to the same wonderful woman for 33 years and we have three great kids. Two are captains in the United States Army. One is doing graduate work in military history. Obviously if your children are also coming on the tour, that is absolutely no problem. (I know how to adjust for them.)

If there is an elderly or handicapped person coming on the tour that will be no problem since I love old codgers and I intend to be one someday.

The most popular vehicle tour I give is a full day exploration of New York City. I pick you up at your hotel at 10:00 AM (I wear a United States Army baseball cap and you should be in front of the hotel).

We usually get back at about 5:00 PM. I say "usually" because if the traffic is tough and it takes longer, I don't quit until you have seen it all.

When there are four or less people, I do the tour in a nice comfortable brand new vehicle (not a cab). The total (not per person) cost is $476. ($576 from Nov 15 to

Jan 2),

If there are five passengers, I have to use a mini-van for your comfort. The cost is $576. ($676 from Nov 15 to Jan 2),

A sixth passenger requires a full size van. The cost is $676. ($776 from Nov 15 to Jan 2),

There is always a $100 surcharge for either Saturday or Sunday or holidays.

For larger groups, I use a larger van. For much larger groups, a full size bus is used. Cost will be quoted. Just ask me.

Keep in mind that this is not just some quickie look at the city. We are going to go through all the ethnic areas like Chinatown, Little Italy, Black Harlem, and Spanish Harlem. We will also see the rich and the filthy rich. We go to Greenwich Village and Soho.

We will even go to the South Bronx and take a look at the most dangerous place in New York City.

While we are doing this, we will be also seeing all the standard sights like the Statue of Liberty, the United Nations, the World Trade Center area and the Staten Island Ferry.

Besides just showing you the entire city I will explain to you how you can be in it and save a great deal of money.

For instance, I will teach you how to ride the buses and the subways. I want you to get the most for your money while you are here.

While we are going around, if you see something that interests you and you want to go in, no big deal. You will go in.

At one point during the day, we will stop for lunch and I can guarantee that it will be a neighborhood place where the real New Yorkers hang out. It will not be owned by my brother in law and it will only cost you a few dollars for the meal.

If you have any further questions, I want you to contact me. Should you want to book a date, I will let you know how you will be paying for all of this.

Once again, I really think it is a kick that you want to spend the day with me. I can promise you that it will be a day you will long remember. We will have a ball.

By the way….If you are in the mood to just shop until you drop and save a great deal of money on your purchases, I have a fantastic way to do it. Just take a look at shop.

Click these links to also see the walking tours and the waterway tours that I give.

You might also want to consider the tour I give of New York City's forgotten boroughs, Staten Island and Brooklyn. It is a most unusual way to spend a second day with me.

In addition, I give a wonderful tour of the suburbs to show how the fat cats live.

There are also tours to out of town locations such as Atlantic City, Cape May, Winterthur (the DuPont mansion in Wilmington, Del.) and Valley Forge.

The Hudson River Valley in New York State is also an area which is wonderful for out of town touring. This includes such places as West Point, Hyde Park and the Adirondacks.

By the way, this is NOT how I drive.

IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COSTS OR THE TYPE OF TOURS, PLEASE GET BACK TO ME. DON'T JUST DISAPPEAR ON ME, NOW THAT WE KNOW EACH OTHER. I MAKE SOLUTIONS, NOT PROBLEMS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GABBY CABBY AND NEW YORK CITY GO TO www.gabby.com/scenes.