New York Contrasts and Gospel Mass Tour in Harlem

This tour begins by heading to the west side highway - Manhattan's western sector, where you can see the Intrepid and the Trump Building complex, plus the Hudson River, which separates the states of New York and New Jersey.(pass by)

We will visit the exteriors of the cotton club, famous for being the scene of great jazz and blues artists(15 min)

We will visit the exteriors of the legendary Apollo theater, musical stage where stars such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson five and Celia Cruz debuted.(15 min)

We will continue the tour seeing Columbia University.(pass by)

We will walk through the picturesque houses of Harlem knowing their history very closely to understand how this neighborhood went from austerity to poverty approaching the famous house of Doña Clara McBride Hale, known as Mother Hale.(15 min)

We will move to the grave of General Ulysses S. Grant(15 min)

Then enter one of the Baptist temples, where you can enjoy the traditional gospel Mass with its chants and customs.(45 min)

Continuing to Northeast Manhattan, we will reach the Bronx borough, where our next stop will be the Joker's Stairs.(15 min)

Then we arrive in the Bronx borough where our first stop will be at Yankee Stadium, baseball temple.(15 min)

Then we'll go through civil court, courthouses and criminal court in the Bronx.(pass by)

Our next stop will be the Big Pun mural.(15 min)

We continue with the famous graffiti I Love The Bronx. Saying goodbye to the county of salsa, meringue and bachata, we will observe the graffiti of Amadou Diallo, Jonathan and / or Yadira.(15 min)

Cross the Bronx Whitestone Bridge into the borough of Queens(pass by)

We will observe the residential area of Malba.(pass by)

Following our tour, we will appreciate from the vehicle the printing press of the most important rotary in the United States(pass by)

We will pass the Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where the Mets stadium is also called CITIFIELD, the US Open national tennis center(pass by)

Until you reach the next point of visit that will be the stainless steel globe (unisphere) where you can take unforgettable photos, scene of the movies “men in black, captain america, tomorrow land”(20 min)

Then we will head to brooklyn County to visit the famous Williamsburg neighborhood where the Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, known as the largest outside Israel, resides.(15 min)

Option 1: Stay near the Manhattan Bridge, to cross the famous Brooklyn Bridge on your own.(5 min)

Option 2: End at Mulberry St., in Chinatown, from where you can walk through the area or visit nearby sectors such as Little Italy, SoHo or Greenwich Village, among others.(5 min)