Hell's Kitchen Walking Tour -- and Free Live Jazz at Pier 84 on the Hudson!

RSVPs begin Wednesday July 30th at 8:00pm. Space is set aside for new members and and 2nd first timers who land on the waiting list. If this is you, email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot.

This tour is free with an optional contribution to your organizer/guide payable after the tour by cash, venmo or zelle.

After a fun and interesting guided walk through the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, we'll arrive around 7:30pm at Pier 84 @ 44th Street and the Hudson River, just south of the Intrepid Museum. The free live music performance begins at 7:00pm and runs until around 8:30pm. On this night we can enjoy the jazz music of described below:

Renowned trombonist Clifton Anderson has shared the stage and studio with a diverse array of musical luminaries—from McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie and Lester Bowie to Stevie Wonder, Keith Richards and the Mighty Sparrow—and has captivated audiences worldwide with his rich sound, fine compositions and unique interpretations. A longtime regular in the groups of Sonny Rollins, his own sextet plays an exciting mix of swinging originals, high energy straight-ahead, calypso, funk & American songbook standards.

Meeting Place: Columbus Circle: Inside the circle by the sitting area by the statue- facing the Deutsche Bank Center (The shops at Columbus Circle). Restrooms inside: Up the escalator to the 2nd level. Please take care of business prior to the tour.

Tour description:
Hell's Kitchen has a very colorful history: like the Five Points downtown the area was once a haven and hangout for notorious Gangs of New York, along with dockworkers, factory workers -- even urban cowboys -- as well as immigrants from Ireland and Germany back in the 19th century. There were slaughterhouses, breweries, bordellos, lumber yards, tanneries and rail yards.

Madison Square Garden was located in Hell's Kitchen from 1925-1968. You may be surprised at what the site looks like today. Vital cultural institutions include the Irish Arts Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (and School) and the famous Actor's Studio, which has trained many of our great performers over the years. Many parts of the area have undergone transformation -- with new housing, countless restaurants, off-Broadway Theatre and nightlife -- but it still has plenty of older tenement-style housing and a bit of its former character and grit. There's even a tavern that's been serving since 1868! Before we're done we will be sure to tell the story of how Hell's Kitchen got its name!

You can also hang out, socialize and enjoy part of the evening by the river along with the live music.

There are also restrooms at the end point of the tour at Pier 84.
For getting home afterwards, there's the M42 at 42nd Street making East and West Side subway connections ro West Side subways A,C,E, 1,2,3,N,R,Q at 42nd Street. The M50 also departs from there which also goes to the east side ending at East 49th Street and first avenue.

Cheers from Hank!
646-596-3005
hankorenstein@gmail.com