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May 20, 2025 - Tuesday
Historical Walking Tour
Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Bridge
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Dim Sum Lunch in Chinatown
Organized and personally guided by Y's Men member, Jim Wong
Tour beautiful Brooklyn Heights and learn its significance in the Revolutionary War -- how it developed into the 1st suburb of New York.
See Henry Ward Beecher's Plymouth Church, one of the transit hubs of the underground railroad and “mock slave auctions.”
See Walt Whitman's home and office building.
View the beautiful Promenade Manhattan skyline.
Note Robert Moses' Influence.
Pass the residences of various noted authors and celebrities and more.
Walk across Brooklyn Bridge.
Work up an appetite for Dim Sum in Chinatown.
Total walk is 4-5 miles with 1 steep downhill (~30 degrees).
NO. OF PARTICIPANTS
20-25
HOW TO GET THERE
Take 9:00 am train (the first off-peak train) from Westport to Grand Central.
Meet at the "Clock" / Grand Central Information Booth 10:15 am.
Subway to Brooklyn.
Tour through Brooklyn Heights.
Walk across Brooklyn Bridge for Dim Sum in Chinatown.
Subway to Grand Central and return home via Metro North.
EVENT LEADER
This event is organized and guided by Jim Wong
ytivitaler14@gmail.com
203-247-7076
RESERVING FOR THE EVENT
Please email Jim Wong to reserve.
Include your name and that of your spouse or significant other,
plus your email address and your phone number.
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL JIM WONG TO RESERVE
Reserve NLT 5/13/25.
Must reserve in case of rain cancellation.
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