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Rubbish and Rats in New York City Walking Tour

By Off the Beaten Subway Track Walking Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €34 per adult
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Overview

The Rubbish and Rats in NYC Walking Tour is a unique dive into dirty subjects:
-how New York City is built on trash;
-how rats thrive on human consumption;

  • and how NYC has dealt with both these filthy, disease-causing problems since 1626.

We'll learn about rat biology and habits, rubbish disposal systems, metaphorical rats (i.e. - corrupt people), and gross stories featuring all of the above. This is the crossroads of science and history at its finest!

The guide is a graduate of the New York City Trash Academy and a member of the New York City Rat Pack, “an elite squad of dedicated anti-rat activists.” Rats, rubbish, and New York City history are her passions!

Activity location

  • Wall Street
    • Wall Street,
    • 10005, New York City, New York, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Wall Street & Pearl Street
    • 10005, New York, New York, United States

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Rubbish and Rats in New York City Walking Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€33.97 x 1 Adult€33.97
Total
Price is €33.97

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedThis experience includes a guided walking tour.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBottled water

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Wall Street
  • 15m
We will start on Wall Street and discuss its role as a rubbish dump in Nieuw Amsterdam, as well as the official market for buying and renting enslaved African people.
South Street Seaport Historic District
  • 45m
As we walk up South Street, we will discuss the history of rubbish, landfill, rats, and the former Fulton Street Fish Market. We will also stop at the former site of Sportsman's Hall, a notorious "rat pit," to talk about rat fights.
DeLury Square
  • 25m
We will visit DeLury Square and talk about the rubbish strike of 1968, John DeLury, and the Sanitation Union. Then we shall stroll down the historic Ryder and Eden Alleys.
City Hall Area
  • 20m
The tour continues up Ann Street, the site of an infamous rat attack in 1979, into Theatre Alley, and to City Hall Park. Along the way, we will dive into more rat lore and trash-y facts.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESWall Street
    • Wall Street,
    • 10005, New York City, New York, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEWall Street & Pearl Street
    • 10005, New York, New York, United States

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