⭐ Scandal. Subterfuge. Street-level rebellion. The real architects of New York City weren’t saints. They were schemers.
Highlights
🏛️ Hear fascinating stories of notorious individuals and organizations that influenced NYC’s evolution
👑 From Hustlers to High Society – How swindlers and racketeers laid the foundations for NYC’s wealthiest dynasties
⚗️ Elixirs, Scams & Secrets – The underground trade in “remedies” that rewired NYC’s future
🏴☠️ Pirates of the Hudson – The shocking ties between legendary outlaws like Captain Kidd and the city’s landmarks
🚔 Cops, Robbers & Corruption – The dark origins of the NYPD, FBI, and the lawmen who played both sides
General Info
📅 Date: Choose in the ticket selector
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Saturdays; 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Wednesdays
📍 Location: M Social Hotel New York Downtown (formerly Millennium Downtown)
🚨 Meeting Point: Outside the entrance on Church Street (not the Fulton Street entrance)
Description
If you think NYC was built by polite handshakes and zoning meetings, think again. This tour throws you straight into the alleyways of history with the outlaws, hustlers, and political schemers who actually built the bones of the city, one bribe, brawl, and backroom deal at a time.
Forget the gangland clichés. This walking tour uncovers the radical, corrupt, and wildly enterprising figures who shaped New York City, from pirate captains and Wall Street bombers to bank fraudsters, rogue publishers, and NYPD whistleblowers. It’s a crash course in how NYC was built not just by power and politics, but by those who bent the rules, challenged authority, and sometimes blew things up.
Highlights
🏛️ Hear fascinating stories of notorious individuals and organizations that influenced NYC’s evolution
👑 From Hustlers to High Society – How swindlers and racketeers laid the foundations for NYC’s wealthiest dynasties
⚗️ Elixirs, Scams & Secrets – The underground trade in “remedies” that rewired NYC’s future
🏴☠️ Pirates of the Hudson – The shocking ties between legendary outlaws like Captain Kidd and the city’s landmarks
🚔 Cops, Robbers & Corruption – The dark origins of the NYPD, FBI, and the lawmen who played both sides
General Info
📅 Date: Choose in the ticket selector
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Saturdays; 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Wednesdays
📍 Location: M Social Hotel New York Downtown (formerly Millennium Downtown)
🚨 Meeting Point: Outside the entrance on Church Street (not the Fulton Street entrance)
Description
If you think NYC was built by polite handshakes and zoning meetings, think again. This tour throws you straight into the alleyways of history with the outlaws, hustlers, and political schemers who actually built the bones of the city, one bribe, brawl, and backroom deal at a time.
Forget the gangland clichés. This walking tour uncovers the radical, corrupt, and wildly enterprising figures who shaped New York City, from pirate captains and Wall Street bombers to bank fraudsters, rogue publishers, and NYPD whistleblowers. It’s a crash course in how NYC was built not just by power and politics, but by those who bent the rules, challenged authority, and sometimes blew things up.
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