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Ballparks, Baseball, and the American City 

ID:13629
Take an in-depth look at every city that has ever hosted an American or National League team franchise in Major League Baseball. Examine their ballpar ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 9/10/2025, ending 10/29/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 9/24/2025, 10/1/2025)

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Tuition: $180.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
  Zoom.

Instructor : Francis Morrone 

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Walking Tour: Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza and Park Slope 

ID:13526
Visit Brooklyn’s version of the Arc de Triomphe, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch that serves as the monumental entrance to Prospect Park. The ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 9/18/2025, ending 9/18/2025

Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Declaration of Independence 250th Anniversary 

ID:13471
Next year, the Declaration of Independence -- and so the United States -- will be marking its 250th Anniversary. The first two paragraphs about self-e ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 9/26/2025, ending 9/26/2025

Tuition: $30.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Martin Flaherty 

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1968: The Year that Shook Our History 

ID:13613
Unprecedented military defeat in Vietnam, a toppled president, charismatic leaders assassinated, the worst riots in U.S. history – and 1968 wasn't eve ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/9/2025, ending 10/16/2025

Tuition: $60.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Jess Velona 

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Walking Tour: New York Botanical Garden 

ID:13527
More than just beautiful landscapes of conifers and azaleas, the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is a 250-acre oasis and a National Historic La ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 10/16/2025, ending 10/16/2025

Tuition: $80.00

Location: New York Botanical Garden Location : 
  New York Botanical Garden.

Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Gilded Age Mansions of the Jewish Elite 

ID:13617
Learn about the mansions of Manhattan’s Gilded Age Jewish elite and what has become of their Manhattan palaces. See how Andrew Carnegie’s neighbor Ott ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 10/30/2025, ending 10/30/2025

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Tuition: $30.00

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Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Walking Tour: Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery 

ID:13528
Before Central Park, New Yorkers escaped the city to the Green-Wood Cemetery — not just a resting place for some of New York City’s notable residents ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 11/6/2025, ending 11/6/2025

Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
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Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Walking Tour: Midtown Manhattan Holiday Lights 

ID:13529
Bring your camera, don your Santa hat, and catch the holiday lights on this evening walk down Fifth Avenue. Stop at some of the most iconic holiday di ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM; starting 12/9/2025, ending 12/9/2025

Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
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Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal 

ID:13619
How many times have you walked with speed and purpose through Grand Central Terminal without stopping to look at this world class landmark? Visit this ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 1/15/2026, ending 1/15/2026

Tuition: $50.00

Location: Grand Central Terminal Location : 
  Grand Central Terminal.

Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Walking Tour: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House and National Museum of the American Indian 

ID:13618
Designed by Cass Gilbert, architect of the Woolworth Building, and completed in 1907, the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House is a National Historic ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 2/5/2026, ending 2/5/2026

Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
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Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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