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Michael

Morgenthal

16 years of experience
New York, NY
United States of America (USA)
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About

A lifelong New Yorker born and raised in Greenwich Village, I am a seasoned tour guide who has designed and led great tours of New York for hundreds of clients from around the world. He loves to show visitors the real New York, off the beaten track places known and loved by locals! In particular, I have custom-designed and led delicious, fascinating food-tasting tours in neighborhoods across the 5 boroughs for student groups, museums, other organizations and private clients — he has been eating his way through New York for 4 decades, and loves to share this knowledge with his guests! Let Mike treat you to an authentic New York experience that you will never forget! 

I regularly work as a step-on guide in New York for clients from around the world. 

In addition, I designed food tours in Chicago (North Loop, Wicker Park) and San Francisco (North Beach, Mission District). 

I also have vast experience as a student tour director leading groups up and down the Eastern Seaboard, and have led student groups on tour in Spain (Madrid & Andalucia). 

Tours Offered & Destination Knowledge

Bus ToursCultural/Specialty ToursExperience HostFood & Drink ToursGeneral Walking ToursLarge Group ToursLocal GuideMulti-Day Tour Director/LeaderPerformance Group ToursPrivate ToursStudent Tour DirectorTour Business Owner/Operator

NEW YORK CITY -  General city tours/step on across all 5 boroughs

NYC SPECIALTY TOURS:

  • NYC Newspaper History and Media Landscape
  • Elevated Trains and other Infrastructure (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens)
  • Food Tours in Myriad neighborhoods, including
    • MANHATTAN: Lower East Side, West Village, East Village, Chinatown/Little Italy, Downtown/Financial District, Grand Central Terminal and area, Food Trucks, Upper East Side
    • BROOKLYN: Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO, Williamsburg, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Pizza Tour
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Tour - exploring the places featured in this iconic book
  • Street Art: Bushwick, Brooklyn; Welling Court, Queens; Lower East Side, Manhattan
  • Sports History & Sports Themed Tours

MANHATTAN:

  • Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
  • Wall Street/Downtown
  • 9/11 Memorial
  • Chinatown/Little Italy
  • Greenwich Village (born and raised) including NYU campus
  • East Village (currently live in neighborhood)
  • Lower East Side (emphasis on food tours and Jewish immigrant experience)
  • Midtown (Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Theater District, Herald Square, Empire State Building)
  • High Line, Hudson Yards & Meatpacking District
  • Central Park
  • Harlem (general Harlem tours plus Jewish Harlem)

BROOKLYN:

  • Brooklyn Heights
  • DUMBO
  • Bushwick
  • Carroll Gardens
  • Fort Greene
  • Cobble Hill
  • Park Slope
  • Boerum Hill
  • Sunset Park
  • Bensonhurst/Dyker Heights (including Christmas Lights)
  • Coney Island

VIRTUAL TOURS CREATED

  • Brooklyn Heights
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Ellis Island
  • Temple Emanuel (5th Avenue)
  • Ghosts of Elevated Trains Downtown NYC
  • Extra! Extra! The Colorful History of NYC Newspapers

OVER THE ROAD EXPERIENCE/DESTINATION KNOWLEDGE

  • DOMESTIC USA
    • New York
    • Washington DC
    • Philadelphia
    • Boston
    • Niagara Falls & Upstate NY
    • Gettysburg & Amish Country
    • Colonial Willamsburg/Yorktown/Jamestown/Charlottesville
    • Chicago
    • San Francisco
    • Los Angeles
    • San Francisco
    • Seattle
    • San Diego
    • New Orleans
  • INTERNATIONAL
    • Madrid & Andalucia (led 1 student tour here in 2018)
Fun Fact!
I was in a Pampers commercial as a baby; I later showed the clip on the David Letterman Show and made Dave laugh with a joke! Also appeared on Japanese TV show about what visitors to Japan thought of Japanese cuisine
Hobbies & Interests
Jazz (listening, not playing - I can play the radio, iTunes and Spotify) Scuba Diving Golf Culinary Exploration

Virtual Tour Experience

I have created several Webinar-style virtual tours for tour operators and private clients: Brooklyn Heights Rockefeller Center Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Temple Emanuel (5th Avenue) Ghosts of Elevated Trains Downtown NYC Extra! Extra! The Colorful History of NYC Newspapers

Details

Gateway Airport(s)

JFK, EWR, LGA

Licenses

Washington, D.C., New York City (NYC)

Training

GANYC Certification Class, 2020

Language(s)

English

Additional Education

GANYC Certified Guide (achieved 2020)

Guides Association of New York City (GANYC)

  • Vice President, 2020-present
  • Secretary, 2018-2019
  • Board Member at Large, 2016-2017
  • Chair, Industry Relations Committee, 2017-present.
  • Represented GANYC at WFTGA 2017 in Iran, WFTGA 2019 in Republic of Georgia, NFTGA 2016 in Washington, DC, and NFTGA 2018 in Philadelphia
  • Winner, 2020 GANYC Apple Award for Outstanding Achievement in Support of NYC Tourism

General Availability

I have a few student tours on the books for May, June and September and scattered NYC local tours. But schedule is pretty open.

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