Founded by the hosts of the Webby Award-winning Bowery Boys Podcast, we lead small-group walking tours across all five boroughs.
The Bowery Boys are Greg Young and Tom Meyers. They've been recording the Bowery Boys Podcast since 2007 — making it one of the longest-running independent history podcasts on the internet. As of 2026, there are more than 475 episodes available free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and every major streaming platform.
The show has built a passionate community of New York City history obsessives, and a generation of New Yorkers (and visitors) have learned to see the city through its lens.
In late 2018, Greg and Tom started Bowery Boys Walks to get fans of New York City history closer to the stories and characters who shaped the city. They built a team of professional, licensed New York City tour guides — historians, authors, jazz musicians, theater veterans, and lifelong New Yorkers — and developed walking tours rooted in the podcast's most popular episodes.
Today, Bowery Boys Walks runs more than 35 unique tours covering Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond. Every tour is led by a licensed guide who lives the city they're showing you.
Our flagship — the Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue tour — has been the most-booked walk in our catalog since 2018.
Looking to book a private tour, work with us as a guide, or just say hello? We'd love to hear from you.
Group sizes, pricing, the weather policy, cancellations, kids and pets — fast answers to the questions we hear most.
Co-host of the Bowery Boys Podcast since 2007. Greg is the lovechild of Charles Nelson Reilly and Jo Anne Worley. (Or so he claims.)
Co-host of the Bowery Boys Podcast since 2007. Tom loves dusty archives, old-school diners, and cringe-worthy puns.
Licensed NYC tour guide. Passion for parks and pizza. Production manager of The Gilded Gentleman podcast.
Freelance writer published in Better Homes & Gardens, Business Insider, and Angi. Runner, reader, gardener.
Tickets are available for our walking tours, or book a private tour for your group, school, or company.
