Here is an article from the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tasty-tour-big-apple-black-history-article-1.1262274#commentpostform

The full list of FREE tours for International Tourist Guide Day in NYC on Feb 21st is out:

http://thestarryeye.typepad.com/explorenyc/2013/02/international-tourist-guide-day-nyc-feb-21-2013.html

Well If/when you are downtown, a visit to the African Burial Ground - a FREE National Monument is well worth the time spent. They opened a new part of the visitor center since my last visit. It is excellent. And, it is another part of the NY Immigration story.

If you are up for a visit to another century in Brooklyn then head to Weeksville. (Except for school groups) I was educator Nia's first visitor from the 5 bork Black History tour. If you can't visit this month, show up soon or in the summer when the new visitor center opens.

A couple of years ago the NY Historical Society had a great exhibit on the Seneca Village in Central Park - don't know if it will ever be restaged - but it was fascinating.

More details of recent visits.
http://thestarryeye.typepad.com/explorenyc/2013/02/black-history-month-tour-2013-so-far-1.html

Queens and not the Bronx http://thestarryeye.typepad.com/explorenyc/2013/02/black-history-month-tour-2013-so-far-2-queens-and-not-bronx-1.html

And, if you want a short trip out of Manhattan to a great place with skyline views, fun movie theater, great movie and good food in the neighborhood, head to Loew's Jersey

http://thestarryeye.typepad.com/explorenyc/2013/02/loews-jersey-off-island-field-trip-with-view-22313.html

(I probably won't be there...)

So is anyone doing International tourist guide day on Thursday? I am off to the Jazz Museum in Harlem tomorrow night.

Me again - talking to myself - no takers for the Jazz Museum so I am still going but will go directly from the UES

http://thestarryeye.typepad.com/explorenyc/2013/02/february-19-2013-jazz-museum-in-harlem.html