About:
Suzanne Reisman specializes in unique, unusual tours of New York City through her walking tour company, Off the Beaten Subway Track Walking Tours. If you want to delve into the New York City that's off the beaten (subway) track, she literally wrote a book about it.* In addition to writing a book about unusual things to see in New York City, Suzanne has worked at a variety of nonprofits serving New Yorkers across the city. Although Suzanne spent her formative years in a comfortable house across from the Edens Expressway in the Chicago suburbs, she currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, her teddy bear, and the ghost of her 13 lb. pet rabbit. Unwilling to fully abandon her roots, she insists on calling soda “pop,” and sneakers “gym shoes.” A recovered Cubs fan, she now roots for the New York Mets. She is a proudly foul-mouthed flaneuse** who loves exploring in New York City. She is curious, enthusiastic, and funny, and would be thrilled to show you around her adopted home of 30+ years.
Join Suzanne to learn about saints, garbage, disease, rats, weird history, murders, corruption, anarchy, and NYC at sunrise. She can customize tours to meet accessibility needs and is happy to wear a mask outdoors if requested. Suzanne can also create custom tours to satisfy special interests (as long as they are legal).
*Off the Beaten Subway Track: New York City's Best Unusual Attractions (Turner Publications, 2009)
**Woman who ambles around and knows city streets
Education:
New York University (BA)
Columbia University (MPA)
The New School (MFA)
Personal Interests:
Suzanne enjoys Yiddish humor, House Hunters International, eating, wandering around cities, running, and sleeping.
Special Tours:
No tour from Off the Beaten Subway Track Walking Tours is your normal walking tour:
- The History of Garbage & Rats in NYC
- Unexpected Wall Street
- Only Murder in the (Upper West Side) Buildings
- Off the Beaten (Subway) Track
- Queens
- Bronx
- Staten Island
Special Interests:
Historic Homes & Gardens
Manhattan History & Development
Medicine
Languages:
English
Availability:
I'm working on a set schedule and website, but for now please email me to arrange a tour!
Services Offered:
Tour Consultant
Tour Escort
Tour Guide
Lecturer
Tours Offered:
Bronx
Central Park
Downtown Manhattan
East Village
Handicapped
Immigrant Experience
Jewish History
Lower East Side
Lecturer
Private Tours
Queens
Running Tours
South Street Seaport
Staten Island
Times Square
Theater District
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
Walking Tours
Wall Street/Financial District
Featured Tours by Suzanne Reisman
Unexpected Wall Street
This tour is a spotlight on unexpected Wall Street: a saint's birthplace, a Lenape hunting trail, anarchists, the invention of takeout food, vandals, an infamous ghost, the former home of a wild turkey, immigrants, and obscure monuments. It's dark alleys and twisty streets and secrets.
The History of Garbage & Rats in NYC
This tour will explore the gross history of garbage and rats in New York City.