Historic sites

BERNIE’S NEW York presents “Dignity and Elegance of Yesteryear,” a public walking tour of Riverside Drive, on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m. Highlights of this tour will include the former homes of Fanny Brice, Babe Ruth and George and Ira Gershwin, as well as the Eleanor Roosevelt Monument, the 79th Street Boat Basin and more. The tour costs $15 per person and reservations are not required. Participants should meet at the northwest corner of West 72nd Street and Riverside Drive. For more information, call 718-655-1883.

This is part of the June 4, 2009 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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