Historic sites

BERNIE’S NEW York presents “Once a Suburb,” a public walking tour through the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, on Sunday, June 14, at 2 p.m. Highlights of this tour will include stops at Gracie Mansion, the Henderson Place Historic District, Carl Schurz Park, the statue of Peter Pan, the John Finley promenade and more. The tour costs $15 per person and reservations are not required. Participants should meet at the northwest corner of East 86th Street and Second Avenue. For more information, call 718-655-1883.

This is part of the June 11, 2009 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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