Suzanne Goss

About:

Suzanne Goss' New YOUrk Tours

Summary: Experienced New York City sightseeing guide, licensed in 2011 

  • I was born and raised in Brooklyn, which has continued to be my home for my entire life. 
  • I’ve led individual, family, and small-group tours throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan - fpr example, tours with grandparents, parents and children; bachelorette parties; and couples 
  • My expertise is working with customers to create bespoke tours designed around specific interests, eras, or historical and cultural figures. Some examples: The Real "Sex in the City" tour featuring destinations associated with the "swinging singles" scenes of the 60s and 70s  for a bridal party; the Irish immigrant experience and Four Points for a group from a Catholic community center; Wall Street architecture and corporate identity for a seminar on business branding; Famous Firsts in Greenwich Village for a college student 
  • I have 30+-years’ experience as a global marketing executive, highly skilled storyteller/presenter in large and small formats including international marketing workshops with 40-60 participants, one-on-one interviews, and focus group discussions with 8-10 team members. 

Experience:

Big Apple Greeter: 2016-Present:  https://www.bigapplegreeter.org/  Big Apple Greeter’s mission is to enhance New York City’s worldwide image and enrich the New York experience by connecting visitors with knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers.  I design and lead tours for individuals and families visiting New York. Each 3-hour tour explores an area of the visitors’ choice in Brooklyn or Manhattan and is designed to share a piece of New York through the perspective of a native’s experience and knowledge. 

New Yourk Tours: 2011-Present: New Yourk Tours is my personalized service, where I customize tour services for individuals and businesses based on their interests.

 

Education:

BA, Communications, Pace University 

Personal Interests:

My personal interests are: 

  • 19th and 20th century New York social, cultural, and political history
  • The history and ongoing drama of professional sports in New York, with a particular devotion to the New York Mets. 
  • Narrative histories that bring historic and dramatic events to life through engaging with their original locations
  • Locations that reveal transitions and developments in the social and cultural life of New York

 

Special Tours:

I love to build my tours around the clients’ passions. I also specialize in creating tour experiences for professional clients seeking a business tool that can provide a fresh narrative for a new challenge or opportunity.  Examples of successful tours:

  • The Titanic and its Passengers
  • Organized Crime: real-world and cinema-based
  • Irish Immigration and the Gangs of New York/Five Points
  • Theater before Broadway
  • New York: Home of Medical Miracles and Milestones
  • Bohemian Greenwich Village - from 1917 to Today
  • Look for the Union Label: Labor History of New York
  • Williamsburg Design: from Hard-working to Hip
  • Wall Street Architecture: A Case Study in Corporate identity strategies
  • How Technology Moves Customers - the Ladies' Mile as a business case in Going where your Customers will be, not where they are

Special Interests:

Business & Finance
Using New York as a living laboratory of case studies and analogies.
I create tours geared towards businesses seeking unique ways to leverage an opportunity or solve a challenge.
Folklore & Traditions
I provide a "Sidewalks of New York" tour including the history of childrens' street games and songs.
Brooklyn History & Development
The City of Brooklyn and pre-Consolidation Brooklyn make for fascinating tours. The area specifically around and including the iconic Brooklyn Bridge offers the chance to explore literally centuries of history and culture.
Medicine
I have professional expertise in the history of medicine and can design tours featuring New York-based medical breakthroughs as well as notable figures in medical and pharmaceutical history.

Languages:

English

Availability:

Wednesday through Saturday. Sundays available on request. Tour hours 10 AM to 6 PM.

Services Offered:

Tour Guide Corporate Meeting Staff Lecturer Tour Consultant

Tours Offered:

British Colonial History Art & Architectural Tours Brooklyn Chelsea Chinatown/Little Italy Civil War History Downtown Manhattan DUMBO Dutch New Amsterdam East Village Grand Central Terminal Greenwich Village Handicapped Hell's Kitchen Immigrant Experience Irish Immigrant History Italian Immigrant History Jazz Jewish History Lecturer Lower East Side Mob History Music Olde New York Private Tours Revolutionary War SoHo SoHo & NoLita South Street Seaport Sports Related Tours Student Tours Theater District Times Square TriBeCa Walking Tours Wall Street/Financial District

Featured Tours by Suzanne Goss

Bohemian Greenwich Village Greenwich Village started as an elegant neighborhood for the wealthy to escape disease and became the center of bohemia. .Here, you will see and hear the history of the Village and the evolution of people, places, art, music, and social issues that make it the center of cool.