Columbia University New York, N.Y. 10027 Office of Public Information (212) 854-5573
More than 150 Columbia University students and Columbia President George Rupp will join Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia's eminent historian of New York City, for an all-night bicycle class trip beginning at 10:30 PM on Thursday, September 28th. The overnight tour will begin on the Columbia University campus in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan and conclude the next morning (September 29th) on the other side of the East River in Brooklyn after an early-dawn ride across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Jackson, the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and Social Sciences and chairman of the history department at Columbia, edited The Encyclopedia of the City of New York, which will be published in mid-October. His class, History of the City of New York, is one of the University's most popular.
This is Professor Jackson's 21st annual New York City tour by night. He introduces students, many of whom have recently come to New York City for the first time, to the rich traditions and history of the City. Professor Jackson leads his tours at night because day-time traffic congestion makes it more difficult -- and more dangerous -- to get around.
In the past, stops on the trip have included the Fulton Fish Market and Battery Park City, and the historic Ear Inn in SoHo. Opportunities for coverage are available throughout the trip.
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