Hey everyone!, I'm launching a brand new Ghosts of Old Bensonhurst walking tour and a revised version of my Haunted Bay Ridge walking tour (there'll also be a lot of local history mixed in for those who love history and don't necessarily believe in ghosts and spooks)
Here are Dates/links for more info/tix to my upcoming walking tours:
Murder, Mayhem, Money and History in Old North Bay Ridge — Sat 4/18/2026 1PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/murder-mayhem-money-and-history-in-old-north-bay-ridge-tickets-1983993832962?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
Ghosts of Old Bensonhurst — Sat 5/16/2026 6PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ghosts-of-old-bensonhurst-tickets-1987548493046
Haunted Bay Ridge — Revised! — Sat 6/6/2026 6:30PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-bay-ridge-revised-tickets-1987612124369
Here's more info on the Ghosts of Old Bensonhurst Tour:
While Bensonhurst is a neighborhood that has seen continuous changing and evolving in almost every aspect, as night descends, ghouls, ghosts and other nameless wretches caught between worlds re-inhabit ours and keep us from a good night’s sleep in the relics of time long gone that still remain.
From a ghost that knocked on walls, to the spirit of a murdered lawyer, to a ghost haunting a local railroad, to a shadow being watching a little boy, to the oldest cemetery in our midst, it’s time to turn up our collars, hit the streets, and beware the Bensonhurst things that go bump in the night.
Led by James Scully — NYC historian, tour guide, podcaster, director / co-creator of the award-winning historical audio fiction soap opera, Burning Gotham, and creator of The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast — our unique haunted Bensonhurst experience will focus on and include:
• An overview of notable early New Utrecht history, from the Dutch days to the days of the early United States, we’ll talk about how and by whom this area was settled and why, while we tell stories about the many different cultures and people who have called old New Utrecht and Bensonhurst their home.
• How the death of a young woman along the Coney island and Sea Beach railroad led to a ghost haunting the train tracks soon after
• The story of the murder of a young lawyer and his ghost that haunted the home of the family who inhabited the 81st street house after his death
• Liberty Poles, and Mile Markets — Stories and trips to important historical landmarks and why they were and still are important to the people of Bensonhurst and New Utrecht
• The story of the Revolutionary War soldier said to haunt the Dutch Reformed church grounds on 18th Avenue
• A trip to the oldest cemetery in the area
• The story of the Indian Pond, the border of Gravesend and New Utrecht, and a boy awoken from sleep in the middle of the night by a shadow being standing over his bed
• And more!