Meet the Author
Laurie Lewis’s book New York City Firsts: Big Apple Innovations That Changed the Nation and the World reflects the author’s love of the city—she’s a licensed NYC tour guide— as well as her research and writing skills.
In 2007, Laurie Lewis became a volunteer tour guide for the Central Park Conservancy. She earned a New York City tour guide license in 2015, which permits her to give tours throughout the city. She offers tours and publishes a newsletter through Take a Walk New York.
A full-time freelance editor and writer for more than thirty years, she is also the author of the award-winning book What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants.
Attend a Live or Virtual Presentation by Laurie Lewis
Upcoming Presentations
Financial District: It Happened Here First: Jane’s Walk 2024, May 3 at 3 PM and May 5 at 1 PM.
New York’s Unheralded Innovators Who Changed the World: webinar for New York Adventure Club, May 30 at 5:30 PM
Ongoing Presentations
It Happened Here First: Herald Square to Madison Square: originally for Jane’s Walk 2022 (virtual on demand, accessed on this website)
Past Presentations
Pioneers of Greenwich Village: webinar for Village Preservation, July 27, 2023 (access the recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-X9fMf3srg)
Financial District: It Happened Here First: walking tour for Jane’s Walk 2023
Pioneers of the Upper West Side: June 2022 (webinar)
Treasures of New York: April 24, 2022 (interview; viewpointsradio.org/treasures-of-new-york)
Black Pioneers of New York: February 2022 (webinar)