Additional Information
Big Onion Walking Tours has served a tremendous variety of clients over the past 18 years. Among the thousands that have chosen Big Onion are:
Schools & Universities
Big Onion Walking Tours leads interactive and educational tours through New York's ethnic neighborhoods and historic districts for all levels of educational groups from post-graduate to grammar school. We work closely with educators to integrate our tours into the classroom curriculum or to prepare a fun and informative class outing. More than half of our school & university clients return on a regular basis for repeat walking tours. Our recent clients include:
Colleges & Universities
Barnard College
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Columbia College
Columbia University Business School
Cornell University
Georgetown University
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
The London School of Economics
The New School for Social Research
New York University School of Law
St. John’s University
Trinity College
Wagner College
Schools
Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Massachusetts
The Town School, New York, NY
P.S. 24, Bronx NY
Commack Middle School, Commack, NY
St. David's School, New York, NY
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, Maryland
Riverdale Country Day School, Bronx, NY
The Chapin School, New York, NY
The Latin School of Chicago, Illinois
The Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, Maryland
Wilton High School, Wilton, Connecticut
Community Groups, NGOs & Government Agencies
Whether it be for domestic or international visitors, adult, senior or student groups, Big Onion Walking Tours leads tours that provide valuable insight to a neighborhood or community. Our tours are also serve as a wonderful introduction to the diverse fabric of our city. Our recent clients include:
American Immigration Lawyers Assoc.
American Jewish Committee
American Historical Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Sociological Association
Brooklyn Economic Development Corp.
Brooklyn Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce of NW Connecticut
Cornell University Alumni
Comsewogue Public Library
Congressional Youth Leadership Council
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
Lesbian & Gay Law Assoc.
Lichtenstein Mission to the United Nations
National Democratic Institute
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
National Council of Jewish Women
New York City Department of Education
New York City Mission Society
New York Junior League
New York Outward Bound
Open Society Institute
Operation Understanding
Radio and Television News Directors
Foundation
Temple Emanu-El
U.S. Department of State
United Federation of Teachers
Workplace Mentoring Program
Corporations and Partnerships
Our walking tours are fantastic out-of-office events. Available day and evening, Big Onion Walking Tours can present tours for summer associates, new hires, team outings, special events or entertaining clients. We offer walks throughout the city that are great for orientation tours for relocating companies or employees. Our recent clients include:
American Express
Bank of America
Bank of New York
Booz Allen Hamilton
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Credit Suisse
Cripps Sears & Partners
D.E. Shaw
Ernst & Young
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Generation Partners
Goldman Sachs
Hampton Jitney
HSBC
IBM
ING Investment Management
JPMorgan
JPMorgan Chase
Kleerdex
Lehman Brothers
McKinsey
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
PepsiCo
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Siemens
Law Firms
Big Onion has led summer associate tours for the majority of the AmLaw 100 law firms located in New York City, including:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Chadbourne & Parke
Cleary Gottlieb
Covington & Burling
Davis Polk Wardwell
Dechert
Dewey Ballantine
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
King & Spaulding
Latham & Watkins
McKee Nelson
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
Proskauer Rose
Roberts & Holland
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Sonnenschein
Strook, Strook & Lavan
Sullivan and Cromwell
Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Winston & Strawn