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