Welcome to the Big Onion Walking Tours blog. Over time I hope this becomes a site that shares our expertiese and information about the history, sites, shops and people of New York City. At the same time we hope to share some of the more "unique" moments that emerge as we organize and lead our tours.

Who are we? Since 1991, Big Onion has been leading tours of New York's historic districts and ethnic neighborhoods. All our guides are doctoral students in history or a related field. We know and love New York and its history. Check out our website - http://www.bigonion.com/

Big Onion was pretty much started by accident. Two American history graduate students at Columbia University - Seth Kamil & Ed O'Donnell - began leading walking tours in the fall of 1991. It slowly grew and within a year a few fellow students began leading tours with us. After a few years, Ed left to pursue his career teaching history at the university level. Seth stayed on and its been quite a ride!

Thanks for visiting! More to come soon!