Gilded Age Mansions Bus and Walking Tour/ Luncheon at Becco's Restaurant

Program Type:

Trips

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on September 2, 2025 @ 7:30pm.
  • An Islip Public Library card is required
  • A payment of $175.00 per registrant is required for this event.

Program Description

Program details

Adult Programs

PLEASE NOTE: if the bus trip is FULL, please call us at 631-581-5933 OR click HERE to add your name to the waiting list


• Date: Saturday, November 1
• Fee: $175 per person

• Registration ends:
Wednesday, October 1,
at 9:00 pm
• Please note: No refunds will be issued after Wednesday, October 1 unless your seat can be filled by someone on the waiting list
• Departure from Islip Library’s parking lot: 9:00 am
• Approximate return time: 6:30 pm


Itinerary:
• We will pick up our tour guide Jim Dykes for some touring before we have lunch.
• 12:00 noon: We will enjoy a family-style luncheon at Becco Restaurant, located on New York’s 
famous Restaurant Row in the heart of the theater district. Becco is owned by Lidia Bastianich and her son, Joe Bastianich.

• Following lunch: We will take a walk through Central Park with our tour guide Jim Dykes, starting on the
park’s west side and concluding on the east side. From there, we’ll board our coach bus on the Upper East
Side for a combination bus and walking tour exploring the Gilded Age mansions of the neighborhood

Disclaimer(s)

  • IN PERSON REGISTRATION: begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
  • ONLINE REGISTRATION: begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd