What do you do when people come from out of town but you can’t get time off from work? You tell them to charge up their cell phone, help them buy a Metro Card and send them on their merry way with a hardy wave and a cheery command to “Have fun!”
The West Harlem Art Fund offers FREE cell phone tours of Harlem. The tours are in English and French, with a Japanese version to come in August.
The tours guide visitors and “new-comers” alike through the streets of Central and West Harlem – extending from Lenox Avenue to 12th Avenue — through a series of prompts. Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director of the West Harlem Art Fund, offers history and commentary about the areas featured on the tour. For more information visit myharlem.org
English Visitor Number (347) 534-2334
French Visitor Number (347) 649-9040
Ed. Note: I recommend that you use a good ear piece with your phone if you will be walking around the neighborhood using the tour. Maybe it was just my phone but the audio sounded a bit hollow or tinny. I found it a little difficult to follow along even though I wasn’t outdoors while listening to the recording. Your thoughts?
GreasyGuide.com
July 14, 2008
They could take this a step further by allowing the usage of 2D codes at select locations in Harlem Then as the person is walking around they can scan the code with their phone and activate a tour call. That way they are not stuck on the phone all the time and can take the tour a their leisure.