Hard to imagine a better way to spend 3 hours in NY. Rick is a knowledgeable and charming tour guide who knows his history and is very much part of the Brooklyn community he grew up in. Don't think 3 hours is too long it is an easy three hour stroll. Value is excellent too as Rick includes water and... More

"A Tour Grows in Brooklyn" With guide RIchard Kadlub was an informative walk with humor, stories, facts, and interesting side bars about this delightful area known as Brooklyn. Rick has a knowledge of the area that only someone who has lived here and loves the people and the surroundings could describe. He was timely, he was full of information, he... More

I took this walking tour on Wednesday morning, 8/18/11. The tour guide, Rick Kadlub, was waiting at the prescribed place when I arrived 5 minutes early. He was standing on the corner talking to several men from the neighborhood. Rick is an absolutey fantastic guide for this tour. He has lived in the neighborhood for all of his 49 years... More

I'm an international student who is working in Mahattan this summer. During the exploration of New York culture, I always wonder what it looks like on the other side of the East River. The 4-hour walk guided by Rick revealed the beauty, history, diversity and vigor. He is a Brooklynpedia and can tell you all the background information with exact... More

We enjoyed the walking tour of Prospect Heights. We enjoyed learning about the history of the area and seeing the beautiful architecture. More

If you want to get to know Brooklyn, the best way to do that is to listen to someone who has lived there all their life. My husband and I were visiting our daughter in Brooklyn on June 4 and she recommended a tour with Rick Kadlub. Rick was very knowledgeable of his city and was very entertaining as well... More

My parents were in town, and Rick showed them the area better than I ever could. I learned new things too! His knowledge of the area is impressive, even when you ask him a question about something that is not part of the tour. Highly recommended. More

Just ready to leave hotel and get a call, "Sorry tour is off"..."How about tomorrow?". We were tourist on a schedule so the following day would not work. I know things happen but I would have expected an organisation to be more reliable and have back up plans for unforeseen situations and not leave customers out to dry..... I will... More

This tour was recommended to us by a friend. I visited Brooklyn on a girls outing this week and took the tour with Rick from A Tour Grows in Brooklyn. Not sure he knows how talented he is with his "Gift-of-Gab" but made the walking tour of Park Slope memorable. He is very knowledgable about the area and brings a... More