Kitt Garrett created Discover New York in 1993 to allow visitors and locals to go beyond the New York that they already knew. Anyone can see New York. DNY allows you to understand what you see by maximizing your time and working with professionals in a variety of fields that match your personal interests.
Interact with the great artists and ask questions, experience the intricacies of art, hear history from those who were there, and touch, taste, and feel New York in a unique and inspiring way. NY Experiences is education that becomes your entertainment.
Discover New York Team
Kitt Garrett, DMCP: CEO and Destination Specialist
Kitt is a native New Yorker with over 40 years experience working for and with top corporate executives in the U.S. and abroad. Kitt has been distinguished as the exclusive 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Top Travel Specialist for New York City by “Conde’ Nast Traveler” magazine. She has also been featured on the “Travel Channel,” “Delta Shuttle Magazine,” Town and “Country Travel and Elite Magazine.” She has taught cooking and designed food products for Fortune 500 companies in the U.S., Australia, Hong Kong and Mexico. Kitt holds Advanced Certificates from the Culinary Institute of America, The Higher Certificate from the London Wine and Spirit Trust, and a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Tourism Management, New York University, graduating summa cum laude, Eta Sigma Delta. She is a member of Hospitality Sales and Marketing International, Meeting Professionals International, MAPTA, The National Speakers Association, the Greenwich Village Society of Historic Preservation, Chaine Des Rotisseurs, The Historic District Council, The Beaux Arts Alliance and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, SKAL.
Destination Specialists Team
Our Destination Specialists will help you create the perfect touch down to take off experience. They know New York. They live here and work here. They know the best restaurants, Broadway and off Broadway shows, the best places to hear jazz. You’ll have access to the best hot nightclubs, the best hotel rooms all of which meet your needs and budget.
Matching your personal interests with our Program Directors will allow you to visit museums before or after they are open to the public, shop before or after the stores are open to the public and explore the neighborhoods of New York so that you understand who lives where and why. Our team of Program Directors are experts in their fields in addition to being licensed New York City guides. They are uniquely qualified and offer a superior array of expertise and knowledge of New York City sights and sounds.
Whether you are moving to New York or renovating your apartment, DNY will help you find the perfect apartment, gain access to designer show rooms, design and decorate your small pied a tier to a penthouse apartment with wrap around terraces.
Learn who lives in each neighborhood and why with experts who hold degrees in architecture and historic preservation. They teach at a variety of universities in New York City. The architecture and history of New York is diverse from Federal Style through Post Modern. The fascinating history of these building and why the neighborhoods are changing is unveiled in a very personal way.
New York has over 400 art galleries and over 150 museums. Choosing which ones to see with our experts will maximize your time and interest. You’ll be able to visit these venues privately and meet artists in their studios and learn what’s hot in the art market with experts that are actually working artists.