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The Manhattan Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide

A unique walking guide to Manhattan, from the author of `The New York Nobody Knows`Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City–six-thousand miles in all–to write the award-winning `The New York Nobody Knows`. Now he has re-walked most of Manhattan–721 miles–to write this new, one-of-a-kind walking guide to the heart of one of the world`s greatest cities. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journey, `The Manhattan Nobody Knows` captures the unique magic and excitement of the island and highlights hundreds of facts, places, and points of interest that you won`t find in any other guide.The guide covers every one of Manhattan`s thirty-one distinct neighborhoods, from Marble Hill to the Financial District, providing a colorful portrait of each area`s most interesting, unusual, and unfamiliar people, places, and things. Along the way you`ll be introduced to an elderly Inwood man who lives in a cave; a Greenwich Village townhouse where Weathermen terrorists set up a bomb factory; a Harlem apartment building whose residents included W.E.B. DuBois and Thurgood Marshall; a tiny community garden attached to the Lincoln Tunnel; a Washington Heights pizza joint that sells some of the biggest slices in town; the story behind the “Birdman” of Washington Square Park; and much, much more. An unforgettably vivid chronicle of today`s Manhattan, the book can also be enjoyed without ever leaving home–but it`s almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore this fascinating metropolis.Covers every one of Manhattan`s neighbourhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unfamiliar people, places, and thingsEach neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; and a lively guided walking tourDraws on the author`s 721-mile walk through every Manhattan neighborhoodIncludes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents

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