New York Nobody Knows Walking 6,000 Miles in the City

Name: New York Nobody Knows Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
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ISBN: 9780691144054

ISBN-10: 0691144052

ISBN-13: 9780691144054

Edition: 2014

Authors: William B. Helmreich

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As a kid growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father they called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line and ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood there. Decades later, Helmreich teaches university courses about New York, and his love for exploring the city is as strong as ever.Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs--an astonishing 6,000 miles. His epic journey lasted four years and took him to every corner of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Helmreich spoke with hundreds of New Yorkers from every part of…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/20/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.49" long x 1.47" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

William B. Helmreich is professor of sociology at the City University Graduate Center (CUNY) and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York. His many books include "What Was I Thinking? The Dumb Things We Do and How to Avoid Them."



Preface


Acknowledgments


Maps



Introduction



Selling Hot Dogs, Planting Flowers, and Living the Dream: The Newcomers



Diners, Love, Exorcisms, and the Yankees: New York's Communities



Dancing the Bachata, Playing Bocci, and the Chinese Scholars' Garden: Enjoying the City



Tar Beaches, Sidewalk Carvings, Irish Freedom Fighters, and Superman: Spaces in the Big Apple


Illustrations following page



From Washington Heights to Hudson Heights, from Soho to Soha: Gentrification



Assimilation, Identity, or Something Else: The Future of Ethnic New York



Conclusions


Notes


Neighborhood Glossary


Bibliography


Index