The New York Nobody Knows : : Walking 6,000 Miles in the City / / William B. Helmreich.
As a child growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line, ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood. Decades later, his love for exploring the city is as strong as ever.Putting his feet to the...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Selling Hot Dogs, Planting Flowers, and Living the Dream: The Newcomers
- 3. Diners, Love, Exorcisms, and the Yankees: New York's Communities
- 4. Dancing the Bachata, Playing Bocci, and the Chinese Scholars' Garden: Enjoying the City
- 5. Tar Beaches, Sidewalk Carvings, Irish Freedom Fighters, and Superman: Spaces in the Big Apple
- 6. From Washington Heights to Hudson Heights, from Soho to Soha: Gentrification
- 7. Assimilation, Identity, or Something Else: The Future of Ethnic New York
- 8. Conclusions
- Notes
- Neighborhood Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index