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The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking GuideA one of a kind walking guide to Brooklyn, from the man who walked every block in New York City Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City 6,000 miles in all to write the award winning The New York Nobody Knows. Later, he re walked Brooklyn some 816 miles to write this one of a kind walking guide to the city's hottest borough. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block by block journeys, The Brooklyn Nobody
A one-of-a-kind walking guide to Brooklyn, from the man who walked every block in New York City
Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City--6,000 miles in all--to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows. Later, he re-walked Brooklyn--some 816 miles--to write this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city's hottest borough. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journeys, The Brooklyn Nobody Knows captures the heart and soul of a diverse, booming, and constantly changing borough that defines cool around the world. The guide covers every one of Brooklyn's forty-four neighborhoods, from Greenpoint to Coney Island, providing a colorful portrait of each section's most interesting, unusual, and unknown people, places, and things. Along the way you will learn about a Greenpoint park devoted to plants and trees that produce materials used in industry; a hornsmith who practices his craft in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens; a collection of 1,140 stuffed animals hanging from a tree in Bergen Beach; a five-story Brownsville mural that depicts Zionist leader Theodor Herzl--and that was the brainchild of black teenagers; Brooklyn's most private--yet public--beach in Manhattan Beach; and much, much more. An unforgettably vivid chronicle of today's Brooklyn, the book can also be enjoyed without ever leaving home--but it's almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore one of the most fascinating urban areas anywhere.
- Covers every one of Brooklyn's 44 neighborhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unknown people, places, and things
- Each neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; and a lively guided walking tour
- Draws on the author's 816-mile walk through every Brooklyn neighborhood
- Includes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 10/04/2016
ISBN: 9780691166827
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.30d
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 128
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