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

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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,...

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Auteur principal: Helmreich, William B.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Social conditions
Neighborhoods.
Manners and customs.
Community life.
Civilization.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Communaute > New York (État) > New York.
Community life > New York (State) > New York.
Neighborhoods > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Moeurs et coutumes > 21e siecle.
New York (N.Y.) > Civilization > 21st century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 21st century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Electronic books.
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Résumé: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
Description matérielle:1 online resource (480 pages).
ISBN:9781400848317

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