Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York [Paperback]

Reid Bramblett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Memorable Walks | Publication Date: April 9, 2001

Walking is the best way to get to know a city intimately, exploring its neighborhoods and taking time to savor its details and hidden treasures, so follow Frommer's for an up-close-and-personal look at New York City. We've designed ten fabulous walking tours, taking in the city's most intriguing neighborhoods. Each route takes a few hours and comes complete with detailed directions, suggested refreshment stops for snacks along the way, and an accompanying map.

Let Frommer's introduce you to the ethnic neighborhoods, the historic homes, the world-class shopping, and the daring modern architecture that make New York unique. We'll immerse you in the sights and sounds of Chinatown, with stops for the city's best dim sum. You'll stroll through the canyons of lower Manhattan, with visits to the New York Stock Exchange and the site where George Washington was inaugurated. You'll explore the literary haunts of Greenwich Village, the cutting-edge galleries of SoHo, the poshest homes on the Upper East Side, the loveliest parts of Central Park, and the tree-lined streets of Brooklyn Heights (with its fabulous views of the Manhattan skyline).

Slim and easy-to-carry, Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York City offers a wonderful way to make the city your own!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

A color map of the Manhattan subway system greets you as you open Memorable Walks in New York, right inside the front cover, setting the tone of convenient, accessible information. It's a very good start. The rest of the book follows suit with 10 walking tours, taking in Chinatown, the Lower East Side, SoHo, the Village, Central Park, the Financial District, Lower Manhattan, and the Upper East and West Sides.

Each tour provides subway-route starting points; a time estimate (generally three to five hours, not including restaurant stops); an excellent map of each neighborhood and its notable sites; plus a word of advice on the best times to be (or not to be) walking there. Then there's each walking-tour narrative, pointing out historic landmarks and events, and providing detailed route instructions for 20 to 50 notable sites. For the Chinatown tour, for example, 27 points of interest are listed on the itinerary, including vegetable sellers on Baxter Street, the Manhattan Bridge (built in 1905), Confucius Plaza (first major public-funded housing project built for Chinese use), and Bloody Angle, where two Chinatown gangs engaged in fierce turf warfare. There's a profile of dim sum, a selection of Chinese restaurants suitable for lunch breaks, the Ming Fay Book Store, the Chinatown History Museum, and Columbus Park. The tour ends on Rutgers Street near the East Broadway F-line subway entrance, a location you can find easily enough on that front-page subway map.

In all of the walking tours, Bramblett includes the same thoughtful attention to detail and the concerns of the visitor on foot, making for a compact, considerate guide and a lovely way to get to know New York. --Stephanie Gold --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

10 Great Walking Tours Through the City's Most Vibrant Neighborhoods Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at the Big Apple. Discover the ethnic neighborhoods, literary bars, and stunningly diverse architecture that make the city unique. Let Frommer's Take You to:

• The chic SoHo scene, with historic buildings, cutting-edge art galleries, and gourmet bistros
• The sights and sounds of Chinatown, with a stop for the city's best dim sum
• The quirky, winding streets that make up Lower Manhattan, with visits to the New York Stock Exchange and the site where George Washington was inaugurated
• The posh Upper East Side, lined with old money mansions of New York's richest families

With easy-to-use maps—and the best places to take a break along the way Great trips begin at frommers.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 4 edition (April 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764563297
• ISBN-13: 978-0764563294
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,243,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author Elevates Guide Above the Usual High Standard, March 1, 2001

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Peter Rasey (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York (3rd ed) (Paperback)

This is a super book packed with great information! Reid Bramblett, while working within the generally great guidelines of the Frommer's travel series, also brings out his quirky and appealing sense of humor and warmth. (I actually sought out this book because I had bought another guide he had written.) He tells these great stories about SoHo, for example, that make it more than just a listing of information.

Like all the Frommer's guides, this provides great details on what to see, but encourages you to explore on your own as well. I have practically planned my trip around Reid's advice on the neighborhood walks, and this little book is a much more convenient and authentic way to experience New York than on a bus or something.

Like I said, any Frommer's book is great. The extra bonus on this book is the author's humor and warmth.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific guide to Manhattan, May 18, 2007

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York (Paperback)

We recently returned from a trip to Manhattan and used this book (among others) to take a few self-guided walking tours. This book was easy to carry and filled with useful and fun information. The walks cover the following areas of Manhattan (but not the other burroughs): Lower Manhattan/Financial District, Chinatown, Jewish Lower East Side, SoHo, Greenwich Village Literary Tour, East Village, Midtown, Central Park, Upper West Side, Upper East Side -- nothing above the park. With those deficiencies in mind, we still found this guide useful and informative. It's well organized and includes info on nearby restaurants and transportation. Emphasis on the cultural, literary and political history of each area.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New York City Guide, March 14, 2010

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This review is from: Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York (Paperback)

This book is full of walks around New York City, in many different neighborhoods. There are directions on where to start, places to eat along the way, and other interesting sights to see, as well as maps to follow. We look forward to using it on our next trip to the city.