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Hidden Waters of New York City: A History and Guide to 101 Forgotten Lakes, Ponds, Creeks, and Streams in the Five Boroughs Paperback – March 14, 2016

by Sergey Kadinsky (Author)

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A guide to the forgotten waterways hidden throughout the five boroughs

Beneath the asphalt streets of Manhattan, creeks and streams once flowed freely. The remnants of these once-pristine waterways are all over the Big Apple, hidden in plain sight. Hidden Waters of New York City offers a glimpse at the big city’s forgotten past and ever-changing present, including:

Minetta Brook, which ran through today's Greenwich Village
Collect Pond in the Financial District, the city's first water source
Newtown Creek, separating Brooklyn and Queens
Bronx River, still a hotspot for urban canoeing and hiking

Filled with eye-opening historical anecdotes and walking tours of all five boroughs, this is a side of New York City you’ve never seen. 50 black-and-white photographs

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352 pages
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English
Publisher

Countryman Press
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March 14, 2016
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6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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9781581573558
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978-1581573558
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About the Author

Sergey Kadinsky is a staffer for the New York City Parks Department and an adjunct professor of history at Touro College. He is a contributor to the local history website Forgotten-NY.com and an experienced tour guide. He lives in Queens with his wife and daughter.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1581573553
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press; 1st edition (March 14, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781581573558
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581573558
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #636,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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dave strasburg

A delightful - and necessary - book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2017

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This is a delightful book, detailing 101 quite unknown watercourses and ponds in all Five Boroughs of New York City, also including many that no longer exist. Extensive background and historical information is given about sites and places in their vicinity, making for intriguing reading. Especially the chapters on the Outer Boroughs is interesting, providing information on walks little-known to the average person, whether local or visitor. On the minus side, the book is marred by the lack of any maps whatsoever inside, making it necessary at all times to have a detailed City or borough map handy.

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W. Hohauser

Good guide to the existing and vanished waters of NYC but frustrating lack of maps.

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016

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This review is based on the Kindle edition. The author has brought together the history and geology of the many water features in the NYC city limits. Of course city residents will probably find the chapter about their borough the most interesting but I found the section on Manhattan the most well written with a balance between city history and natural history. The other boroughs seem to be trapped in the local history minutiae that might have been more interesting to me if there were more maps to help orient the reader with where the water feature is. I would recommend having a map handy to help you figure out where the author is writing about if you are not familiar with that area. Many of the historical maps that are in the book are not of high enough quality, at least in the Kindle edition, to be of much help. Still, it's the only book of it's kind and the author's hard efforts are highly appreciated by this resident of New York City.

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Joseph

Don't judge a book by it's cover...

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017

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Disappointing. Photos extremely poor quality. And don't expect to find the map of Manhattan alluded to on the cover. It's not in here. The few maps reprinted are too small and too poorly reprinted to read. The writing is a study in tedium.

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Mike L.

I enjoyed the descriptions of many of Queens' former or hidden ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2018

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As a former Queens boy, I enjoyed the descriptions of many of Queens' former or hidden ponds and waterways. The chapters on other borough's waters were also great, especially that on Manhattan. A great read!

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rmuptown

Hidden Waters that remain hidden. How about a map?

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019

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A book essentially about NYC geography without a single decent map. Not a one. The few historic map reproductions were small, low quality and all but unreadable. Some google maps with some hand drawn lines would have vastly improved the book.

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Kate Connor

Great combination linking history and geography of NYC

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2017

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Very enjoyable! I have lived in NYC for many years and knew about some of these old waterways. It was very enjoyable reading and the author brought them to life again. It is best read with a map in hand, and I continually referred back to Google Maps as I was reading.

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017

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not a long story.....just short tales of various streams, rivers.....but absolutely delightful to read....

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Frida

Hidden waters a good read!

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017

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I enjoy reading about local geography and history. This book met my curiosity and more. It's a good reference on NYC hidden streams, creeks, kills and others. If you like info like this I think you will enjoy this book. I only wish there were more pictures.

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an easy and enjoyable read by a very knowledgeable author

Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2016

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well written and very readable by a very knowledgeable author. You can pick up the book at virtually any page as all sites he discusses are independent of each other. The only criticism is that a map would be useful. Also from time to time he lapses into jargon.

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