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Author:

Helmreich, William B., author.

Title:

The New York nobody knows : walking 6,000 miles in the city / William B. Helmreich.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xv,449 : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Subject:

Neighborhoods--New York.--New York.
Community life--New York.--New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--21st century.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--21st century.
New York (N.Y.)--Civilization--21st century.

Notes:

Originally published: 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Neighborhood glossary. Selling hot dogs, planting flowers, and living the dream : the newcomers -- Diners, love, exorcisms, and the Yankees : New York's communities -- Dancing the bachata, playing bocci, and the Chinese Scholars' Garden : enjoying the city -- Tar beaches, sidewalk carvings, Irish freedom fighters, and Superman : spaces in the Big Apple -- From Washington Heights to Hudson Heights, from Soho to Soha : gentrification -- Assimilation, identity, or something else : the future of ethnic New York -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Neighborhood glossary.

ISBN:

0691169705 (pbk.) :
9780691169705 (pbk.) :

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)