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]]>How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called “Death Avenue”? Lively and comprehensive, Inside the Apple brings to life New York’s fascinating past.
This narrative history of New York City is the first to offer practical walking tour know-how. Fast-paced but thorough, its bite-size chapters each focus on an event, person, or place of historical significance. Rich in anecdotes and illustrations, it whisks readers from colonial New Amsterdam through Manhattan’s past, right up to post-9/11 New York. The book also works as a historical walking-tour guide, with 14 self-guided tours, maps, and step-by-step directions. Easy to carry with you as you explore the city, Inside the Apple allows you to visit the site of every story it tells. This energetic, wide-ranging, and often humorous book covers New York’s most important historical moments, but is always anchored in the city of today.
The book provides two pieces — one is a historical accounting of Manhattan with some interesting anecdotes along the way and the other is a bunch of suggested self-guided tours. On the former, it succeeds quite nicely. I could have done without the later, but if you consider that a bonus, the book still works for me. In particular there are some interesting stories, corrections about common misconceptions and trivia about the people and places of Manhattan.
Also, I often deduct points from “New York City” guides of any sort that are really guides to Manhattan. In this case, the book follows the logical history of the city from a time when Manhattan had no peer boroughs. I would forgive this slight, but the authors try to incorporate a few things about Brooklyn, which is simply a distraction. Either cover everything or just Manhattan, but I hate lip service to the ‘other’ boroughs.
In summary, as a New Yorker, I value books about ‘my’ city that tell me things I did not know before. By providing historical tidbits from the point of view of tour guides, this provides some nice historical fodder that was new to me. I would certainly recommend it to City residents as well as visitors who want some flavor regarding NYC.
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Great Insight! – Timmo – Atlanta, GA
I didn’t know what to expect when I purchased this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is a great insightful book on the history of New York through its buildings and monuments. I’ve been to many of these sights, passed them almost every day when I lived in NY, but I didn’t really know the deep history behind them. You’ll enjoy this book if you are interested in history and beauty!
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]]>When you need to get away from it all, you don’t have to go far. For memorable weekend getaways in nearby New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, did you know you can . . .
¸ take a romantic sleigh ride through snow-covered mountains?
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In the revised and updated best-selling travel classic Away for the Weekend®: New York, Eleanor Berman presents 52 exciting 2- to 4-day vacations from New York City that take full advantage of the seasonal highlights offered at various locations. Whether it’s a historical summer weekend in Massachusetts; a fall foliage tour aboard Connecticut’s Valley Railroad; maple tree tapping in Stamford, Connecticut, in winter; or mansion hopping along the picturesque Hudson River in spring, each weekend getaway is enticing and flexible, with a multitude of activities and sights to explore. Each trip offers a clear itinerary with suggestions for hotels, inns, bed-and-breakfasts, and restaurants for every price range. In addition, destinations and activities that are well suited to children are noted, and five easy-to-read maps make navigation simple. Featuring advice on where to go, how to get there, and what to see, this is the perfect guide to unusual and interesting short trips that promise something for everyone.
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]]>What are 1001 things you should treat yourself and your guests to in New York City? Be serenaded by Cole Porter’s piano at the Waldorf, or hear Woody Allen play clarinet at the Carlyle. Drink champagne on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum, or discover the abandoned subway station at City Hall. Eat at America’s very first pizzeria, or enjoy the most expensive cocktail in the country at the World Bar. Ride the Staten Island Ferry, or ride a bike through Central Park. Go surfing out at Rockaway Beach, or relax in a Russian bath in the East Village . . . . Organized by theme–including Eating and Drinking, 24-hour New York, Shopping and Spending, Arts and Culture, Views and Sites, the Great Outdoors, and Classic New York–and packed with detailed, helpful indexes organized by neighborhood and by category, this is simply the most fun and comprehensive guidebook to New York City ever. The Best Things to Do in New York crosses genres and boroughs to explore every aspect of the most diverse and exciting city in the world. Written from experience by two people who love the city, and featuring priceless tips from expert contributors–from authors on their favorite bookstores to architects on the city’s best buildings–The Best Things to do in New York is much more than just a guide.
I’ve been visiting New York since I was a child, and finally just moved to Long Island to finish my undergraduate degree. I LIVE to go to the city on the weekends and this book has definitely turned out around my New York experience. The authors divide the book into sections for what you’re looking for (classics, arts & entertainment, food, 24-hour fun, etc.) They tell you about things you can see all the time, as well as the festivals/activities that go on seasonally. Some of the destinations no longer stand, but i still took the initiative to go and look anyway, since they provided a little historical summary. They also organize everything in the back by district or part of New York, so you won’t be running all over the city.
It’s been a great guide to help me organize how I’m going to spend my time for the weekend! It’s a fabulous book for residents and visitors; it made me more excited about moving there someday and more confident that I’ll NEVER run out of things to do!
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Top Rated by a New Yorker – December 2009 – Opinunated – USA
I gave this book as a gift – Christmas of 2009 – to my friend’s daughter.
She could not stop reading it!!! She is in her mid-twenties – a professional – and socially active. She has been in the City for three years.
After an hour went by – it seemed she had been to about 25% of the book’s suggestions — which I found quite amazing. I kept pressing her for recommendations she disagreed with and she never came up with one. All I heard was “I have to try this”.
There is little more than I can pass on to others beyond the fact that this book has passed the purview of a young, hard core, socially active New Yorker.
PS – my thanks to the other Amazon reviewers who helped me make this selection
It seems more like 500, but that is a lot – 1000Books – NY,NY
This is a pretty good book, even for long time New Yorkers. The one issue I have with it is that it is very heavy on the restaurants. If that is what you like, then definitely enjoy. If you’re interested in filling in the space in between, there are lots of good ideas, but not nearly as many as the title would imply.
Still, it’s not a bad purchase, and if you’re getting it as a gift or for something to stir the pot of ideas, it would be one to consider. There are potentially a few others that are better if you are into more active adventures, or if you are willing to travel around the greater NYC area.
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]]>But the fact is that this does not happen this year. Januaryrolled around, and the average rent has deteriorated further as the financial markets have started, good for (year was!), and the domestic market continued to decline.
Thus, the average prices for the rental of apartments in New York in February were a lot of heads economists recently.
Thus, there is good news for the economy, as rents remained stable in February – or at least this kind of "good" news is good because you're so used to BadNew OK feels like a heavenly choir, in your head.
While the city could certainly be a good amount of low-cost housing, the lower rents are not considered as a good sign for the economy as a whole.
In principle, subject to the usual cyclical dynamics, rising rents have this time of year, the background was pushed just enough to stop the forfeiture of assets.
Interestingly, increased the rents for apartments in buildings without a doorman, a little, while decreased rents in buildings with a concierge.Perhaps proposes that have the larger, professionally managed apartments and rentals in New York, the new market environment with greater skill of small farmers adapted. Many of them can still clinging to the past, when New York apartments for rent on the market as a seller in the country.
Another important factor in this dichotomy: The recent wave of condo construction in the financial district left a surplus in the minorNumber of high-end apartments for rent high. In the past two months, most owners of these buildings lower rents with their largest of the unusually high number of vacancies are filled.
Rents for apartments in New York fell into a number of neighborhoods. Murray Hill Harlem and I saw some of the steepest declines. SoHo and Battery Park City are not far behind. Rents in Midtown West and Chelsea has fallen slightly.
The Upper West Side and Upper East Side, has now seen decenthigher average fees. The Lower East Side has also been a slight increase in prices.
]]>New York’s architecture contributes to the city’s unique excitement. Whilst many are familiar with the city’s energetic facades and canyon-like streets, fewer are familiar with its interior architecture and design. This book sets out to reveal the work of artists, designers and craftsmen who have created its interiors. The work ranges from the grand illusions of muralists, to the pomp of Grecian columns or the streamlined detailing of Art Deco lobbies. Both the familiar and the unusual are presented, from the most spectacular, innovative skyscrapers, like the Chrysler Buildings, and shops such as the Steinway Showroom and Broadway Barbershop, to more intimate domestic interiors and pubs like McSorley’s Old Ale House. Comprehensive information on buildings open to the public is included.
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]]>As New York observes the 400-year anniversary of Henry Hudson’s September 1609 discovery of Manhattan Island, Algonquin historian Evan T. Pritchard (Native New Yorkers) chronicles the event from the perspective of the people who met Hudson s boat, which they at first thought was surely a great waterfowl, floating. Using all available sources (including oral history passed down to today’s Algonquins) Pritchard tells the story from various perspectives… that of Hudson’s body guard, scribe, and personal Judas, Robert Juet, that of Hudson himself, and that of the Eastern Algonquins who greeted Hudson as the fulfillment of ancient prophecies.
Early September, 1609 … the Algonquins see something that looks like a great bird floating on the distant horizon. The future New York City is about to be discovered by an English explorer and his Dutch crew, and the prophecy of the Fourth Fire is about to be fulfilled. Here in carefully documented and compellingly recounted detail is the story of that world-changing encounter between cultures.
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]]>Tax rate ranges from 4.0% State 7.7%, from the municipal income tax of 2.907% to 4.45%. The sales tax is 4% and local sales tax rate is 4.375%.
Second City-data.com, the five largest employers in the area of New York is the city of New> York () by far, the New York Public Schools, Merrill Lynch, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Goldman Sachs Group.
The climate is hot and humid in summer and cold in winter, with the possibility of a change of climate in spring and autumn.
New York is actually composed of five separate departments, or districts of: Queens (Queens County), Brooklyn (Kings County), Bronx (Bronx County), Staten Iceland (RichmondCounty) and Manhattan (New York County).
TRADITIONS
Street vendors in the city are part of local culture. Almost everyone agrees that this is a good way to get a good, cheap food is fast.
The annual Easter Parade is likely to have more clothes on Easter, from its unusual hats and costumes, what distinguishes this show from others.
From time to time decide, New York, a historic event that deserves a news tickerParade. The band "ticker" comes from the surplus stock ticker tape that was used as a substitute for impromptu confetti, as they celebrate the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty adopted. People are not finished any securities or stock ticker tape, but the name remained, and refers to a parade in a big way in New York City with confetti thrown to celebrate the occasion.
SPORTS
NFL Football: New York Giants (at Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ)
NBA Basketball: New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York)
Baseball MLB: New York Mets (Shea Stadium / Citi Field in Flushing, NY) and New York Yankees (at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)
Hockey NHL: New York Rangers (Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York)
MLS Soccer: New York Red Bulls (Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ)
Is this conversation aLull, and you're a baseball fan or two, let me tell the story of a baseball stadium in New York. On a good storyteller, you can hear all the details about Ebbets Field, Brooklyn Dodgers emigration, and the end of the era Yankee Stadium.
TRIVIA
The corner of 54th Street and Broadway, Big Apple Corner ", because there invented the Lord, the term" Big Apple "used to live. A decree of 1997, the city, he says.
ResidentsStaten Iceland (Richmond County) was after the passage of New York City secession, but the State of New York has requested that the city the opportunity to vote has veto power. The mayor had no effect on the budget or city services, so that he rejected the request of Staten Iceland.
Legend has it that Peter Minuit, the island of Manhattan at the Algonquin Indians for the equivalent of $ 24.00 USD in 1626th
]]>Ice hockey is in full winter season in Nashville is fortunate to be the Nashville Predators, a team of professional ice hockey, where you can see all the NHLHockey fights you want. If you have never been to a large part of the Nashville Predators, who knows what has been lost. It's very funny.
The Centennial Sportsplex offers ice skating in the months of December and January, 13 years old. If you can run the ice, it's very funny. Ice hockey at Sportsplex to play in the league during the winter.
A visit to the Adventure Science Center to keep kids happy. Have fun and do not even know that they learn new things. It isnice and warm.
Monkey Joe is another place to visit love the children. This place is like a giant inflatable indoor playground. You can climb, jump, slide and much more. Monkey Joe has a place for adults to enjoy themselves. They are equipped with comfortable seating, television and internet stations that you can enjoy while the kids play. It is a good idea to keep an eye on your younger children to hold, however.
The music is more your style? A concert at the Grand Ole Opry may be what youResearch. Normally, there are some famous singers most powerful country in the Opry. In addition, you can be a great show at the Schermerhorn Center. This is the home of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, but you can see the benefits of the other groups.
Nashville has a lot of outdoor theater. The best known is the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (CCCT), where you Broadway shows and much more can see. Another popular theater is Chaffin's Barn Dinner. You get to enjoy a good meal and to see a livePerformance in a moment. They have a great show and dinner is also good. If you secrets, you can visit Miss Marple's Dinner Theater. This is an interactive dinner show, where you help solve a mystery and enjoy the dinner.
Things as you can see there are a lot of fun to do in Nashville during the winter months. These are just some things that Nashville has to offer. Enjoy.
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