New Yorkwalks: The 92nd Street y

By: 92nd Street Y Cooking School Staff

Since 1978, the 92nd Street Y has offered some of the liveliest and most varied walking tours of New York City. Featured here are five of the Y's most popular tours--among them Literary Greenwich Village, Central Park West, and the Ghosts of Wall Street--all obscure enough to satisfy the most jaded New Yorker and fascinate out-of-towners. 40 photographs; 7 maps.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805016600
• ISBN13: 9780805016604
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great fun

Get this if you already live in NYC or intend to visit, you will not be disappointed. I loved the detailed info on the architecture of the Woolworth building and the history behind the folks in buried in Trinity Cemetary. I enjoyed the facts of who used to live in what buildings in the Village. When covering the 5-Points Section, what is now the Federal & State Courts area & Chinatown, was absolutlely fun trying to hunt down these old sites still visible for myself. All the info on the history of some of the street names was curious such as Mott, Pell, Bayard & Baxter streets were named after the butchers in the area when that area was a stinking mess. The lore surrounding Wahington Square Park, especially the "Hanging Tree" was fascinating. I'm still trying to figure out which tree it is! All the semi-hidden small cemetaries mentioned in Manhattan is worth a look; knowing that these still exist especially when the real estate here is so astronimical in price. I hope people make good use of this guide when showing off the City to visitors & I'm sure tourists will get a kick out of an insiders tour of NYC.