New York Walks

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i dont think the london walks thread has a nyc equivalent. well, now it does

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Roosevelt Island! Roosevelt Island! Especially if you walk up Hunters Point from Queens and over the scary bridge to get there!

― Kate 22 (kate), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm reading "Gangs of New York" right now and fully intend to do a walk based on that when I'm in NYC in April. Anyone fancy joining me?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean, all of Hunters Point is good to walk. ALong the riverfront up to the sculpture park.

― Kate 22 (kate), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

possibly Mark, possibly

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll join you, Mark.

The Lower East Side Foundation does walking tours of the historic LES also, that I'd like to do.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Any and all of the Cooper Union's architectural walking tours are UTTERLY ACE AND THE ONLY CU THINGS I BOTHERED ATTENDING!!!

― Spontaneous Existence Failure (kate), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Unfortunately, the "Five Points" are kinda difficult to pinpoint (I've tried), but I'm sure it can be done.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish the book had better illustrations, but it should be possible to pinpoint the rough location, no? Also, the book (if not the movie) talks about gangs over the whole of the 19th and early 20th century, from the Battery to Harlem, so there's a lot more to choose from.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

i've tried to do the five points thing, too. two major problems: a lot of landmarks/streets of the time have been demolished/rebuilt/renamed/whatever, and the area was significantly built up after asbury's book was written. i would imagine that there's some sort of official walk that deals with that time period, though.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sad that my very first trip to NY was spent in a cheap hotel on the corner of Broome and Bowery which would have like been the epicentre of all gang activity, had I known about it at the time. I'd just love to visit some of the buildings involved.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a book that's a bit ridiculous, but still interesting called

"Radical Walking Tours of New York City" by a gent named Bruce Kayton. It's quite agenda-heavy, but worth a look. Looks like this...

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/1583225544.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm up for any walks here in the city especially while I'm underemployed.

When my grandfather was working his way thru Columbia med school, his only time off during the week was sunday afternoons, which he used to spend wandering around the city and exploring (I think he was a psychogeographer before the word existed). It was great because he still knew NY like the back of his hand.

And, as good all Friedrich N. said, "All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking."

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

revive already

has http://www.forgotten-ny.com/ been posted on ILE before? i imagine many of you would know it - i love the photos throughout the site. if only i had more time to go to all those places.

― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

perhaps i will walk over Williamsburg bridge again...

― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 22 April 2005 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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