New York, New York – a crazy quilt of evolving neighborhoods, trends, and tastes, and home to natives and newcomers of every nationality, ethnicity, and outlook. New York City’s history and grand ambitions live in every street, park, and hidden alleyway. This unusual guidebook invites the adventurous and curious to explore a wildly diverse selection of little-known places, including: a trapeze school, a giant Buddha in a former porno theater, a Coney Island sideshow, Louis Armstrong’s home, a Central Park croquet court, a Gatsby-era speakeasy, and a secret balcony where slaves worshiped 200 years ago. Play chess with the masters on a Midtown office-tower wall; have a pint at a legendary prizefighter’s hangout in Soho; whisper messages across a crowded train station. Unexpected and quirky, most of these destinations are so under-the-radar they will astound even longtime New Yorkers who thought they knew it all!<\/p>\n
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The unbeatable, quirky, fully illustrated insider’s guide to New York City. Now in its 13th edition. Part of the bestselling international 111 Places series of city guides.
The Afro Archives
\nBlack gold on Malcolm X Boulevard | 10
\nThe Algonquin Lounge
\nLegendary literary lair | 12
\nAlice Austen House
\nPhotographic memory | 14
\nAsiaStore at Asia Society
\nMuseum within a museum | 16
\nB&H Dairy Restaurant
\nComfort food from the old country | 18
\nThe Back Room
\nTabooze in a teacup | 20
\nThe Batman-Poe Connection
\nPartners in crime? | 22
\nBerlin Wall Fragments
\nArt of Freedom | 24
\nBloomingdale’s Retro Restroom
\nPowder your nose in a Deco ladies’ lounge | 26
\nBohemian National Hall
\nReality Czech | 28
\nBowne & Co., Stationers
\nMaking a good impression | 30
\nBuilding 92
\nThe Navy Yard goes green | 32
\nCBGB’s Fashion Makeover
\nFrom punk hall to posh haberdashery | 34
\nChaim Gross’s Village Studio
\nThe way to a man’s art | 36
\nChampionship Play
\nOn the world’s largest chessboard | 38
\nThe Chelsea Hotel
\nIf the walls could speak, the tales they’d tell | 40
\nChess Forum
\nA place to check with a mate | 42
\nChico Murals
\nTransformative street art | 44
\nThe Chinese Immigrant Experience
\nMOCA, an American story | 46
\nChrysler Building Lobby
\nA triangular gem | 48
\nCity Reliquary
\nPersistence of memorabilia | 50
\nConey Island Circus Sideshow
\nWeirdness and wonder | 52
\nCroquet in the Park
\nA wicket way to spend the day | 54
\nThe Dakota
\nStoried stories | 56
\nThe Dinner Party
\nA seat at the table | 58
\nThe Drag Show at Lips
\nBoys will be girls | 60
\nThe Dream House
\nFrequencies in sound and light | 62
\nDriving Along the Hudson
\nThe Golf Club at Chelsea Piers | 64
\nDuke Ellington Stands Tall
\nTribute to a jazz pioneer | 66
\nThe Dyckman Farmhouse
\nDutch treat | 68
\nEddie’s Shoeshine & Repair
\nShoe love | 70
\nThe Elevated Acre
\nRetreat from the street | 72
\nElizabeth Street Garden
\nOffbeat urban oasis | 74
\nEnoteca Maria
\nBecause nobody cooks like Nonna | 76
\nEssex Market
\nSnack yourself silly | 78
\nFanelli Cafe
\nThe real deal | 80
\nFDR Four Freedoms Park
\nA dream that wouldn’t die | 82
\nFilm Forum
\nScreen gems | 84
\nFishing at Sheepshead Bay
\nSalty dogs and striped bass | 86
\nFloat Your Boat
\nWaterways in the park | 88
\nFlying Lessons
\nWith no wings attached | 90
\nFord Foundation Atrium
\nA refuge from the urban jungle | 92
\nFragrance Garden
\nIndulge in sense-sational delights | 94
\nGertrude Stein Statue
\nBuddha in Bryant Park | 96
\nThe Gospel Truth
\nSunday services in Harlem | 98
\nGovernors Island
\nNot that far from the madding crowd | 100
\nGrate Sound
\nTimes Square humdinger | 102
\nGreenwich Locksmiths
\nCaptivated by keys | 104
\nGreen-Wood Cemetery
\nHeaven here on earth | 106
\nHall of Fame for Great Americans
\nBig men and women on campus | 108
\nHangman’s Tree
\nSwinging in Washington Square | 110
\nHarriet Tubman’s Skirt
\nTowering freedom fighter | 112
\nHenderson Place
\nA secret street | 114
\nThe High Road to a Tibetan Retreat
\nElevate your spirits | 116
\nHousing Works Bookstore Cafe & Bar
\nSettle in for a good read | 118
\nHua Mei Birds
\nSweetly tweeted symphonies | 120
\nIrish Hunger Memorial
\nThe persistence of memory | 122
\nJane’s Carousel
\nA real survivor | 124
\nJefferson Market Library
\nA castle with a clock tower | 126
\nKatharine Hepburn Garden
\nTribute to a passionate gardener | 128
\nKeith Haring Mural
\nWhimsical swims | 130
\nLet There Be Neon
\nIt’s a gas! | 132
\nLibrary Way
\nWords of wisdom underfoot | 134
\nThe Louis Armstrong House Museum
\nSatchmo’s home sweet home | 136
\nMahayana Buddha
\nMeditation amidst chaos | 138
\nManhattan Art & Antiques Center
\nOne of New York’s better kept secrets | 140
\nManhattan Night Court
\nA nice place to visit but … | 142
\nMarjorie Eliot’s Sunday Salon
\nLove, and all that jazz | 144
\nMerchant’s House
\nThe Tredwells at home | 146
\nMmuseumm
\nA microcosm of the macrocosm | 148
\nMorris-Jumel Mansion
\nGeorge Washington slept here | 150
\nThe Mossman Collection
\nLure of the lock | 152
\nMount Vernon Hotel & Garden
\nA country escape, inside the city | 154
\nNational Museum of Mathematics
\nA math playground | 156
\nNevelson’s Chapel of Tranquility
\nWhite Light | 158
\nThe News Building
\nSuperman worked here | 160
\nNicholas Roerich Museum
\nArt and ancient wisdom | 162
\nNuyorican Poets Cafe
\nBreaking barriers | 164
\nThe NY Earth Room
\nThe complexity of simplicity | 166
\nThe Old Synagogue
\nFrom Ellis Island to Eldridge Street | 168
\nPaley Center for Media
\nThe shows must go on | 170
\nThe Panorama of NYC
\nThe not-so-big apple | 172
\nThe Park Avenue Armory
\nBuilding excitement | 174
\nPastrami Queen
\nLove at first bite | 176
\nPDT Speakeasy
\nBeyond the telephone booth | 178
\nRats on the Ropes
\nOdd façade of the Graybar Building | 180
\nRed Hook Winery
\nFermenting a great idea | 182
\nRomantic Viewpoint
\nEnchanting esplanade along the river | 184
\nThe Russian-Turkish Baths
\nRub-a-dub-dub | 186
\nScandinavia House
\nFrom gravlax to Garbo | 188
\nSeaGlass Carousel
\nSwim with the fishes | 190
\nThe Slave Galleries
\nA screaming silence | 192
\nSmall Dog Run
\nGo to the dogs in Carl Schurz Park! | 194
\nSmorgasburg
\nEat, drink, and be merry | 196
\nSoHo Sidewalk Surprise
\nWatch your step! | 198
\nSt. John the Divine’s Calamitous Columns
\nThe End of New York | 200
\nStone Street
\nA taste of the high life | 202
\nSugar House Window
\nRelic of a notorious prison | 204
\nSweet Pickle Books
\nA most dill-icious bookstore | 206
\nTransit System Art
\nSurprise – the subway’s an art gallery! | 208
\nTudor City
\nUtopia, ten minutes from Times Square | 210
\nUnder the High Line
\nTop-level art from the ground up | 212
\nUrban Squats & Gardens
\nOtherwise occupied | 214
\nVisible Storage at the Met
\nHidden riches | 216
\nWave Hill
\nTranquility on the Hudson | 218
\nThe Wedding Garden
\nA photo op for the happy couple | 220
\nWeehawken Street
\nA shady lane with a shadowy past | 222
\nThe Whispering Gallery
\nCool acoustic oddity | 224
\nWhite Horse Tavern
\nManhattan’s most haunted pub | 226
\nWinnie-the-Pooh
\nFriends forever – even longer | 228
\nYorkville’s Glockenspiel
\nWhere time stands still | 230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5508],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-49032","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-travel","7":"author-by-author-jo-anne-elikann","8":"author-by-author-susan-lusk","9":"publisher-emons-verlag-gmbh","10":"series-111-places","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n