Sociology

The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City

An intimate portrait of the Big Apple

Paperback

Price:
$19.95/£16.99
ISBN:
Published:
Aug 25, 2015
2013
Pages:
480
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.
Illus:
30 halftones. 6 maps.
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As a child growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father called “Last Stop.” They would pick a subway line, ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood. Decades later, his love for exploring the city was as strong as ever.

Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs—an astonishing 6,000 miles. His journey took him to every corner of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Helmreich spoke with hundreds of New Yorkers from every part of the globe and all walks of life. He finds that to be a New Yorker is to struggle to understand the place and to make a life that is as highly local as it is dynamically cosmopolitan.

Truly unforgettable, The New York Nobody Knows will forever change how you view the world’s greatest city.


Awards and Recognition

  • Winner of the 2015 GANYC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing, The Guides Association of New York City
  • Honorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in Sociology & Social Work, Association of American Publishers