Description
New York City Street Smarts is the next best thing to having an enthusiastic and knowledgeable native New Yorker show you around. It points out sights off the tourist-beaten path, filling in the gaps between traditional tourist spots and providing some of the fabric and texture of city life.For native and adoptive New Yorkers, Street Smarts unveils secrets of the city you never know about: hidden treasures of neighborhoods you've never before explored; wonderful, inexpensive restaurants local residents protect from discovery and overcommercialization; up-and-coming neighborhoods; little-known recreational spots; surprising historic facts; and behind-the-scenes political, cultural, and economic information.
For the newcomer or frequent visitor, Street Smarts instantly unravels mysteries that seasoned residents have come to understand only gradually, from the frustrations of alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules to the real meanings of "Big Mac" and "Page Six"; from the controversies over gentrification to the particular characteristics of specific neighborhoods, peoples, and boroughs.For all readers, Street Smarts is much more than a guidebook. It explains New York. It demonstrates why New Yorkers become so enamored of their city. And it gives readers something New Yorkers take years to acquire: savvy.
ISBN:9780030603785
