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 New Guide Book To Walking Manhattan's Rim

WALKING MANHATTAN'S RIM, THE GREAT SAUNTER by Cy A Adler maps out and describes the Great Saunter and all the wonderful and sometimes hidden treasures to be found along the watery rim of the world's most fascinating and varied island. Each chapter includes a detailed map and description of the diverse neighborhoods to be found along the way. Read insightful accounts of Battery Park, the South Street Seaport, the West Side, Riverside Park, Washington Heights, Carl Schurz Park, the United Nations, East River Park, and the Grand Harlem River Park. Learn how remnants of a glorious history and the results of the Container Revolution shaped the shore of Manhattan. Read about the wonders of this ever-changing coast. Photographs and maps help guide the way.

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WALKING MANHATTAN'S RIM is the first book of its kind!

  • "Exploring our great City at 3 M.P.H. is just the right speed for me!"
     —Mayor Mike Bloomberg

  • "Each chapter devoted to a section of the route, is mapped and includes a great deal of detail on the cultural and historical aspects of the area....indispensable to anyone who appreciates the pleasures of walking in this great city."
     —Anthony E. Simpson, CUNY librarian

  • "...an extraordinary tour de force...the consummate guide for walking Manhattan’s shore of, learning the history, biology & politics of the world’s most amazing island....should get us all down to the water’s edge immediately."
    —Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Boro Pres. in 1990s.

  • "...provides a wealth of Gotham history and information."
    —NYC Environmental Bulletin, May/June 2003
     

  • "His book is...thought-provoking, some-times infuriating, and always interesting. When it comes to walking on the waterfront Cy is king of the road."
    —Dave Lutz, Urban Outdoors.
     
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  • "This treasure is what you get when you combine the intrepid tramping spirit of Colin Fletcher, the passionate social conscience of Ralph Nader, and the meticulous factual documentation of Karl Baedeker....an invaluable resource for energetic visitors and tourists to NYC eager to master its secrets."
    —Malcolm Spector, Trail Walker July/Aug ‘03, NY-NJ Trail Conference.


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  • "Cy A Adler knows his subject cold...has a wise perspective on NY’s waterfront.... should be required reading for politicians and planners."
     —Phillip Lopate, writer.

  • "...a shore walker’s guide to NY’s complex history...one of the most informative books on Manhattan....masterpiece of information."
     —C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President

  • "...my body begs to go on a saunter....As a NYC educator, I, especially, would recommend this book to teachers who work in the schools and neighborhoods addressed in this guide to use as enrichment lessons in the history and ecology of our great city."
    —Charlotte Adomaitis, UFT Teacher Center.