Title: Guide to New York City urban landscapes /
Authors: Lynn, Robin,; Morrone, Francis, 1958-; Toran, Edward A.,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Public spaces New York (State) New York Guidebooks.; Landscapes New York (State) New York Guidebooks.; Urban landscape architecture New York (State) New York Guidebooks.; New York (N.Y.) Tours.; New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. Guidebooks.
Abstract: "The thirty-eight urban gems covered here range from newly created linear spaces along the water’s edge, such as Brooklyn Bridge Park and the East River Waterfront Esplanade, to revitalized squares and circles, such as those at Gansevoort Plaza in the Meatpacking District and Columbus Circle, to repurposed open spaces like the freight tracks, now the High Line, and Concrete Plant Park in the Bronx. Readers can discover midtown atriums, mingle with the crowds in Union Square, travel offshore to nearby Governors Island, and enjoy the vistas of historic Green-Wood Cemetery. Pete Hamill writes in his foreword, 'I’ve . . . made a list of new places I must visit while there is time. With any luck at all, I’ll see all of them. I hope you, the reader, can find the time too.' Concise descriptions, helpful maps, and vivid photographs capture the New York urban scene."--
Contents: "The Lungs" / James Huneker (1914) -- Along the Water's Edge: Manhattan. Historic Battery Park ; Battery Park City ; East River Waterfront ; Hudson River Park and Riverside Park South ; Riverside Park ; Riverbank State Park ; West Harlem Piers Park Brooklyn ; Brooklyn. Brooklyn Bridge Park ; Williamsburg Waterfront ; Erie Basin Park ; Newton Creek Nature Walk Queens ; Queens. Gantry Plaza State Park Bronx ; Bronx. Concrete Plant Park ; Staten Island. North Shore Waterfront Esplanade, St. George ; From Fresh Kills Landfill to Freshkills Park Islands --Islands. Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park and Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island ; Governors Island ; Randall's Island -- Inland: Reclaimed. High Line ; Cemeteries. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn ; Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx ; Boulevards. Eastern Parkway and Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn ; Broadway -- Plazas and Circles. Columbus Circle ; Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn ; Gansevoort Plaza -- Atriums. Midtown Atriums ; Urban Garden Room -- Cultural Institutions. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts -- Green Roofs. Brooklyn Grange, Queens --Parks. Washington Square Park ; Union Square ; Bryant Park ; Paley Park ; Conservatory Garden, Central Park ; Liz Christy Garden ; Zuccotti Park ; National September 11 Memorial -- Eating and Drinking.