New York Offbeat Walks is a pocket-size guide containing 13 walks
covering Manhattan. It is not a guide to the mainstream, but the
quirkier side of Manhattan, for jaded residents who want to rediscover
their city and explore areas they often overlook. Each walk will cover
lesser-known architectural, historical, and cultural highlights and
everything in between: from movie locations to hidden rivers; where
Warhol and the Beats hung out to where Billie Holliday lived, and Mafia
hits carried out. It explores the relics of Dutch and British rule,
where Sid killed Nancy and Bowie made his home. You will be led to
community gardens, learn why parks got their name, and the curious
stories behind obscure statutes. Accompanied by full-color photographs
and maps, the walks will take readers in the footsteps of celebrities,
pioneering women, poets, rock stars, murders, anarchists, and the people
who helped shape this great city.