The Bronx Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide

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A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to New York Citys northern borough, from the award-winning author of The New York Nobody Knows

Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York Citysome six thousand milesto write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows. Later, he re-walked most of the Bronx to create this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the citys northern borough, from Mott Haven to City Island. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journey through this fascinating, diverse, and underappreciated borough, Helmreich highlights hundreds of facts and points of interest that you wont find in any other guide.

In the West Bronx, youll discover the spot where DJ Cool Herc is believed to have given birth to hip hop in 1973, at a party on Sedgwick Avenue overlooking the Harlem River. In Concourse East, once home to a vibrant Jewish community, you will learn about a beautiful, perfectly preserved, hidden synagogue. In Allerton, you will visit a family-run Italian bakery where the third-generation owner still makes his own cannoli and uses the original recipe for their famous rainbow cookies. In Pelham Parkway/Pelham Gardens, you will explore the citys largest park, the stunning 2,700-acre Pelham Bay Park. And much, much more.

An unforgettably vivid chronicle of todays Bronx, the book can be enjoyed without ever leaving homebut its almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore this captivating borough.

• Covers every one of the Bronxs neighborhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unfamiliar people, places, and things
• Each neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; photographs; and a lively guided walking tour
• Draws on the authors walk through every Bronx neighborhood
• Includes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents

Author Bio

William B. Helmreich (19452020) was the author of many books, including The Manhattan Nobody Knows, The Brooklyn Nobody Knows, The Queens Nobody Knows, and The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City, which won the Guides Association of New York Award for Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing. He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City College of New Yorks Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and at CUNY Graduate Center.