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BEST Pocket Parks of NYC

BEST Pocket Parks of NYC

O'Brien, Rosemary

Paperback

Travel GeneralNortheast

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ISBN10: 0615921035
ISBN13: 9780615921037
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Dec 17 2013
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Have you ever passed a small park between buildings and wondered? What's that? Who built it? What's its name?

Vest pocket parks began in New York City as a solution to the problem of little green space in a tangle of concrete buildings. The first was built around 1965 and they have been springing up ever since. BEST Pocket Parks of NYC will help you find a park near your office, near your apartment, or just learn the name of that park you pass by on your way to work every day.

BEST Pocket Parks of NYC is for the adventurous traveler as well as the local intrigued by the 'little green spaces in the middle of the city.' There are over 520 privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City, but many are simply widened sidewalks or empty plazas. BEST Pocket Parks of NYC takes the best of these spaces, those with seating and ambience, and compiles them into a guide with interesting bits of information scrounged from databases, articles and all manner of public documents.

The information is in various places and can be difficult to find, according to the author. I have visited every park (over 500 total), researched from a variety of sources, and have come up with a guide to those pocket parks and public spaces that lend themselves to stopping and relaxing for a while before you go on with your day.

Editorial Reviews

... A handy guide to some of New York's hidden gems of public space that will delight tourists and natives alike. - Kirkus Reviews kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rosemary-obrien/best-pocket-parks-of-nyc/

...a comprehensive guide for adventurous travelers which goes above and beyond the realms of mainstream guide books. This paperback takes the reader on a journey around Manhattan's parks and public spaces that lend themselves to stopping and relaxing for a while before you go on with your day. - onthesetofnewyork.com

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