Gothamist: Getting a New York City Walk On

cd

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:25:06 -0500

this guy has apparently walked it twice. the others suck compare to this guy. give it up. http://linkage.cpmc.columbia.edu/Manhattan_Walk/Walk.html

Jack

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:05:10 -0500

Barry, very good point. I too am baffled why some sites are not mentioned. But in an effort to be productive, here is the info. New York Songlines has been doing everything everyone talks about here and is actually more detailed and rich in many ways. Anyone who has not looked through it should really look at it. http://www.nysonglines.com/

Lawrence

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:57:54 -0500

Drats! Someone stole my dream!

Barry Popik

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:47:10 -0500

No one mentions NY Songlines? No one has heard of it? It's available for free, so why promote this (non-free, old tech) book? Why isn't NY Songlines linked on the right, along with Forgotten-NY and Slice? And why isn't my "Big Apple" blog there, too?

Tim N.

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:51:24 -0500

I'm with the captain... Bklyn Bridge at dusk on a cold day. Also, the water's edge from Battery Park City down to the park is also nice.

Rose

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:14:10 -0500

I love to walk into and out of stores and restaurants, museums, theatres, cabs and train stations, buses, over to street vendors selling non edible and edible things, aimlessly around block after block and lots of other places. I don't know why I don't like strolling around in Central Park.

Dave H.

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:35:18 -0500

Jen, in a similar but more peripheral event, Shorewalkers will conduct it's annual Great Saunter event in a few weeks on May 7th. It's a 32-mile walk around the entire edge of Manhattan island that takes about 11 hours. I just missed hearing about it in time for last year's walk, but am going to try it out this year. Time to start looking for some comfortable shoes.

ben

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:08:45 -0500

my sister lives near the block above the Bedford L stop...it's like an outdoor Diesel/Urban Outfitters commercial - excellent people watching

Captain Midnight

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:04:56 -0500

It's hard to pick a favorite because NYC is almost a pedestrian's paradise. Just walking on a decent street fills me with energy. I love the Brooklyn Bridge when it's not choked with tourists. I love the section of Flatbush Avenue sandwiched between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, especially when the traffic dies down momentarily and it's hard to believe you're in the heart of Brooklyn. While I love Times Square, Chinatown, Midtown, and lower Manhattan, I hate many Manhattan streets like the southern blocks of Lexington, where it's deathly dull, just lots of high rise apartments with small stores street level. Ditto for the Upper East and West Sides. Too much gentrification sucks the life out of the street.

CityRag

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:38:09 -0500

my favorite NYC walk is an eating tour of the Lower East Side! Here's some highlights and a map... http://cityrag.blogs.com/main/2004/week31/index.html#a0001857065