Michelle and James Nevius are walking encyclopedias of New York City, and they're more than happy to school you in every step you take and every nook you may have otherwise overlooked. Michelle holds two master's degrees from Columbia, and James is a graduate of NYU (as well as an 11th-generation New Yorker). Their walking tours showcase their extensive knowledge, and now they've put it all down in a book, Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City, which includes 14 (free) walking tours of various neighborhoods in the city, and 182 little chapters jam-packed with facts. This week they told us a little bit abut how they became such experts, Buddy Holly's home in the Brevoort apartments, and the only old-growth forest left in Manhattan. more ›