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Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes
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ISBN-13: | 9780393733570 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 08/05/2013 |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 8.60(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Francis Morrone is an art and architecture critic who writes book reviews, film criticism, and design criticism for many publications. He has written architectural guides to Philadelphia and New York City. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is also the recipient of the 2012 Arthur Ross Award in History/Journalism, given by The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA).
Pete Hamill (1935–2020) was a legendary reporter and columnist for the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and other publications.
Table of Contents
Foreword Pete Hamill 9
Introduction Richard J. Moylan, President, Green-Wood 11
Acknowledgments Robin Lynn Francis Morrone 13
Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes Blog 14
"The Lungs" James Huneker (1914) 15
Along the Water's Edge 23
Manhattan 26
1 Historic Battery Park 29
2 Battery Park City 33
3 East River Waterfront 56
4 Hudson River Park and Riverside Park South 67
5 Riverside Park 81
6 Riverbank State Park 88
7 West Harlem Piers Park 92
Brooklyn 97
8 Brooklyn Bridge Park 97
9 Williamsburg Waterfront 106
10 Erie Basin Park 110
11 Newtown Creek Nature Walk 114
Queens 119
12 Gantry Plaza State Park 119
Bronx 123
13 Concrete Plant Park 123
Staten Island 127
14 North Shore Waterfront Esplanade, St. George 127
15 From Fresh Kills Landfill to Freshkills Park 131
Islands 139
16 Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park and Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island 139
17 Governors Island 145
18 Randall's Island 150
Inland 155
Reclaimed 156
19 High Line 156
Cemeteries 165
20 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 165
21 Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx 173
Boulevards 177
22 Eastern Parkway and Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn 177
23 Broadway 183
Plazas and Circles 194
24 Columbus Circle 194
25 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn 197
26 Gansevoort Plaza 201
Atriums 205
27 Midtown Atriums 205
28 Urban Garden Room 211
Cultural Institutions 215
29 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 215
Green Roofs 221
30 Brooklyn Grange, Queens 221
Parks 223
31 Washington Square Park 223
32 Union Square 228
33 Bryant Park 234
34 Paley Park 240
35 Conservatory Garden, Central Park 242
36 Liz Christy Garden 247
37 Zuccotti Park 250
38 National September 11 Memorial 254
Eating and Drinking 261
About the Contributors 277
Index 279