{"product_id":"9780691166957","title":"The Bronx Nobody Knows : An Urban Walking Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eA neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to New York City's northern borough, from the award-winning author of The New York Nobody Knows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Helmreich walked every block of New York City—some six thousand miles—to 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 city's 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 won't find in any other guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the West Bronx, you'll 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 city's largest park, the stunning 2,700-acre Pelham Bay Park. And much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettably vivid chronicle of today's Bronx, the book can be enjoyed without ever leaving home—but it's almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore this captivating borough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovers every one of the Bronx's neighborhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unfamiliar people, places, and things\n\u003cbr\u003eEach neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; photographs; and a lively guided walking tour\n\u003cbr\u003eDraws on the author's walk through every Bronx neighborhood\n\u003cbr\u003eIncludes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48700328673515,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":51.18,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780691166957-1.jpg?v=1781632463","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780691166957","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}