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City Walks: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot

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Author: Martha Fay
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$14.95~~
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 34316

Media: Cards
Pages: 50
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.1 x 1.3

ISBN: 0811838447
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
UPC: 765145104258
EAN: 9780811838443
ASIN: 0811838447

Publication Date: July 2004
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Product Description
Bustling and vibrant, New York City invites on-foot exploration. The cards in this deck guide you through 50 walking adventures, offering detailed maps and insider information. From Nolita's quaint boutiques and the chic galleries of Chelsea to Central Park and the vaulted ceilings of Grand Central Station, you'll discover the locals' favorite places to eat, drink, rest, walk, and play?in addition to tidbits of the history of Manhattan and the boroughs. Pick any card and hit the sidewalks of New York!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

fun but not comprehensive June 2, 2007
audrey (white mtns)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Our family recently returned from a visit to Manhattan. We used 5 or 6 texts as well as this boxed set of walking tours. The set consists of 50 3-3/4 by 5-1/2 inch heavy stock cards and a folding master card that shows all the walks in the context of a five bouroughs map.

There are 5 walks in Central Park, 8 Midtown, 3 north of the park and 19 south of the Flatiron Building. Two walks cover The Bronx, two are in Queens, 5 in Brooklyn. Each walk card shows a map on one side, of about a square mile, complete with Metro stops and a trail marked out; on the other side the text (which is smallish, but I'm glad for that because there's such a wealth of information one could fit on each card!) that points out historic buildings and architectural features and tells a few stories about the character of the area as well as its characters.

It was very convenient to grab a few cards as we went out the door. Also, after we got back and looked at pictures, it was easy to find that tour and get some information about it.

The only complaint is predictable. Each walking tour could handle a booklet, so a few hundred words is, of course, inadequate. There is no information about restaurants; again, that's understandable, but maybe more information could be included on the maps?

I would buy them again.

3 out of 5 stars

Heads Up When Considering This December 14, 2006
Artset Outset (Central Florida)
2 out of 11 found this review helpful

I bought this to give as a Christmas gift. It arrived in used condition although it was sold as new. There was no wrapper so when I removed it from the shipping box, the contents spilled. There was a barcode sticker placed over the original barcode on the bottom of the box. As far as I can tell the contents are intact. This is the first time I have received anything from Amazon that was less than expected. I hope you don't have any similar experiences.

3 out of 5 stars

Should have been titled City Walks: Manhatten May 6, 2005
Wings42 (San Diego, CA United States)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful

We've spent a lot of time in NYC, and I can attest from experience that each walk is well worth taking. The format is easy to use, with a master card showing the location of all the walks, and clear directions in the cards.

Each card has red circled numbers and letters on the maps, and NO explanation of what the numbers and letters signify. Are they bus and subway numbers? Are they points of interest? I'll figure it out when I'm there next week, but it would be nice to know ahead of time.

The boroughs are an important omission. We've been to Manhatten three times, and intend to concentrate on Brooklyn (the 4th most populous city in America, if it was a city unto itself) this trip. Many of the 50 Manhatten walks could be consolidated, to allow 10 walks for Brooklyn, and 5 each for Queens and the Bronx. Brooklyn has Prospect Park and Park Slope, Coney Island, and so much more I'm unfamiliar with.

4 out of 5 stars

Love the idea - Wish there was more detail January 23, 2005
Dom Miliano (Denville, NJ USA)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful

What a great idea. 50 adventures that you can stick in your pocket and enjoy without looking like you are a tourist. I pulled out a few cards written about parts of the City I know and love to see if the author knows her stuff. Take card 15 - the Ms. Fay touches the high spots: Abingdon Square, Ottomanelli's, Zito's, Murry's Cheese, Rocco's Pastry and more. Walk these streets led by her map and prose and you'll have a wonderful visit. Flipping through the cards, I think every significant neighborhood has been captured. I know in warmer weather, I'll use a couple of her cards to explore Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens - boroughs that are a lot more of a mystery to me than Manhattan. Naturally, with a map on one side of a 4X5 card, there isn't much room left for text. Having said that, I wish we had more detail about each area - a small complaint. Maybe in V.2.0 some folded cards?

I collect anything NYC oriented and I am happy to add this pack of cards to my library but I wondered what the market is for these cards. My guess is that locals will use them to learn about streets outside their sphere. Out of towners will be able to stick one or two in a pocket and stroll through one of the most fascinating cities in the world. If you are a NYC fan, you need to get your copy of City Walks New York.

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