How to Find Old New York: Yesterday's City Today

By Jon Hammer and Karen McBurnie

A guide to the grubby, thrilling New York of old. It's our attempt to chart what's left of the Manhattan we fell in love with; places to gladden the heart of jaded natives and quicken the pulse of visitors.
We've listed lunch counters where Oscar Madison may be slouching behind a newspaper a few seats away and stores where Rhoda Morgenstern can be heard just one aisle over; there's Keens Steakhouse where Buffalo Bill's pipe hangs from the ceiling, JG Melon where preppies queue for cheeseburgers and Bloody Bulls, and timeless McSorley's Old Ale House - still laying claim as the oldest bar in New York. What unifies these disparate places is that they're the real thing; whether glamorous or down-at-heel, they're linked to old New York in a way that sham Blarney Stone bars and phoney speakeasies can never be.
Treat this map as a starting point, showing some selected highlights of this crowded island. There are still many more places to enjoy.

• Format: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1739339762
• ISBN13: 9781739339760
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Herb Lester Associates
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.2" x 8.1"