Secret York: An Unusual Guide (Secret Guides)

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Secret York: An Unusual Guide (Secret Guides)

Secret York: An Unusual Guide (Secret Guides)

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York is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Britain. This era was York’s apogee, its wealth and status reflected in the built environment, so much of which survives today. The city had always been an important ecclesiastical and trading centre, but it benefited significantly from the burgeoning textile and wool trade, and royal patronage. The latter came largely a result of York’s status as an Archbishopric and its strategic role as a base for English forays into Scotland. Prosperity was further reinforced by the establishment of a Jewish community. Calling all mystery lovers. Columbia University is so much more than a place for learning and pomp. The famous university has a series of mysterious tunnels running beneath its buildings that are surrounded by stories of horror and crime. It was also praised in the creativity category (7.5 out of 10), establishing it as the UK’s sixteenth most mysterious bar. For a true lover of mystery and crime fiction, this is truly one of the best-hidden treasures of NYC. The Very Hush Hush – Tunnels Beneath Columbia University Walk enough and you might begin to suspect that nothing is boring - an awesome state of mind. In Bay Ridge you tramp down to the Beltway to a sight of the Verrazano Bridge that verges on the mystical. Further north is the virtually unknown Narrows Botanical Garden. 'It's the largest community garden in New York,' says landscaper Jimmy Johnson, taking a break to share the spot he's devoted himself to. 'We've got ponds, streams. There's a pollinating garden over there where we keep the beehives.' Further on you see a monument to the Viking Leif Ericson (it's just below the Valhalla Playground: Sunset Park was once heavily Scandinavian), and walk up through New York's second-largest Chinese population, passing along the way an old cinema converted into a Turkish mosque. You can see aLl this by yourself, but you likely wouldn't go as far. 'The next day, you're paralysed,' says group leader Bob Lazaro of the longer, heroic walks. 'You gotta go with somebody. A companion to talk to. That's why we do it.'

It's all beautifully written by TM Rives, who goes so far as to unearth a bunch of things to do which are so unusual that even true locals won't have heard of most of them. There's something for all kinds of people (well, most kinds of people; this is New York, after all). Like guns? You can shoot one in a Manhattan basement. Like scraping out animal innards? Take a taxidermy class. Want to go on the beat with NYPD cops, or explore forbidden islands in a kayak, or borrow a dog to make yourself look like a native Williamsburger? This book will show you how. Read a preview of our favourite activities taken from Secret New York This work of art by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela will pull you deep into the ever-changing world of light and sound. There is no fanfare around it, and you might even stumble upon it randomly as you’re strolling down Church Street in Tribeca. If you've heard of the group of New York foot explorers who call themselves Shorewalkers (motto: 'Seeing the World at Three Miles per Hour') it's likely for the Great Saunter, a creeping marathon held every May that hugs the waterfront for a complete circuit of Manhattan. That's 32 miles. 'You have the option to walk all the way around,' says an older gentleman who wears a button on his chest with the slogan 'Polite New Yorker.''We had a thousand people last time, and five hundred finished!' He feigns dejection: 'I'm not among them.' That’s exactly what artist Walter De Maria did in 1977 in a random room of a New York Soho loft, which not only made this NYC hidden gem an enigmatic art but also somewhat iconic. Initially, the Earth Room with a 22-inch-deep layer of soil was supposed to be temporary, but following its success, the art piece became permanent. Old City Hall Subway Stationis one of the prettiest subway stations in New York. Closed in the early 20th Century, the stained glass window and beautiful arches is a remnant of historic New York.The late c. 15th saw York’s fortunes reversed. Yorkist king Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field by the House of Lancaster’s Henry Tudor, marking the end of the War of the Roses. York’s textile industry declined in the face of competition from West Yorkshire towns. The city became ruinous and depopulated. Worse was to come following the collapse of York’s great religious houses during the Reformation and Dissolution of the Monasteries, followed by Catholic strife and then civil war… Take a journey down to 520 Madison Avenue to see this one above (which is very similar to these parts of the wall in the East Side Gallery in Berlin). You can’t claim to have uncovered all the secrets of New York unless you have been to the Mysterious Bookstore belonging to an equally mysterious owner.

The class has a variety of props you can choose from, but the best results flow from personal visions. Aaron, who trekked all the way from Connecticut, has brought along a tiny bronze shield and sword, and a bristling crest. 'It's deer fur,' he says. 'It just… seemed right.' While the street doesn’t look the same as it did during its crime-ridden days, it is still super cool to visit. If you wish to stroll where the gangsters once roamed, a walking tour is the best way to see where some of the worst criminal acts took place. In the Bronx’s sleepy neighborhood of Spuyten Duyvil, sitting on the edge of a cliff, alongside the Palisades and overlooking the Hudson River is a charming Italian-style villa built in 1926. The Villa Charlotte Bronte consists of 17-units of duplexes and triplexes, all different from each other.

Ironically, the villa has nothing to do with Charlotte Bronte personally, but is named after her for its romantic, idyllic architecture and location. It is one of the best-kept secrets of New York City and has an obsessive fan following. Residents who have been living there for generations are always trying to ward off hundreds of prospective buyers. A Decade-Old Immersive Experience – The Dream House Did you know that the U.N. Building, despite being located in New York City is regarded as an International Territory?

By all accounts York was a squalid place. Murage – a tax levied to ensure upkeep of the city’s walls – ensured York’s population was protected from external threat. But at its peak 30,000 people dwelt in the city and many threats would have come from within, in the form of illness and disease. Edward III famously wrote the following to York’s grandees in 1332: Take a look, below, at some of the secret spots you have to visit in New York. 1.) Whispering Archof Grand Central Station Ley lines are simply alignments of natural and man-made landscape features. Although their existence is debated, it has been suggested that, from the Neolithic to the Roman occupation of Britain and beyond, early engineers marked out sighting points on high ground to plot routes across open country. These included natural features such as hills and trees. Later, earthworks such as barrows and henges were placed on these points, followed by hill forts and churches. The longest I did was from Inwood to the Battery,' says Cheryl, a regular. Not shabby: it's the entire length of Manhattan. 'It was painful. But what fascinates me about these walks, is I see neighbourhoods that I wouldn't normally go to.' Often the territory covered has no conspicuous appeal, and slyly reversing your assumptions may be the best thing Shorewalkers offers. 'You'll turn a corner,' says Cheryl, 'and all of a sudden you'll have an unbelievable view.'

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One of my favorite finds since living in York would definitely be this church on Goodramgate. Hidden away off of a very busy street, entering the gardens is like walking into a peaceful oasis. The church itself dates from the 12 th century, although most of its features are from the 15 th century. It’s open Wednesday-Sunday from 11:00am-3:00pm. A brilliant new guidebook to New York unearths 'insider experiences' from Brooklyn to the Bronx, all so unusual that even most locals won't know about them. Laura Fowler delves in for a preview. Would you believe it if we told you that amidst New York’s skyscrapers and busy roads is a medieval castle? A long and winding wooded pathway atop a hill in Manhattan will take you on a journey to the Middle Ages. Legend has it that these doors move around (almost like they lead to magical fairytale kingdoms) so you need to be very alert to see one. 7.) Time Square Sound Installation

If like many you're not totally sure what yoga is good for, and also can't remember what or when the summer solstice is, there is a peculiar event for your convenience. For the last dozen years on June 21, the spandexed masses have gathered to practice their usually private and inward-looking exercises in the honky, sultry, dirty, neoned jukebox of Mammon that is Times Square. The tradition started with just a handful of inspired devotees who glimpsed, among the heaving tourists, a hint of the eternal sublime: there is a flood of unharnessed forces in that place. Why not use it? Built on Roosevelt Island, this abandoned smallpox hospital has been left untouched since its last inhabitants left. This can be one of the hardest secret spots of the lot to see when you’re in New York but if you stay on the 6 train while it turns around you may catch a rare glimpse of this beautiful station. This little spothas become a really cool little place to surprise a loved one with a surpriseproposal. 💍 2.)TouchThe Berlin Wall Cholera broke out in the city of York in 1832, and at least 185 people died of the disease. There is a small burial ground, which is located just across the street from York’s train station and the Principal Hotel. A lot of people don’t notice this hidden gem on their way to or from the station. But there are about 20 gravestones left here.

Most of us would never have given much thought to soil.. but put lots of it -280,000 pounds to be exact– in a room and we’d begin to recognize it for its beauty.



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