The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide [Paperback]

Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City6,000 miles in allto write the award-winningThe New York Nobody Knows. Now he hasre-walkedBrooklynsome 816 milesto write this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city's hottest borough. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journeys,The Brooklyn Nobody Knowscaptures the heart and soul of a diverse, booming, and constantly changing borough that defines cool around the world. The guide covers every one of Brooklyns forty-four neighborhoods, from Greenpoint to Coney Island, providing a colorful portrait of each sections most interesting, unusual, and unknown people, places, and things. Along the way you will learn about a Greenpoint park devoted to plants and trees that produce materials used in industry; a hornsmith who practices his craft in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens; a collection of 1,140 stuffed animals hanging from a tree in Bergen Beach; a five-story Brownsville mural that depicts Zionist leader Theodor Herzland that was the brainchild of black teenagers; Brooklyns most privateyet publicbeach in Manhattan Beach; and much, much more. An unforgettably vivid chronicle of todays Brooklyn, the book can also be enjoyed without ever leaving homebut its almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore one of the most fascinating urban areas anywhere.

• Covers every one of Brooklyns 44 neighborhoods, providing a colorful portrait of their most interesting, unusual, and unknown people, places, and things
  
• Each neighborhood section features a brief overview and history; a detailed, user-friendly map keyed to the text; and a lively guided walking tour
  
• Draws on the authors 816-mile walk through every Brooklyn neighborhood
  
• Includes insights from conversations with hundreds of residents