So,
do you think you know your way around the five boroughs? Have you even been
to all five boroughs? These books and websites can help you learn about New
York City's history - the history that's gone forever, and the history that's
right in front of you if you know where to look.
Learn about who put up the first Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, where
Typhoid Mary lived, why Judge Crater is famous, where Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy
Birthday" to President Kennedy, and who blew giant smoke rings into Times Square
for 25 years.
After learning about the New York City of the past, take some time to discover
New York's wildlife (hint: it's more than just rats and pigeons), and take walking
tours of places that will make you forget you're in a city.
Books
All Around the Town: Amazing Manhattan Facts and Curiosities by Patrick
Bunyan
Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial
Ground by Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan
A Short and Remarkable History of New York City by Jane Mushabac and
Angela Wigan
Wild New York by Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson
Websites
Forgotten New York -- Visit forgotten
aspects of all the boroughs of New York City. Contents include advertising,
streetlamps, cemeteries, and "You'd Never Believe You're in NYC."
Strange New York -- Connect the dots
by exploring a map of Manhattan. Topics include the Little Red Lighthouse under
the George Washington Bridge, the Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Station,
and the Metronome at Union Square.
Image Details: High Bridge, New York City. Image ID: 800521. Source: The Picture
Collection Online.
