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Traversing Manhattan: An Afternoon Trip to the Battery and Back Again

 Wherein the vaccinated sightseer from Northern Manhattan travels to the southern end of the island by means of the express bus, the MTA subway, and the NYC ferry, with a little sauntering on footIn Battery Park, during the first blushes of spring...

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The Battery, New York, NY 10004, USA
The Battery, New York, NY 10004, USA The Battery, New York, NY 10004, USA
The Battery, New York, NY 10004, USA

Walking Off the Big Apple

The website "Walking Off The Big Apple" is dedicated to exploring New York City through carefully curated walking tours, emphasizing the intersection of urban geography, history, and cultural landmarks. It offers detailed itineraries and maps that guide users through various neighborhoods, connecting architectural features, public art, and site-specific stories to broader socio-cultural developments in the city. The content reflects a scholarly approach to walking as a method of spatial inquiry, highlighting how the layered urban environment embodies historical narratives and ongoing cultural transformations. In addition to route descriptions, the site provides contextual essays that delve into the evolution of New York’s urban landscape, including discussions on urban planning, public space usage, and the symbolism embedded in street layouts and building designs. By framing walking as both an experiential and educational practice, the platform situates itself within the tradition of psychogeography and urban studies, allowing users to engage with the city’s geography beyond conventional tourist perspectives.

Grand Central Terminal

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Statue of Liberty

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corpse road

Also known as corpse way, coffin route, coffin road, coffin path, churchway path, bier road, burial road, lyke-way or lych-way. “Now is the time of night, That the graves all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide” – Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream. A path used in medieval times to take the dead from a remote parish to the ‘mother’ church for burial. Coffin rests or wayside crosses lined the route of many where the procession would stop for a while to sing a hymn or say a prayer. There was a strong belief that once a body was taken over a field or fell that route would forever be a public footpath which may explain why so many corpse roads survive today as public footpaths. They are known through the UK.

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