New York Block by Block: An illustrated guide to the iconic American city

by Cierra Block

Whether you’re a fast-talking, swift-walking local or a tourist visiting the Big Apple for the first time, this book is for you.
Arguably the most iconic city in the world, New York has more places to eat and things to see than you could manage in a lifetime. In New York Block by Block, artist Cierra Block reveals the best of the city, covering everything from secret leafy streets to inspiring bookstores, world-class museums to the best pizza, all accompanied by 40 vibrant maps. Featuring the most notable places to eat, what to see, where to walk and what to do, this is a guide like no other. Wander around Brooklyn like a local, grab the best bagels in town or see priceless masterpieces; the possibilities are endless. That’s the wonderful thing about New York – there’s always more to explore!

Genres: Travel

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2023

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[Reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Charlottes library · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Katie · Rating 1 out of 5]

As a New Yorker, this is the most generic, unhelpful, touristy guide books. It claims to know THE places to go in New York, the places locals go, hole in the wall kind of places. And it absolutely disappoints this claim.

Not only is it so touristy and nothing at all what “locals” do, but it recommends places like franchises that most people who live in mid to large size cities and suburbs have probably already experienced. Like no I’m not going to travel all the way to NYC to explore Bloomingdale’s, I’ll drive 25 minutes to my local mall and have the same experience. All the non franchise places are tourist attractions that are already flooding with tourists and not locals.

Seriously if you want to explore NYC as a local, look at this book of exactly what not to do and where not to go…