answers these questions — and tells you exactly where to see for yourself:
• Who was the only President of the United States besides George Washington to take the oath of office in New York City — and where is his unrestored private home, now used by a delicatessen?
• That big stone statue in Washington of the Lincoln Memorial is a copy. Where in New York City is the original sculpture?
• Where in New York City is the oldest inhabited house — more than 300 years old and still lived in by a private family?
• Where was the worst terrorist attack in U. S. history, before the 1993 World Trade Center bombing? Where can you still see the damage?
• How can you decipher the code on the 600,000 manhole covers in the streets to learn what’s underneath?
• Why is the U.S. Custom House at the foot of Broadway probably the most lavish building the U.S. Government ever built?
• How did a 19-year old high school kid discover the world’s oldest railroad tunnel under a Brooklyn street, after it had been lost for 121 years?
• Why do architects and New York guide books ignore one of the most beautiful buildings in the United States?
• How did a woman, a non-engineer, finish building the Brooklyn Bridge, and where is she honored?
...these are some of the 87 remarkable stories you’ll read in this book. You’ll want to take a subway or bus to visit and see them for yourself.
