6th Avenue

Week 37

Writers of New York

New York City is known for its rich literary history, and this week we'll visit the neighborhoods and locations that harbored the greats. Starting in in Williamsburg to visit Betty Smith's 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,' we'll hop the bridge for the remainder of our walk, visiting the birthplace of downtown birthplace of Herman Melville, the poetry scene of the East Village, the home of Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance, and the infamous Chelsea Hotel among many others.

Neighborhoods Williamsburg, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Financial District, Alphabet City, East Village, Stuyvesant Town, Kips Bay, Murray Hill, Turtle Bay, Lenox Hill, Upper East Side, Carnegie Hill, East Harlem, Harlem, Sugar Hill, Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, Lincoln Square, Midtown, Chelsea, Flatiron, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Tribeca

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Week 7

First Impressions - Midtown

Our first look at Midtown pays homage to the grid that defines it. From 23rd to 59th Street, we walk up and down 1st to 11th Avenue until we reach our marathon limit. This includes too many sites to mention, from the Chrysler and Empire State buildings; the Theatre District and Times Square; Grand Central Station; Rockefeller Center and so much more.

Neighborhoods Kips Bay, Murray Hill, Gramercy, Tudor City, Turtle Bay, Sutton Place, Midtown, Theater District, Hell's Kitchen, Hudson Yards, Flatiron, Koreatown, Chelsea

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