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I didn't know how big New York City was until I went from Central Park (North side) to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden... walking... never again!
by guessmyname 10y ago
I didn't know how big New York City was until I went from Central Park (North side) to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden... walking... never again!
- haberman 10y agoTry Pelham Bay Park (Bronx) to Conference House Park (Staten Island): 35 miles, 10 hours walking! Or Inwood Hill Park (Manhattan) to Rockaway Park (Queens): 25 miles, 8 hours walking.
- miiiiiike 10y agoI had the opposite experience! My girlfriend and I walked from the Bronx to Battery Park, it was great. We saw the neighborhoods change from block to block, bought bootlegged DVDs from a sweet old lady, and even ran into Robert Krulwich outside of Central Park. If you have 10 hours it's worth it.
- sotojuan 10y agoIt's funny because back home in Texas I'd drive that distance (in miles) regularly to do stuff with friends and think nothing of it. Take a taxi from Harlem to the Botanical Gardens when there's no traffic (so never, or at 3-4am), you'll be surprised how fast you get there. It's crazy how much longer the same distance feels when you can't just drive straight there with little to medium traffic!
- cleetus 10y agoFor my 30th bday, some friends and I walked around the perimeter of Manhattan. It took just over 20 hours, but that's mostly because we stopped several at bars along the way.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoThere's a yearly event that does this, called The Great Saunter. A friend of mine did it last year, and we met her and walked for a mile or so. It took her and most others around 12 hours; I can easily believe 20 if you're stopping at bars along the way :P