Howard Freeman on Walk Score

16 places 16 places

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14 new places 14 new places

17 photos 17 photos

19 comments 19 comments

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Hot & Crusty Bakery Cafe

Howard Freeman: Croissants.

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US Laundry

Howard Freeman: The owner, Evelyn, keeps this the best laundry place in the neighborhood.

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Green Assembly Garden

509 Amsterdam Ave

Howard Freeman: Maintained by the nearby High School for Green Careers.

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Good Enough to Eat

520 Columbus Avenue

Howard Freeman: One of my favorite weekday breakfast spots. (Avoid weekend.) Make sure to get biscuits w strawberry butter.

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Le Pain Quotidien West 84th

494 Amsterdam Avenue

Howard Freeman: The Parisian-influenced common table makes this a fun place.

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Ross Terrace, American Museum of Natural History

Howard Freeman: Enter at 81st Street, head southeast, and the stairway is at around 80th St. Walk up and there's a delightful terrace that, in the summertime, has fountains for kids to play in.

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West 85th Street, New York, NY

Howard Freeman: The W85th street block btw Columbus and Central Park West has a series of charming brownstones that are more set back than most properties in the area.

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UWS Gargoyle

Howard Freeman: Watchful.

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140 Riverside Drive, New York, NY

140 Riverside Dr

Howard Freeman: Very cool entrance. Looks like a movie theater.

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"Nevsky Prospekt"

Howard Freeman: The building I grew up in. Had many immigrants, including from Russia, and is situated one block from a Russian Orthodox church, hence the nickname.

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The Pond, New York, NY

The Pond Central Park

Howard Freeman: One of the more interesting notes about this place was that it was featured in a charity: water commercial with Jennifer Connelly. http://www.charitywater.org/media/videos/?video=video2

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The Dakota, West 72nd Street, New York, NY

1 West 72nd Street

Howard Freeman: This is a look toward the west at sunset from inside the park, near Strawberry Field.

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UWS Gargoyle

Howard Freeman: This is the solitary gargoyle I've seen on a residential building, at least on the Upper West Side. NW corner. Look up and pretend to be a tourist.

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Margaret Mead Green

Howard Freeman: Nice place to sit and watch people.

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Guggenheim Museum, 5th Avenue, New York, NY

1071 5th Avenue

Howard Freeman: I have liked this museum more at a distance than up close, since usually there are lines around the block to get in. It's good for one trip with the kids for the novelty.

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349 West 84th Street, New York, NY

Howard Freeman: An 1900s-era brownstone along a row of same. Building down the street was built in 1890. This street is called Edgar Allan Poe Street, for he lived here for a time when he wrote "The Raven."

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Esperanto, Avenue C, New York, NY

Howard Freeman: great for summer outdoor dining. across from two community gardens, one on the south and one on the east, which features an enormous willow tree.

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Riverside Park Promenade, New York, NY

Howard Freeman: Great for walking, rollerblading, teaching kids to ride bikes, or sitting and reading the NY Times.

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Francisco's

201 Earl Garrett St

Howard Freeman: Great for outdoor dining when weather is right.

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