Covering an exhaustive range of information about the five boroughs, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City was a success by every measure, earning worldwide acclaim and several awards for reference excellence, and selling ...

The streetscapes that emerge from these groups' struggles bear the traces, and this book shows you where to look to find them.

Describes the reasons New York grew to become the world's greatest city, identifies the problems facing it now, and suggests possible solutions.

Throughout, he infuses his account with the strange and delightful anecdotes that a less charming tour guide might omit, from the story of the city's first, block-long subway to that of the blizzard of 1888 that turned Macy's into one big ...

Previously published as An American Metropolis, this book is a punchy, definitive history of New York and has been updated to include new material on the Giuliani administration and the events of September 2001.

The fascinating history of Five Points, a New York City neighborhood infamous for being utterly depraved and yet amazingly culturally rich, illuminates all the best and worst of the American immigrant experience. 40 photos.

Fun for all ages, A New York City Adventure, shows a visually comedic view of the city I was raised in, and the people and places I have had the privilege and pleasure to come across. New York Strong.

In this utterly immersive volume, Mike Wallace captures the swings of prosperity and downturn, from the 1898 skyscraper-driven boom to the Bankers' Panic of 1907, the labor upheaval, and violent repression during and after the First World ...

From sewers to slavery, skyscrapers to taxation, this is a magisterial history of New York City, from the earliest Indian tribes to the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater Manhattan in 1898.