NYC books

[ironmike22]

what are some good books about NYC. Im looking for something that gets into the details of different neighborhoods and shit.


thanks

[NYatKNIGHT]

Wired New York: New York City Books (http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2932)

[ironmike22]

Wired New York: New York City Books (http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2932)


OMG!?!?! Thank you soooooo so soooo much. :rolleyes:

[Merry]

As for books specifically about NYC neighbourhoods, I highly recommend:

Neighborhoods of Queens (http://www.amazon.com/Neighborhoods-Queens-New-York-City/dp/0300112998/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228725422&sr=1-1)

Neighborhoods of Brooklyn (http://www.amazon.com/Neighborhoods-Brooklyn-New-York-City/dp/0300103107/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b)

This series will eventually include books on the other boroughs as well. The one on The Bronx was meant to be published in February this year, but the publisher informed me that publication has been delayed until November 2009 :(.

Also these:

Brooklyn: People and Places, Past and Present (http://www.amazon.com/Brooklyn-People-Places-Past-Present/dp/0810991780/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228725903&sr=1-1)

Greenwich Village and How It Got That Way (http://www.amazon.com/Greenwich-Village-How-Got-That/dp/0517573229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228725969&sr=1-1)

Manhattan's Turtle Bay: Story of a Midtown Neighborhood (http://www.amazon.com/Manhattans-Turtle-Bay-Midtown-Neighborhood/dp/0738525235/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228726037&sr=1-2)


From the excellent historical series "Images of America":

Bedford-Stuyvesant (http://www.amazon.com/Bedford-Stuyvesant-Images-America-New-York/dp/0738550043/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228726193&sr=1-1)

South Bronx (http://www.amazon.com/South-Bronx-NY-Images-America/dp/0738510203/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228726274&sr=1-4)

Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill (http://www.amazon.com/Washington-Heights-Inwood-Marble-America/dp/0738554782/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228726450&sr=1-1)


And:

South Bronx Rising: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of an American City (http://www.amazon.com/South-Bronx-Rising-Resurrection-American/dp/0823221997/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228726274&sr=1-2)

Harlem Lost and Found (http://www.amazon.com/Harlem-Found-Michael-Henry-Adams/dp/1580930700/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228726525&sr=1-1)

[NYatKNIGHT]

^Excellent. Yet again, thank you Merry.
I'm going to copy this post to the NYC Books thread.