The Encyclopedia of New York City

HowdidTinPanAlleygetitsname?WhichstructureinNewYorkCitycontainsdebrisfromthebombingofLondonduringWorldWarII?WhowasthelastRepublicanpresidentialcandidatetocarryNewYorkCity?WhereareManhattanBeach,ManhattanCollege,andManhattanTransfer?(NoneareinManhattan.)WhenandhowdidthepopulationofNewYorkincreaseby70percentovernight?Answeringquestionssuchasthese,thisencyclopaediaspansarangeoffactsaboutwhatmanyconsidertobeAmerica'smostfascinatingcity.Itcoverssubjectsthroughoutthefiveboroughsfromprehistorytothepresent.Thebookconsistsofmorethan4000entriesinalphabeticalorderbymorethan650contributors,alongwith680illustrationsandmaps.Amongthetopicscoveredbytheencyclopaediaarearchitecture,governmentandpolitics,business,religion,weather,thearts,education,transport,thelaw,scienceandmedicine,andsportsandrecreation.Entriesreflectthecity'sinhabitants,pastandpresent,describingawiderangeofneighbourhoodsandimmigrantgroupsaswellassuchvariedfiguresasBellaAbzug,WoodyAllen,MotherCabrini,LouGehrig,EmmaGoldman,JohnGotti,BillieHoliday,LangstonHughes,DonnaKaran,CaptainKidd,MiguelPinero,AdamClaytonPowell,NelsonRockefeller,BigTimSullivan,andAndyWarhol.