内容简介
Auniqueguidetothemostinterestingandusefulseventy-fivemom-and-popbusinessesinNewYorkCity.ThisbookexploresthesmallgemsofNewYorkCitythatmanylocalsandtouristsdonotevenknowexist.Thesesurprisingtreasureshaveresistedchangeandheldontotheirold-worldways.Thepeoplewhorunthesebusinesses—oftenfourth-orfifth-generationoffspringoftheoriginalowners—devotetheirentirelivestoservingtheirloyalcustomers.Withthisuniquetourthroughallfiveboroughs,readerscanvisitseventy-fiveoftheseclassicshops,restaurants,andmanufacturers,includingRussandDaughters,anappetizingshopwhoseownersstillusetheirgreat-grandfather’stime-consuming,labor-intensiverecipesandwhocancountLouReedasaloyalcustomer;E.Vogel,aSoHoshoefactorysoolditmadebootsfortheUnionArmy;andBuzz-A-Rama,aBrooklynslot-carracingfacilityinbusinesssincethe1960s.