Only in New York

Author: Sam Roberts
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 142998421X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
No one denies that New York City is unique—but what makes it sui generis? Sam Roberts, longtime city reporter, has puzzled over this in print and in his popular New York Times podcasts for years. In Only in New York, he writes about what makes New York tick and why things are the way they are in the greatest of all cities on earth. The forty essays in this book cover a variety of topics, including: • Why do we have doormen? • Is it noisier in the city or in the country? • Are New Yorkers really as liberal as the rest of the country thinks they are? • Why wasn't Manhattan's cross-town street grid oriented by the points of the compass? • If a neighborhood loses its tony zipcode, does it lose its cachet? A winning and informative gift book for every fan of "the city", Only in New York is elegantly written and solidly reported.

Only in New York

Author: The Photography Staff of the NY Times
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0789336553
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description
Curated from hundreds of thousands of photos from The New York Times' archives Only in New York brings together the most memorable, poignant, and historic images of the Big Apple. This beautiful gift book celebrates New York in a way that will be treasured by native New Yorkers and tourists alike. The New York Times is the world's foremost news organization, but it is very much a hometown paper, too. Since the inception of the camera, Times photographers have captured every newsworthy event--and many of the most iconic and intimate moments--that together document the very spirit and essence of New York City. These 500 photos are selected and paired in clever, humorous, and poignant diptychs that bring the city to life as you could only see in NYC--from Broadway to Yankee Stadium, nightlife to street life, skyscrapers to subways. And since the turn of the last century, NY Times photographers have been visually recording the vast, and vastly interesting and entertaining, mix of people, places, and institutions that provide New York with its reputation as the city that occasionally dozes but never closes. This collection of their work spans more than a century, providing a vivid chronicle of metropolitan life at its most vibrant. Most of all, of course, there are the people and the neighborhoods they inhabit. Through the work of such celebrated New York Times photographers as Damon Winter, Neal Boenzi, Fred R. Conrad, Ruth Fremson, Vincent Laforet, Michelle Agins, Todd Heisler, Chang W. Lee, Barton Silverman, Sara Krulwich, Michelle Agins, Tyler Hicks, and many more, the spirit of the city is captured in this extraordinary book. Their ability to capture the familiar in original ways, and the seldom-seen in surprising ones, gives this book the look and feel of a true original. Only in New York is a celebration of New York City and its people--and is sure to be treasured by native New Yorkers, tourists, and anyone who aspires to "make it there."

Only in New York

Author: Donald Albrecht
Publisher: Monacelli Press
ISBN: 9781580932486
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Presenting a spectrum of images, including glittering nightlife, immigrant struggles, crime & police drama, sports triumph & tragedy, scenes in the subway & on the waterfront from the pre-television era, this volume offers a selection of photographs from the pages of 'Look' magazine.

The Island at the Center of the World

Author: Russell Shorto
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1400096332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.

Only One New York

Author: Jan Yoors
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (Ciudad)
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description

Only in New York

Author: Heather Alexander
Publisher: 50 States
ISBN: 0711281432
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59

Book Description
Only in New York takes young readers on a journey through the weirdest, biggest, and best that the Empire State has to offer, from Buffalo to the Big Apple and everywhere in between.

Only in New York

Author: Sam Roberts
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 0823281094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
No one denies that New York City is unique—but what makes it sui generis? Sam Roberts, a longtime city reporter, has puzzled over this in print and in his popular New York Times podcasts for years. In Only in New York, updated with new tales and fascinating glimpses into uniquely NYC life, he writes about what makes this city tick and why things are the way they are in the greatest of all metropolises on earth. The more than 75 essays in this book cover a variety of topics, including: -How do New Yorkers react during disasters? -Maritime history (the Hudson River) -Crowds, space, and population growth -1908: a year in History history -Jewish Daily Forward -What happens when a neighborhood loses its tony ZIP code? A winning and informative gift book for every fan of “the city,” Only in New York is elegantly written and solidly reported.

The New York Nobody Knows

Author: William B. Helmreich
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691169705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474

Book Description
"As a kid growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father they called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line and ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood there. Decades later, Helmreich teaches university courses about New York, and his love for exploring the city is as strong as ever. Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs--an astonishing 6,000 miles. His epic journey lasted four years and took him to every corner of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Helmreich spoke with hundreds of New Yorkers from every part of the globe and from every walk of life, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former mayors Rudolph Giuliani, David Dinkins, and Edward Koch. Their stories and his are the subject of this captivating and highly original book. We meet the Guyanese immigrant who grows beautiful flowers outside his modest Queens residence in order to always remember the homeland he left behind, the Brooklyn-raised grandchild of Italian immigrants who illuminates a window of his brownstone with the family's old neon grocery-store sign, and many, many others. Helmreich draws on firsthand insights to examine essential aspects of urban social life such as ethnicity, gentrification, and the use of space. He finds that to be a New Yorker is to struggle to understand the place and to make a life that is as highly local as it is dynamically cosmopolitan."--Publisher's description.

World's Best Drinks

Author: Lonely Planet
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 1760341762
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
Travel the world from the comfort of your own living room! From the people who have been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, Lonely Planet's World's Best Drinks is your passport to the planet's best tipples and soft drinks. Quench your thirst with over 60 recipes including cocktails, delicate tea brews and zingy aperitifs. For each of the authentic recipes in this book, an 'Origins' section details how the drink came into being in the culture that created it, alongside tasting notes of how best to sample it for the authentic experience, whether in an upscale New York cocktail bar, a fireside lounge or a Chinese teahouse. Each recipe includes ingredients and easy instructions so you can make it at home - as well as a photo to show you how it should look when you're finished. Perfect for any budding barista or bartender, this book has everything you need to blow your friends away at your next drinks party. BEER Michelada - Mexico CIDER Mulled cider - United Kingdom WINE Glogi - Finland Kalimotxo - Spain Mimosa - France Sangria - Spain Terremoto - Chile GIN Martini - USA Negroni - Italy Pimm's - United Kingdom Singapore Sling - Singapore Sloe gin - United Kingdom Tom Collins - USA VODKA Bloody Mary - France Caesar - Canada Cade Codder - USA Cosmopolitan - USA Espresso Martini - United Kingdom Siam Sunray - Thailand RUM Daiquiri - Cuba Dark and Stormy - Bermuda Eggnog - United Kingdom Hibiscus ginger punch - Jamaica Mai tai - California & Polynesia Mojito - Cuba & the Cuban diaspora Pina colada - Puerto Rico Tasmanian bushwalkers' rum hot chocolate - Australia WHISKY Caribou - Canada Irish coffee - Ireland Manhattan - Ireland Mint julep - USA Sazerac - USA TEQUILA Margarita - Mexico Paloma - Mexico Sangrita - Mexico AT THE BACK OF THE SPIRIT CABINET Canelazo - The Andes Caipirinha - Brazil Garibaldi - Italy Kvas - Russia Macua - Nicaragua Pisco sour - Peru & Chile Tongba - Nepal & India NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS Agua de coco - Brazil American milkshake - USA Anijsmelk - The Netherlands Ayran - Turkey Bandung - Malaysia & Singapore Bubble tea - Taiwan Cardamom tea - East Africa Chai - India Cocoa tea - St Lucia Coffee - Worldwide Egg cream - USA Espresso soda - USA Horchata - Mexico Malted milkshake - USA Mango lassi - India Mint tea - Morocco Oliang - Thailand Root beer float -USA Shirley Temple - USA Banana smoothie - Worldwide Tea - China Teh tarik - Malaysia & Indonesia Yuan yang - Hong Kong About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art

Author: Serge Guilbaut
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022679184X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
"A provocative interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. . . . By insisting that art, even art of the avant-garde, is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it, he forces us to think differently not only about art and art history but about society itself."—New York Times Book Review