The 25 best books about New York City history

… Whether you were born in New York moved here decades ago or just arrived you might be … you Kenneth Jackson editor of The Encyclopedia of New York City says that over ten thousand books have been written …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 14, 2018 - 9:00AM
Here's proof that NYC's middle class has been getting squeezed out since the 1870s

… Trying to make it work as a middleclass New Yorker can be a stressful endeavor to put it … the Dakotas construction in the late 19th century as more apartment buildings were rising to meet the demand from New … the city was keeping empty land in Central Park while the middle classes are being driven out of the City by excessive …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 23, 2016 - 12:59PM
Serious beach reads: 5 New York-centric books to pack on your next vacation

… heftand perhaps new insights into the city you call home when youre not busy sunbathing that is … Netherland by … debutante balls and vacationed in sprawling country homes Despite their luxurious circumstancesremember this is … return to a classic Sure we all read Gatsby in tenthgrade English class but in revisiting the novel as an adult you …

By Alanna Schubach |May 30, 2016 - 10:15AM
Apartment Therapy's Maxwell Ryan made the move to brownstone Brooklyn, but still has love for lofts

… make a house or even a cramped apartment feel like a home Before the holiday madness descends we caught up with Ryan … to BedStuy a questionable former landlord who collected rent in all cash the eternal appeal of lofts and more … What … for my daughter and me  … And the worst … I lived in Little Italy when I was first in NYCMulberry and Hester I rented …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 24, 2015 - 8:59AM