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 … This monumental sequel to the monumental Gotham covers just 21 years from the consolidation of New York and Brooklyn to … by Kathy Peiss … Young working class women their jobs goals clubs hangouts courtship customs sense of style and impact …

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 gently In … unique Even the Brooklyn exodus started way back in the 1970s   … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   …

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

… or later this summer Consider bringing a little piece of NYC with you via one of these novels that takes place in the … buildings the lit storefronts the orange fuzz of the street lanterns all this garbage of light had been refined into a … opportunity to take a moment to reflect on the past … The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton … Given that this is Edith …

By Alanna Schubach |May 30, 2016 - 10:15AM