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When my mother was twelve years old, directing imaginary plays from the little outhouse roof in her tenement back yard, she knew that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the world. Standing by her living room window, catching a brown an… more

(…)”WATERWAYS LIKE the prudent elderly person I am, I arrived at the boat only a half-hour ahead of time. “Better never than early,” I remarked — with a certain waggish air — to the ticket-seller, a man of informal manners, who dispensed … more

This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation’s history, during the Age of Optimism — a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible. In the years around 18… more

Small-time stoolie, Jake ” The Spinner” Jablon, made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers, from informer to blackmailer. And the more “clients”, he figured, the more money — and more people eager to see him dead. So no one is surp… more

This edition of the Historical Cities series combines the five separate, previously published, editions into a single guide to the Big Apple. All five boroughs are included, as well as landmarks and sites in New York Harbor and the East Riv… more

Homicide detective Lenny Bliss wears consciousness like an albatross. He is looking for some inner peace. Instead he gets a floater fished out of the East River. The investigation is not going swimmingly (they never do, with floaters) when … more

“In New-York, there are a number of Market Houses. Those called Fulton and Washington Markets are the largest. Fulton Market is at the East end of Fulton-street, near the East River, and the Washington Market is on the West end, near the No… more

Conrad Voort’s family members have enforced the law in New York City for three centuries, since Manhattan was a Dutch colony. Raised from childhood to be a detective, he heads a vast cop clan, with its own code of honor and obligation. But … more

“Social history is, most elementally, food history. Jane Ziegelman had the great idea to zero in on one Lower East Side tenement building, and through it she has crafted a unique and aromatic narrative of New York’s immigrant culture: with … more

A general outline of the work included in this Division has been given by General C. W. Raymond, M. Am. Soc. C. E., in the first paper of the series. The few pages following are intended only as a note to connect his paper with the more det… more

What would you do if you suddenly realised you had become invisible? Insignificant?One steaming hot August in New York, grandmother Jean Henderson discovers with a shock it has happened to her. Does she let it defeat her? Hell no.Does she g… more

“”“When I was taken to Bellevue Psychiatric Ward I was in a state of severe depression. I huddled within myself, bone against bone, trying to discover surcease in a living center of dead and numbing feeling. I remained in this condition wee… more

Harriet Brown, Mr. Wolf’s debut novel, tells the story of Nachiketa Krishnamurti, a boy raised in India by his paternal grandmother who teaches him to speak with snakes. His father, Jiddu, is a well-known Indian mystic who is rarely home. H… more

The purpose of this paper is to describe the preliminary work for and the preparation of that portion of the site for the Terminal Station in Manhattan, of the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which was constructed un… more

Originally published in the mid-1940s, Old Mr. Flood is Joseph Mitchell’s story of retired house wrecker Hugh G. Flood, a New Yorker determined to live to the age of 115 on a diet of fresh seafood, harbor air, and good Scotch. Mitchell crea… more

The games have been played and BabyGirl has won, or so she thinks. Taking down Andre Chin, took courage and craftiness, something she acquire after her parents’ death. Her life has been nothing short of challenging: a business partner with … more

The purpose of this paper is to describe the preliminary work for and the preparation of that portion of the site for the Terminal Station in Manhattan, of the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which was constructed un… more

REVOLUTIONARY HERO SERIESCAPTAIN NATHAN HALEGeneral Washington wanted a man. It was in September, 1776, at the City of New York, a few days after the battle of Long Island. The swift and deep East River flowed between the two hostile armies… more

Collection of exploits facing a kid growing up in Astoria, NY a town in the Queens borough. Series begins when he’s 11 years old, 3 years after arriving from overseas.

Have you ever felt vexed by today’s fast-paced life, or have disappointments and tragedies taken a tight grip on you that you longed for the days gone by when life was simpler and joys abundant? Has nostalgia enveloped you and made you want… more