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October 29, 2008

Real Estate — More from The Almanac of New York City

Whether it is during financial crises or periods of economic prosperity, real estate is frequently on the minds of New Yorkers. According to The Almanac of New York City, New York City has the most expensive average rents in the...

October 28, 2008

The Almanac of New York City

Over the next few days we will be posting some interesting facts and figures (see below) about our fair city that can be found in the recently published The Almanac of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson and...

October 17, 2008

The Authors of Gastropolis Answer Your Questions

As we mentioned earlier this week, Annie Hauck-Lawson and Jonathan Deutsch, authors of Gastropolis: Food and New York City, have been fielding questions from readers of the New York Times City Room blog. Yesterday was the second round and they...

October 14, 2008

Gastropolis: Food and New York City

Are you interested in the origins and story behind egg creams, bagels, and the distinctive New York City coffee cup? (Who isn’t!?) If so, head over to the New York Times blog the City Room where Anne Hauck-Lawson and Jonathan...

June 11, 2008

The Hudson as Literary Muse: Frances Dunwell's The Hudson: America's River

The New Yorker’s blog on books, The Book Bench, recently featured Frances Dunwell’s The Hudson: America’s River. The post reflects on how the Hudson River has inspired key American writers such as, Washington Irving, Edith Wharton, and Herman Melville. Frances...

May 1, 2008

Springtime in Riverside Park: A Posting from Ed Grimm

Ed Grimm is the author of Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver. It’s not as if Riverside Park hibernates all winter. The hardiest of the joggers and cyclists are out on its paths, children continue to flock to its 15 playgrounds,...

April 30, 2008

Barbara Mensch, "South Street," and the Fulton Fish Market

In the posting Loaders, Lumpers and the Smell of Fish the New York Times blog the “City Room” writes about South Street by Barbara Mensch. The post coincides with a new exhibition of Barbara Mensch’s photographs of the Fulton Fish...

April 15, 2008

The Nature of the Hudson: A Posting from Frances Dunwell

In spring, I am often reminded of the feminine nature of the Hudson. It is now, when the shad, herring, striped bass and sturgeon ascend the river to spawn that we witness how potently creative she is. Maternal and nourishing,...

April 11, 2008

24,132

24,132—that’s how many trees there are in Central Park according to a recent article in the New York Times. Employing GPS technology a company recently hired by the Central Park Conservancy surveyed the trees of Central Park. For those interested...

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