Category: New York City

November 15, 2016

A 19th Century Populist Revolt Against NYC’s Elite — An Excerpt from "In Pursuit of Privilege"

“The draft riots were carried out by desperate people who had serious grievances against the established order yet who lacked access to political and social channels for seeking redress for their grievances.” — Clifton Hood

October 19, 2016

Interview with Richard Plunz, author of "A History of Housing in New York City"

“Beyond doubt the large question facing New York housing production today has to do with a market that can not provide for the half of our households that are low income…. One can hope that growing public pressure bottom-up can merge with a top-down realization that we need to innovate in order to grow and prosper as a competitive and cosmopolitan global urban entity.” — Richard Plunz

June 8, 2016

Columbia University Press wins big at the New York Book Show

The winners for the New York Book Show (an annual design competition hosted by the Book Industry Guild of New York) were announced last week. We’re proud to share that Columbia University Press won in eight categories this year!

November 25, 2015

Forget the Turkey! Doughnuts!

A look at the early history of Thanksgiving as celebrated in New York City.

November 6, 2015

Themes from The Con Men

Read a guest post from Trevor B. Milton, coauthor of THE CON MEN: HUSTLING IN NEW YORK CITY, about some of the key threads that tie the book’s many stories together.

November 5, 2015

Cop Cons

Read an excerpt from the introduction to Terry Williams and Trevor B. Milton’s THE CON MEN: HUSTLING IN NEW YORK CITY, in which Milton discusses “cop cons” with a former police officer.”

November 4, 2015

The Con Game

Read a guest post from Terry Williams, coauthor of THE CON MEN: HUSTLING IN NEW YORK CITY, about how he was conned as a young student in NYC, and how that experience prompted him to study con games academically.

November 3, 2015

Con Artists and Hustlers

Read an excerpt from the introduction to Terry Williams and Trevor B. Milton’s THE CON MEN: HUSTLING IN NEW YORK CITY, in which Williams and Milton delve into what a con artist actually is and does.

July 29, 2015

Video: Edward T. O'Donnell on Henry George

Watch a video of Henry George discussing his new book “Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age”.

July 1, 2015

The New York Times on New York Books from Columbia University Press

Our books on New York City get some shout-outs from the New York Times!

June 19, 2015

American Radicalism, Progressivism, and the Legacy of Henry George

Henry George’s profound impact on progressive thought, labor activism, and American political culture.

June 18, 2015

Henry George Runs for Mayor of New York City

Read an excerpt from “Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality,” on George’s surprising and surprisingly successful run for New York City mayor as the progressive candidate.