Category: New York City

June 2, 2011

9/11 After Ten Years: A New Blog from Charles Strozier

Charles Strozier, author of the forthcoming Until the Fires Stopped Burning: 9/11 and New York City in the Words and Experiences of Survivors and Witnesses, has started a blog 9/11 After Ten Years that addresses many of the issues in...

June 1, 2011

Hispanic New York and Claudio Remeseira

Congratulations to Claudio Remeseira, the editor of Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook, which won the 2011 International Latino Award for Best Reference Book in English. Remeseira was also the subject of a recent interview with Global Voices which he talked...

April 29, 2011

Mobilizing the Community for Better Health: Columbia University and Northern Manhattan

A recent article in The Record recounts how community groups led by Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine, Alianza Dominicana, Inc. and Harlem Hospital Center helped 30,000 residents of Washington Heights, Inwood and Harlem get health insurance, immunized 8,000 children,...

April 8, 2011

Richard Kahlenberg on Cathie Black

“The qualities needed to run the New York City public school system — not only a knowledge of education, but also some understanding of the circumstances of regular New York City students and their families — are not easily learned...

February 28, 2011

Do Mayors Matter? A review of "America's Mayor" and "Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City"

  In The New Republic, Edward Glaeser, reviews three recent books on New York City that explore the city’s postwar politics, finances, and efforts at urban renewal. The books discussed include America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of...

January 13, 2011

New York City Mayors and Snow

Having recently published biographies of New York City mayors—America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York and Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City—we’ve been following Mayor Bloomberg’s recent battles with snow storms. While the...

November 16, 2010

Jonathan Soffer interviewed about Ed Koch by the New York Press

In a just-published interview with the New York Press, Jonathan Soffer, author of Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City, weighs in on a variety of Koch-related topics, ranging from his distinctive and often abrasive personality and his...

October 21, 2010

Award Winner! Triumph of Order Wins the Kenneth Jackson Book Award

The Triumph Of Order: Democracy and Public Space in New York and London, by Lisa Keller has been selected as a co-recipient of the Kenneth Jackson Book Award. Congratulations to Lisa Keller. For more on the book browse the book...

October 18, 2010

Jonathan Soffer discusses "Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City" on The Brian Lehrer Show

On Friday, Jonathan Soffer discussed his book Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City. In the interview, Soffer talks about how Koch managed the city during a time of severe budget constraints and presidential administrations (Carter and Reagan)...

October 12, 2010

New York City, Questions, Oddities, and History

Every year the librarians at the New-York Historical Society Library field thousands of questions from patrons. In When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green? 102 of the most compelling questions are collected and answered. These questions illuminate New York’s ...

October 8, 2010

Interview with Jonathan Soffer, author of Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City

The following is an interview with Jonathan Soffer, author of  Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City. For more on the book, browse the book via Google Preview. Q: What makes a great mayor? Does Koch qualify? Jonathan...

October 6, 2010

Video for Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City

The following is a video for Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City. For more on the book, you can browse the book using Google Preview or visit the site jonathansoffer.com