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The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… Last month we shared the 25 best books about New York City history as picked by local authors … neighborhood Five selfguided walking tours let the reader view more than 150 sites aged tenements nestled next to … New Yorker this book is both jaunty and wellresearched It documents the migration of the black community to Harlem at …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 30, 2018 - 12:00PM
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The 25 best books about New York City history
By Marjorie Cohen |February 14, 2018 - 9:00AM
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Queens author Joe DiStefano on where New Yorkers can go to be a tourist in their own city
By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2018 - 2:00PM
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Follow the yellow brick: Tracing Ridgewood's history through a single picturesque block
By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
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Talking armored car robbery, Upper West Side nostalgia, and more with author Dan Wakin
By Marjorie Cohen |January 5, 2018 - 12:30PM
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5 ways to dig up historical photos of your NYC apartment building
By Hannah Frishberg |January 5, 2018 - 10:00AM
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The insider's guide to Fort Greene, Brooklyn
By Alanna Schubach |December 20, 2017 - 2:15PM
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Joanna Scutts, author of "The Extra Woman," on 1930s NYC, female independence, and Marjorie Hillis' groundbreaking philosophy
By Alanna Schubach |December 7, 2017 - 10:00AM
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This 19th-century house in Astoria has kept much of its Victorian charm
By Lori Gross |December 6, 2017 - 12:30PM
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Pirates, glue factories, and mob graves: Blissville is Queens's dumping ground

… Blissville He liked it so much he made a movie … Media artist Hank Linhart made a featurelength film Blissville An …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 9:00AM