new york (n.y.)

"As New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan ... transformed the streets of one of the worlds greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers... Breaking the street into its component parts, 'Streetfight' demonstrates, with step-by-step visuals, how to rewrite the underlying source code of a street, with pointers on how to add protected bike paths, improve crosswalk space, and provide visual cues to reduce speeding..."--Provided by publisher.

Phillip Lopate offers a unique view of the Manhattan shoreline through a series of exploratory walks, describing the buildings, people, architecture, and landmarks along the way and exploring the political, social, and economic factors that shaped them.

Explores the dark side of Manhattan from approximately 1840 to 1919, covering such topics as popular entertainments, the plight of workers, prostitution, crooked cops, and street children.

"Discover the New York Knicks' powerhouse players and biggest moments through . . . text and . . . infographics"--Provided by publisher.

A young girl growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940's watches the secure world of her childhood years slowly erode away.

Examines the role of African-American folk music in the aesthetics of the Harlem Renaissance and in the political debates surrounding racial performance, social memory, and national identity during the era.

The story of William Gawronski from New York who stowed away on a 1928 expedition to Antarctica and became an international celebrity.

Looks at the artists, writers, and works from the Harlem Renaissance.

Devorah, a young Hasidic Jewish woman with a strict upbringing, and Jaxon, a fun-loving, book-smart nerd, who live across the street from one another in Brooklyn and have never met are trapped together in an elevator during a hurricane and make a connection. Even though their relationship is forbidden, they continue to meet.