This fascinating collection of questions and answers about Gotham's mysteries, hidden corners, and urban legends is for anyone who has ever wondered about the city's tumultous history, geography, laws, nature, politics, people or buildings. "Only in New York includes an introduction by "New York Tim[...]

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Since it first ran in 1942, "The New York Times" Sunday crossword puzzles are the standard by which all others are judged. Features: * 75 classic Sunday "New York Times" crosswords* Portable and perfect for solving on the go
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A book as effervescent and alive as the city itself, "My First New York" features candid accounts of coming to New York by more than fifty remarkable people who have called the city home. The contributors - a mix of actors, artists, comedians, entrepreneurs, musicians, politicians, sports stars, wri[...]

For years, the librarians at the New-York Historical Society have kept a record of the questions posed to them by curious New Yorkers and visitors to the city. Who was the first woman to run for mayor of New York? Why are beavers featured on the city's official seal? Is it true that a nineteenth-cen[...]

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From the pages of "The New York Times" comes this brand-new collection of light and easy puzzles, chosen from Monday and [...]

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