Government
In Harlem's Test Kitchen: A Taste of Local Recipes
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Pushing for healthy habits, a new cookbook showcases community — but one cook finds using the recipes a bit challenging.
Bronx
From Astoria to Woodside: Inside the Biggest Borough
Judith Sloan |
A new book makes sense of Queens for natives and newcomers alike.
ARTS and CULTURE
Youngsters Read the City: Books for Little Urbanists
Eileen Markey |
In gift-giving season, our reader collects a shelf full of NYC-centered children’s books.
Economy
How to Change the World: Read These Manuals First
Bennett Baumer |
A new crop of organizing how-to’s derives many lessons from NYC.
Bronx
The 'Air-Bridged Harbor' And Other Songs of NYC
Karen Loew |
A new collection of poems illustrates New York over centuries.
Bronx
NYC: Just Another Banana Republic
Eileen Markey |
The city is different than it used to be, and you’re probably not benefiting from the changes, says a well-known labor writer in his new book.
Government
When Mayoral Past Is Presidential Prologue
Robert Neuwirt |
Attention, voters: the nitty-gritty details of the Giuliani years come rushing back in this survey of his era.
Economy
Parades and Power: The Boricuan Odyssey
Bienvenido Ruiz |
This new book traces the sources of Puerto Rican striving and setbacks in New York and elsewhere.
Justice
INSIGHT FROM THE OTHER MOTHER: ONE FOSTER FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE
Michael Mitchell |
In a new book, a New York City social worker and mother provides a personal and political look at “the system” – and one baby girl.
Bronx
WHEN 'NIMBY' SAVES YOUR LIFE
Eileen Markey |
This book documents the history, politics and meaning of undesirable facility placement – and resistance.
