The Encyclopedia of New York City

The Encyclopedia of
New York City

Hardcover, 2nd edition.
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	New York City
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Yale University Press
Publication date	1995
Media type	Print
Pages	1584 pp. (2nd edition)
ISBN	978-0300114652

The Encyclopedia of New York City is a reference book on New York City, New York. Edited by Columbia University history professor Kenneth T. Jackson, the book was first published in 1995 by the New-York Historical Society and Yale University Press, with a second edition published in 2010.

Content

The encyclopedia covers the arts, architecture, demographics, education, environment, government and politics, media, popular culture, science, and transportation. It contains over 4,300 entries, including 680 illustrations, photographs, maps, charts and tables that combine statistics and public records. Entries are written by experts in their respective fields and provide bibliographic references to more in-depth sources.

Second edition

The updated Encyclopedia of New York City, Second Edition was released on December 1, 2010, by Yale University Press. It contains 1,584 pages, increased from the first edition's 1,392 pages.

Awards

The first edition sold more than 75,000 copies and was in the top-five best-sellers in the century-long history of Yale University Press. Among its honors are:

• Recipient of the 1995 New York Society Library Award for best book about New York City
• It was named an outstanding reference book of 1995 by the American Library Association (Booklist) and by the New York Public Library
• It received an honorable mention for the 1996 Dartmouth Medal
• It was a selection of the History Book Club and the Reader's Subscription

See also

• History of New York City
• Lists of encyclopedias
• {{cite enc-nyc}}, to cite the first edition of this book in other articles
• {{cite enc-nyc2}}, to cite the second edition of this book in other articles

Further reading

• Kosner, Edward (December 4, 2010). "A Toast to Gotham, Topped-Up". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
• Wunsch, James L. (1997). "The Encyclopedia of New York City". Journal of Social History. Gale. 31 (1).

External links

• Kosner, Edward (December 4, 2010). "A Toast to Gotham, Topped-Up" (book review). The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
• The Encyclopedia of New York City on Internet Archive

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