Editor-in-Chief: Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia University
Executive Editor: Lisa Keller, Purchase College
Since the best-selling and beloved ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK CITY first appeared on shelves 15 years ago, the Big Apple has changed in so many ways. The World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman named Bloomberg has become the first three-term mayor in 70 years, Chelsea Piers, the High Line, and DUMBO are now familiar terms, and Williamsburg, the South Bronx, and the Lower East Side have been transformed from once-dismal areas into hot spots. To keep up with these vast and intriguing changes, this definitive, one-volume resource has been revised and expanded. This fall, Yale University Press launches the much-anticipated ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK CITY, SECOND EDITION (December 1, 2010; $65.00).
“In 2010, New York subways and buses are packed, crime is down, and renovated parks and new bike paths have changed the way people experience the city,” explains editor and prize-winning Columbia University historian Kenneth T. Jackson. “We’ve expanded our coverage to appeal even more to people everywhere who love the city and are intrigued by its history.”
As a result, the new edition features more than 5,000 substantially revised entries, including 800 new entries, that help complete the story of New York. From Air Train to E-ZPass, September 11, 2001 to public order, and Yankee Stadium to Bernard Madoff, new material spans subjects such as architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more. In addition, all previous entries have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades as well as include more in depth coverage of subject areas previously underserved. There are more than 400 new illustrations, including updated maps and contemporary photographs.
The first edition of THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK CITY was a success by every measure, earning worldwide acclaim and several awards for reference excellence, and selling out its first printing before it was officially published. Nearly 75,000 copies have been sold to date, and with the launch of the second edition, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA maintains its prominent position as the one-stop guide to all things New York City.
