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Book SynopsisThe Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts. Nowhere else will you find the name of the city's first comptroller (Selah Strong) and Staten Island's most recently designated historic district (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto) next to the city's best-attended cultural institution (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with five million visitors annually) and its lowest recorded temperature (15 degrees below zero in February 1934). The Almanac identifies the borough with the most residents who relocate to Palm Beach (Queens) and the borough with the highest number of Panamanian immigrants (Brooklyn). It lists where New York currently ranks in the cost of apartment rentals, the rate of obesity in each borough, the details of executions dating back to 1639, per capita income by borough, the longest-running Broadway shows, the winners of the Wanamaker Mile, and the location of celebrated grave sites. Compiled by two longtime historians of the city, The Almanac tre
Trade ReviewNo detail that contributes to the definition of New York has escaped Jackson and Kameny. Recommended. Library Journal A marvelous example of an information source that provides the facts and figures one knows one wants and also offers enough of the quirky, unexpected, and engaging information to pull readers into finding things they never thought they needed to know. Booklist More than a mere miscellany of statistics and figures... Recommended. Choice
Table of ContentsCategories: Population Public Health and Safety Housing and Real Estate Crime and Justice Business, Economy, and Labor Arts and Letters Sports Government and Politics Transportation Education Environment Religion Social Services Memorials and Monuments
