- Discover everything about the neighborhoods and heritage sites of the
city of New York in this glorious little book- Complete with period
illustrations, it tells the history of New York, its five boroughs and
its famous monumentsWhich woman was the model for the Statue of Liberty?
Why do we call NY's stock exchange Wall Street? Why is Broadway the only
avenue going through Manhattan diagonally? Which is the first Art Deco
skyscraper of the city? How many workers died during the construction of
the Brooklyn Bridge? Which building was known by the press as The
Flatiron? What happens on Times Squares every NYE? How many books can
you find in the Public Library on Fifth Avenue? How long did it take to
build Central Park? Where can we go to the beach in NY? This richly
illustrated little book tells the story of the greatest American city
through its monuments, streets and neighborhoods.