© Columbia University Press
The Almanac of New York City
Paper, 528 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14063-8
$19.95
/ £13.95
October, 2008
Cloth, 528 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14062-1
$45.00
/ £31.00
"No 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
"The Almanac of New York City is a roll call of New York's most important facts and statistics. When mastered, it will provide every candidate who possesses it with an advantage in any election. It will also make you king of the hill when it comes to New York City's relevant data. Only a historian with the credentials of Kenneth T. Jackson and his colleague, Fred Kameny, former executive editor of the Encyclopedia of New York City, could have selected this essential information. You'll be carrying this book with you and answering any questions about New York before your computer can." — Ed Koch, former New York City mayor
"Anyone fascinated by the hidden algebra of urban life will find this volume indispensable. Swarming beneath the city's multitudinous millions is another sea of numbers, and this book has them: statistical summaries, records, census data, employment figures, and revenue totals, along with a stunning host of firsts, longests, and mosts spanning every conceivable kind of activity in the city—all together a remarkable statistical and demographic summary of New York across the years." — Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker