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The Encyclopedia of New York City

Reference book on New York City

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name	The Encyclopedia of
New York City
image	The Encyclopedia of New York City - book cover.jpg
caption	Hardcover, 2nd edition.
country	United States
language	English
subject	New York City
genre	Non-fiction
publisher	Yale University Press
pub_date	1995
media_type	Print
pages	1584 pp. (2nd edition)
isbn	978-0300114652
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New York City

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. The second edition is online and can be downloaded.

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

References

See Jackson, Kenneth A. ed. ''Encyclopedia of New York City'' (2nd Edition, 2010) [https://archive.org/details/theencyclopediaofnewyorkcitysecondedition online]

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