“Like
other volumes in the series, City Secrets New York City compiles
little gems from an enviable list of writers, musicians, archeologists
et al., who share their favorite corners of New York and its
boroughs. Anna Quindlen suggests the perfect evening out (it
involves Peking duck and a trip to Staten Island); neurologist
Oliver Sacks visits his favorite flora and fauna; theater producer
Gregory Mosher recommends the Film Forum for the best popcorn
and art-house movies. At 584 pages, City Secrets includes
19 maps keyed to sites mentioned and intriguing historical asides.
We learn, for example, that Truman Capote wrote Breakfast
at Tiffany's—part of the Manhattan literary canon
- in a bright yellow house in Brooklyn Heights.”—“all
about nyc” |