num_pages: 1392
description: The only reference book of its kind offers a wealth of entertaining facts about New York from prehistory to the present, containing more than four thousand entries on a wide range of topics, along with hundreds of illustrations and maps. UP.
language: English
title: The Encyclopedia of New York City
titlecomplete: The Encyclopedia of New York City
genres: New York, Travel, Reference, Urban Studies, Nonfiction, History, Geography
ratings_count: 164
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: New York City Book Award
category: Book of the Year
publisher: Yale University Press