The premiere encyclopedia of Brooklyn neighborhoods, from Bath Beach to Windsor Terrace. If you want to know Brooklyn, this book is an incredible, if puffy, summary of where we live and where we've been in the County of Kings. The battle between agriculture and urbanism in the historic development of Brooklyn. Still a hot topic of debate in contemporary urban planning. With Under the Sidewalks of New York , this book is one of the two great histories of the NYC subway.
Hood concentrates on the political dealmaking behind the development of the system.
Inc. Brooklyn's very own entry in the hyper-popular Streetwise series of laminated city and regional maps. This convenient map is THE map to seek for first-time visitors or locals with a bad sense of direction. Laminated, fold-out map. The hands-down best history of the NYC subway system, which first reached into Brooklyn in 1908. Addresses the physical development of the system and the economic and political jockeying which got it built, without ever losing your interest.