New York Nights
"In 2008, they published the book "Store Front"  a tombstone-size elegy to a disappearing New York of Optimo cigar shops, Lower East Side brassiere wholesalers and kosher dairy joints. Their new pendant to that volume, "New York Nights," is a neon-soaked celebration of the nocturnal institutions that keep the city that never sleeps awake, satiated and comfortably numb."-The New York TimesDecember 30, 2012"James and Karla Murray are on a mission to protect and record New York's smaller spaces. Their latest book,New York Nights, does the same thing for the city at night, the photos even more evocative as these small storefronts, bars and restaurants glow off the page.What really makes the book is the research that they did on each place, speaking to the owners and collecting the memories of each place.  This isn't just a photo book; this is a time capsule glowing with neon.  It's a wonderful addition to the coffee table of any lover of the Big Apple."-Huffington PostDecember 14, 2012"The Murray's, who gave us the enchanting Store Front, a daylight look at dozens of mom & pop storesacross the five boroughs, have returned with New York Nights. But please don't think of this as the noir version of their first book. It's more like the Through  the Looking Glass companion to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Gotham  at night for the Murrays is pure enchantment."- Malcolm Jones Newsweek/The Daily BeastWinner   of the New York Society Library 2012 New York City Book Award: