The Encyclopedia of New York City
Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia of New York City is a comprehensive reference book on New York City
. Historian and Columbia University
professor Kenneth T. Jackson
edited this work that combines informative and interesting information about New York City
into one volume, first published in 1995 by the New-York Historical Society
and Yale University Press
.
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 that are often difficult to access. Entries are written by experts in their respective fields and provide bibliographic references to more in-depth sources.
. It is now 1,584 pages, up from the first edition's 1,392 pages and has over 800 new entries and 5,000 substantially updated entries.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Historian and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
professor Kenneth T. Jackson
Kenneth T. Jackson
Kenneth Terry Jackson is a professor of history and social sciences at Columbia University. A frequent television guest, he is best known as an urban historian and a preeminent authority on New York City, where he lives on the Upper West Side....
edited this work that combines informative and interesting information about New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
into one volume, first published in 1995 by the New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library located in New York City at the corner of 77th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. Founded in 1804 as New York's first museum, the New-York Historical Society presents exhibitions, public programs and research that...
and Yale University Press
Yale University Press
Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
.
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 that are often difficult to access. 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 PressYale University Press
Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
. It is now 1,584 pages, up from the first edition's 1,392 pages and has over 800 new entries and 5,000 substantially updated entries.
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 Readers’ Subscription