CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter 1. Superlative City

Chapter 2. First Capital of the Country

Chapter 3. Gotham Gains Ground

Chapter 4. Millionaires and Mansions

Chapter 5. The City Is Beautiful

Chapter 6. Back to nature in the City

Chapter 7. Land of liberty

Chapter 8. The Dimensions of Diversity

Chapter 9. All Politics Are local

Chapter 10. Making news

Chapter 11. Leisure time in the Big Apple

Chapter 12. The City of Genius

Chapter 13. A City of skyscrapers

Chapter 14. Global Financial Capital

Selected Bibliography

About the Author