A behind-the-scenes look at one of New York's most colorful and influential governors.

A groundbreaking study of ten difficult years in the life of America's most important newspaper.

Veteran labor journalist Richard Steier explores the tensions between New York City's public employee unions, their critics, and city and state politicians.

The life and times of an instrumental figure in New York City’s recovery from the fiscal and social crises of the 1970s and 1980s, and in the general revitalization of the city over two generations.

Uses previously unstudied Coast Guard records for New York City and environs to examine the development of Rum Row and smuggling in New York City during Prohibition.

A haunting record of the destruction and rebirth of the neighborhood surrounding Ground Zero.

The life of a prominent Dutch-American patriot.

A guide to the important but half-forgotten chapters of New York State’s French history.

Second volume of papers from a well respected annual seminar that showcase the latest research on Dutch colonial history in New York State.

A lively and entertaining memoir of a life in public service to the city and state of New York.

Photographs and recollections of one of baseball’s most storied icons.

Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary U.S.

The inspiring history of NYSUT, New York State’s largest union, and a powerful progressive force in the state and in the country.

An architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of New York State’s finest castles.

An inside story of privilege, inherited wealth, and the bizarre values and customs of the American upper crust.

Recounts the sensational 1896 murder trial of Mary Alice Livingston, who was accused of murdering her mother with an arsenic-laced pail of clam chowder and faced the possibility of becoming the first woman to be executed in New York's new-fangled electric chair.

The comprehensive history of the State University of New York system.

The first full-length biography of Timothy D. "Big Tim" Sullivan, who dominated New York City politics in the three decades prior to World War I.

Reveals the powerful influence of financial elites on New York City’s mayors.

Drawing on the latest research, leading scholars shed new light on the culture, society, and legacy of the New Netherland colony.

New York's fascinating history as presented in song.

Fascinating stories based on the author’s exploration of eight rivers in New York and Québec.

Concise history of the valiant service of New York’s African American soldiers.

A history of the military campaigns near Fort Ticonderoga, New York, in 1758.

Studies the role of the media in shaping public perceptions of David Dinkins’ mayoral leadership.