A History of New York in 27 Buildings: The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis
A History of New York in 27 Buildings: The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis
By Sam Roberts
Bloomsbury, 2019
304 pages
New York City's buildings are more than just architecture, they symbolize an ethos that has developed and changed over 400 years. In this interview, David O. Monda, guest host of CUNY's Gotham Center for New York City History, speaks with longtime New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, host of CUNY-TV's The New York Times Close Up, about his new book — A History of New York in 27 Buildings: The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis , described by NPR as "a love letter to some of the lesser-known buildings in one of the world's most important cities. It's also a nuanced, richly researched book that delves deep into the history of the city and speaks volumes about its past, present and future — as it tells the story of some of its residents and the politics, laws, disasters and businesses that shaped it