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''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' is a reference book on
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, New York. Edited by
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history professor Kenneth T. Jackson, the book was first published in 1995 by the
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and
Yale University Press Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day and Clarence Day, grandsons of Benjamin Day, and became a department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and ope ...
, with a second edition published in 2010.


Content

The
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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. 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 Press Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day and Clarence Day, grandsons of Benjamin Day, and became a department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and ope ...
. It contains 1,584 pages, increased from the first edition's 1,392 pages.


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
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Award for best book about New York City * It was named an outstanding reference book of 1995 by the
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(''
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'') and by the
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* It received an honorable mention for the 1996
Dartmouth Medal The Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association is awarded annually to a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, published during the previous calendar year. The Medal was designed by Rudolph Ruzicka. History Dartmouth Co ...
* It was a selection of the History Book Club and the Reader's Subscription


See also

*
History of New York City The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1528. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New Amsterdam was founded in 1624. The " Sons of Liberty" campaigned ...
*
Lists of encyclopedias For lists of encyclopedias, see: * List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge * List of encyclopedias by date * List of encyclopedias by language * List of online encyclopedias See also * Bibliography of encyclopedias * List of almanacs * ...
* , to cite the first edition of this book in other articles * , to cite the second edition of this book in other articles


Further reading

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External links

* Kosner, Edward (December 4, 2010).
"A Toast to Gotham, Topped-Up"
(book review). ''
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''. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
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