There are eight million stories in the Naked City.
The result is a passionate, well-written portrait of a legendary and ever-evolving place..
The forty essays collected in New York Stories reflect an intimate understanding of the city, one that goes beyond the headlines.
Other essays explore memorable places in the city, from the Greenwich Village townhouse blown up by radical activists in the 1970s to a basketball court that serves as the heart of its Downtown neighborhood.
New York Stories profiles people like sixteen-year-old Barbara Ott, who surfs the waters off Rockaway in Queens, and Sonny Payne, the beloved panhandler of the F train.
New Yorkers can learn something new about their city, while other readers will enjoy the flavor of the Big Apple.
Featuring a cast of stellar writers--Phillip Lopate, Vivian Gornick, Thomas Beller and Laura Shaine Cunningham, among others--New York Stories brings some of the Best essays from the City Section to readers around the country.
Each Sunday, this Section of The New York Times, distributed only in papers in the five boroughs, captivates readers with tales of people and places that make the City unique.
One publication cultivating many of New York City\'s greatest stories is the City Section in The New York Times.
This famous line from the 1948 film The Naked City has become an emblem of New York City itself.
There are eight million stories in the Naked City
