Great reading that provides a sense of the city, from the Traveler online Ultimate Travel Library.
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Here Is New York, by E.B. White (1949)
An entertainingly quick read—originally an essay penned in 1948 for Holiday magazine. Speaks of places long gone but still manages to nail New York City's unique modus operandi and unflagging magnetism.
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, by David McCullough (1983)
A book worthy of the mighty bridge it so thoroughly portrays. Brimming with memorable details and portraits of key players in this unique New York saga.
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan, by Phillip Lopate (2004)
An acclaimed essayist and archetypal New Yorker leads readers on a riverside tour of town. Deftly and enjoyably mixes wit and wisdom, covering the cultural, sociological, and historic aspects of the city's perimeter.
Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir, by Anatole Broyard (1993)
A stylish literary man who went on to be a New York Times book critic—and one of the most acclaimed essayists of post-World War II times—writes about New York's downtown scene in the late 1940s.
