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The Encyclopedia of New York State, edited by Peter Eisenstadt, Laura-Eve Moss and Carole F. Huxley. 1921 pages. Publisher: Syracuse University Press (June 2005)

The Encyclopedia of New York State is the first complete study of the Empire State to be published in a half-century. In 1,900 pages and over 4,000 signed entries, this single volume captures the impressive complexity of New York State: historic crossroads of people and ideas, cradle of abolitionism and feminism, apex of modern urban, suburban, and rural life. The Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating distinctions: Manhattan's Lower East Side was once the most populated neighborhood in the world, but Hamilton County in the Adirondacks is the least populated county east of the Mississippi; New York is the only state to border the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean; and the Erie Canal opened the New York City to rich farmland upstate...and to the west.

The Almanac of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson and Fred Kameny. 528 pages. Publisher: Columbia University Press (October 10, 2008)

The Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts. Nowhere else will you find the name of the city's first comptroller (Selah Strong) and Staten Island's most recently designated historic district (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto) next to the city's best-attended cultural institution (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with five million visitors annually) and its lowest recorded temperature (15 degrees below zero in February 1934). The Almanac identifies the borough with the most residents who relocate to Palm Beach (Queens) and the borough with the highest number of Panamanian immigrants (Brooklyn). It lists where New York currently ranks in the cost of apartment rentals, the rate of obesity in each borough, the details of executions dating back to 1639, per capita income by borough, the longest-running Broadway shows, the winners of the Wanamaker Mile, and the location of celebrated grave sites. Compiled by two longtime historians of the city, The Almanac treats readers to a real New York story, a tale that will delight anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Big Apple's complex core.

The Encyclopedia of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson. 1584 pages. Publisher: Yale University Press; 2 edition (December 1, 2010)

Much has changed since the volume first appeared in 1995: the World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman has become an unlikely three-term mayor, and urban regeneration—Chelsea Piers, the High Line, DUMBO, Williamsburg, the South Bronx, the Lower East Side—has become commonplace. To reflect such innovation and change, this definitive, one-volume resource on the city has been completely revised and expanded.

The revised edition includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. The new material includes broader coverage of subject areas previously underserved as well as new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entries—spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more—have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades.

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