Description:REAL STORIES THAT CELEBRATE NEW YORK'S UNIQUE DNA.Among these 36 unforgettable short stories, you will learn how to buy fireworks in the back alleys of Chinatown from Yong Wo, how the author met Mafia boss, John Gotti, enjoying a 2" prime steak at his favorite restaurant before he had his guest whacked.Read about how Rosie, a sassy Puerto Rican waitress, served greasy bologna omelets to two filthy-rich garment salesmen haggling over bolts of fabric and hear Bennett, a retired judge, reminisce about his wife on Pippen Court, a 200-year old patch of Federalist Houses, now surrounded by midtown skyscrapers.These are powerful stories of a Manhattan that is almost gone. If you want to really know New York, you should really read this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Only in New York: 36 True Big Apple Stories Spanning 55 Years and Five Boroughs. To get started finding Only in New York: 36 True Big Apple Stories Spanning 55 Years and Five Boroughs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Only in New York: 36 True Big Apple Stories Spanning 55 Years and Five Boroughs
Description: REAL STORIES THAT CELEBRATE NEW YORK'S UNIQUE DNA.Among these 36 unforgettable short stories, you will learn how to buy fireworks in the back alleys of Chinatown from Yong Wo, how the author met Mafia boss, John Gotti, enjoying a 2" prime steak at his favorite restaurant before he had his guest whacked.Read about how Rosie, a sassy Puerto Rican waitress, served greasy bologna omelets to two filthy-rich garment salesmen haggling over bolts of fabric and hear Bennett, a retired judge, reminisce about his wife on Pippen Court, a 200-year old patch of Federalist Houses, now surrounded by midtown skyscrapers.These are powerful stories of a Manhattan that is almost gone. If you want to really know New York, you should really read this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Only in New York: 36 True Big Apple Stories Spanning 55 Years and Five Boroughs. To get started finding Only in New York: 36 True Big Apple Stories Spanning 55 Years and Five Boroughs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.