Author

Publication

1995 - New York University Press, New york, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

85,750 words, Guess

Page Count

343 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads4026858
  • LibraryThing5914440

Classifications

  • DDC305.8/009747/1
  • LCCF128.9.A1 M34 1995

First Sentence

The walker in the city who takes St. Mark's Place at Third Avenue and from there heads east, crossing first the numbered and then the lettered avenues, and from Avenue D proceeds to the knot of streets below East Houston Street, discovers one of New York's most complex realities.

Excerpt

The walker in the city who takes St. Mark's Place at Third Avenue and from there heads east, crossing first the numbered and then the lettered avenues, and from Avenue D proceeds to the knot of streets below East Houston Street, discovers one of New York's most complex realities.

Subjects

Topics

KulturHistoryHistoireImmigrésEthnologyImmigrantsEthnologie

Other Editions

  • Gateway to the promised landNew York University Press1995

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