Book: New York Calling

Urbanism at its rawest, New York Calling is a lament for the fast-vanishing rough edges of one of the world’s most vibrant cities. Tracking the recent history of the Big Apple through its culture and catastrophes, graffiti, heat and tension.

Edited by Brian Berger and Marshall Berman, this collection of personal essays and recollections tells stories from New York’s influential subcultures, charting their inexorable route to the mainstream. The city has no shortage of anecdotes, from disco, drugs and illicit sex, to an art scene that set a global agenda or a musical heritage that reflects the city’s sheer scale and diversity.

8 November 2007 | Travel