Building Gotham: Civic Culture and Public Policy in New York City, 1898-1938

Winner of the Best Book in North American Urban History Prize from the Urban History AssociationWinner of the Abel Wolman Award from the American Public Works Association

In 1898, the New York state legislature created Greater New York, a metropolis of three and a half million people, the second largest city in the world, and arguably the most diverse and complex urban environment in history. In this far—ranging study, Keith D. Revell shows how experts in engineering, law, architecture, publ...