Hello (And Goodbye) To All That: A Memoir of a Changing New York in the 21st Century

A moving father and son journey across time and place, and the surprising bonds that form between generations.

Growing up in suburban Chicago, Jonathan Liebson heard stories about the fabled New York City of his father's childhood: from the World's Fair to Mayor LaGuardia to the family-owned drugstore in Midtown. He eventually makes his own move to the Big Apple-not as a doctor, like his father, but as an aspiring writer and teacher. Soon, he forges his own indelible ties to the city and liv...