new york (n.y.)

After discovering his father's old briefcase, Peter Parker begins a journey that will unlock the secrets of his past and after being bitten by a strange spider he uses his new super powers to become the Amazing Spider-Man and protect all of New York City.

"In early 1900s New York, the formidable crime syndicate known as the Black Hand has been terrorizing the city's Italian community with bombings and kidnappings. When a young Italian girl is found drowned and sexually defiled, Dr. Genevieve Summerford suspects the organization has expanded into forced prostitution, and she won't rest until the trafficking ring is brought to justice.".

Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat discusses her book "The Dew Breaker" with Jeffrey Brown. The book relates the tortured past of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City.

College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet, and fall for each other, over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love?.

Teenager Lucy arrives in America from the West Indies to work as a nanny for Lewis and Mariah and their four children, but she quickly realizes that the world of this family is far from perfect.

Darnell is a talented high school basketball player from Brooklyn, primed to be the first to attend college in his family. When his mother tells him that she has a new boyfriend, an event from Darnell's past takes him to a dark place that will force him to confront it.

Examines the history of the Apollo Theater through a graphic novel adaptation of the author's previous book "Showtime At The Apollo." Highlights the significant role the theater played in African American music and the musicians who performed there.

Lucie Manette was born in the Dark half of the city, but careful manipulations won her a home in the Light, celebrity status, and a rich, loving boyfriend. Now she just wants to keep her head down, but her boyfriend has a dark secret of his own, one involving an apparent stranger who is destitute and despised. Lucie alone knows of the deadly connection the young men share, and even as the knowledge leads her to make a grave mistake, she can trust no one with the truth."--Dust jacket.

College dropout Pablo Neruda Rind is up to his eyes in student loans and credit card debt, and his graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour Brooklyn deli is anything but a career. Pop star Leanna Smart grew up a child star and now has more social media followers than some entire countries' populations. One day at five in the morning, Leanna and Pablo meet at the bodega, and defying all expectations Lee and Pab may just become "A Thing.".

Iranian-born New Yorker Reza is terrified of his own homosexuality amid the 1980s AIDS crisis, equating being gay with dead men. He meets aspiring fashion designer Judy and her best friend Art, an openly gay photographer, who are united in AIDS activism because of their mutual love of Judy's uncle Stephen, who is gay and has AIDS. Both Art and Judy are attracted to Reza, and believing he should be with a woman, Reza and Judy begin dating despite the undeniable feelings Reza and Art have for each other.