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Edward Conlon, a fourth-generation officer with the New York City Police Department, chronicles his experiences on the force from his first days on patrol to his rise to the rank of detective, and shares stories from his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father's time with the NYPD.

American singer-songwriter Patti Smith describes her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, reflecting on how they first met, their pact to support one another, the challenges they faced, the people with whom they socialized and worked, and other related topics.

Two sisters growing up in the Bronx find themselves involved in dangerous and exciting romances that show them a new world of elegance, drugs, and heartache.

Discusses the six tabloid articles which appeared in 1835 on the pages of a small New York City newspaper--the Sun--that supported claims of life existing on the Earth's moon, and describes unicorns, beavers that walk upright, and four-foot-tall flying man-bats.

A collection of more than one hundred stories, essays, and poems that try to capture the spirit, culture, people, and politics of New York City.

The story of a Puerto Rican boy, oldest of seven children, who was born and brought up in Spanish Harlem.

Two teen nannies become even more involved in the treacherous world of their wealthy, elite employers as Adrienne begins a surprising new relationship and Liz struggles to keep hers from falling apart.

Eve Dallas takes in nine-year-old Nixie Swisher, the only member of her family to escape a horrific murder spree, hoping the young girl can offer a clue into her family's killing and help Eve put to rest the demons that have been haunting her since her own childhood.