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Explores the role of Jewish gangsters in organized crime; includes information on Buggsy Goldstein, Kid Twist Reles, and Pittsburgh Phil Strauss.

A history of the Statue of Liberty that discusses the design of the sculpture, the people who created it, and the events in France and the United States that influenced them.

The author describes the life of her Jewish family and her memories of her father in the Clason Point neighborhood of the Bronx, particularly during the difficult days of the Depression.

The changing image of one geographic area in New York City is traced from the present back to millions of years ago.

Fifteen-year-old New Yorkers Lauren and David--brought together by Lauren's art teacher, who is also David's grandmother, a former Warsaw Ghetto resistance fighter, and a survivor of Auschwitz--stumble into an adventure involving an old diary in code, paintings smuggled during World War II, two kidnappings, and the Russian mafia.

Examines the planning stages of The Gates, an installation art project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude designed to adorn the walkways of New York's Central Park, and includes interviews with the artists.