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Series
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this easy to use, informative, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, David A. Steinberg blazes the trail to more than twenty-five unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations that are mostly within a two-hour drive of New York City. Suitable for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer--as well as anyone that has the desire to explore--Hiking the Road to Ruins has been updated to include detailed directions and GPS coordinates to specific...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at three decades of planning and politics for the new Tappan Zee Bridge reveals essential lessons for those interested in tackling complex public policy problems, yet it will also confirm your worst fears about governmental dysfunction. The New York metropolitan area abandoned viable options, squandered hundreds of millions of dollars, forfeited more than three billion dollars in federal funds, and missed out on important...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Greenport, New York, a village on the North Fork of Long Island, has become an exemplar of a little-noted national trend--immigrants spreading beyond the big coastal cities, driving much of rural population growth nationally. In Village of Immigrants, Diana R. Gordon illustrates how small-town America has been revitalized by the arrival of these immigrants in Greenport, where she lives. Greenport today boasts a population that is one-third Hispanic....
7) The Brooklyn experience: the ultimate guide to neighborhoods & noshes, culture & the cutting edge
Author
Series
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English