"She really is 'Hope Cooke, the guide to New York.' And though her newest book traces the destinies of immigrants, bankers and writers, it also marks another passage
her own."
New York Times "Cooke's observations, steeped in the social and cultural detail that makes space into place, are poignant and telling."
Metropolis "Useful as it is for the visitor, the book ... Read moreis also a gift to the resident pedestrian."
New York Magazine "As if taking us by the hand and conducting us from street to street, Ms. Cooke evokes the sights and smells and sound of all those earlier New Yorks. In a hundred unexpected places, she unearths clues to the transformation of a grubby fortified trading post into the greatest of cities. The many levels of ancient Troy are far easier to make out than the many levels of contemporary New York; we have reasons to be grateful to Ms. Cooke for opening our eyes to its accumulated wonders. Wherever she leads us, we are happy to follow."
Brendan Gill "Hope Cooke is a witty and encyclopedic walking companion whose knowledge and enjoyment of the City will infect you. After reading her account of the City's social and architectural legacy, you will never see New York in the same way again."
Peg Breen, President, New York Landmarks Conservancy Show Less