{"product_id":"tenements-towers-trash-an-unconventional-illustrated-history-of-new-york-city-paperback","title":"Tenements, Towers \u0026 Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Wertz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed cartoonist presents New York City as you've never seen it before, with a side-splittingly funny illustrated history of the blocks, the buildings, the guts, and the little known charms (and horrors) of the greatest city in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTenements, Towers \u0026amp; Trash\u003c\/i\u003e, Julia Wertz takes us behind, underneath, around, and into the New York that you think you know. Not the tourist's New York (the Statue of Liberty makes a brief appearance and the Empire State Building not at all), but the underbelly of the city that never sleeps. With drawings and comics in her signature style, Wertz regales us with streetscapes \"Then and Now\" and little-known tales, such as the lost history of Kim's Video, the complicated and unresolved business of Ray's Pizza, the vintage trash and horse bones that litter the shore of Brooklyn's Bottle Beach, the ludicrous pinball prohibition, Staten Island's secret abandoned boatyard, and the hair-raising legend of the infamous abortionist of Fifth Avenue, Madame Restell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ​From bars, bakeries, and bookstores to food carts, street cleaners, and apartments both cramped and grand, \u003ci\u003eTenements, Towers \u0026amp; Trash\u003c\/i\u003e is a wild ride in a time machine taxi from the present day city to bygone days of yore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A New York Times Notable Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Wertz\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eImpossible People: A Competley Average Recovery Story\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe Fart Party, Museum of Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrinking at the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Wait and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She does monthly comics and doodles for \u003ci\u003ethe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter leaving New York City, she settled down in Northern California with Oliver (yes, \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e Oliver) and their son, Felix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10.1 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978242228525,"sku":"9780316582339","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/FO-sBvGS1t9780316582339.webp?v=1775801224","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/tenements-towers-trash-an-unconventional-illustrated-history-of-new-york-city-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}