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Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace is coauthor of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, author of A New Deal for New York, Distinguished Professor at John Jay College (CUNY), and Director of the Gotham Center for New York City History. He is working on Gotham II. (February 2005)

Babylon on the Subway

The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

by James Traub

Ghosts of 42nd Street: A History of America's Most Infamous Block

by Anthony Bianco

June 24, 2004 issue

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