New York Calling From Blackout to Bloomberg

In an insightful and idiosyncratic compilation of essays, a group of writers, both famed and emerging, reflects on the complex and diverse scene of New York life in all five boroughs, in a collection that includes Robert Atkins's history of New York's gay culture and the impact of AIDS, Richard Meltzer's piece on the homeless, and works by Tim McLoughlin, Edmund Berrigan, and Tom Robbins, among others. Original.