New York City in the 1980s was not necessarily a beacon of hope. By then, the crack cocaine epidemic had fully sunk its teeth in, with homicide rates reaching rates that had never been seen before, ...

The never-ending battle for the soul of New York City is a dependable subject for nonfiction writers. In his walloping new book, “The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth ...

The journalist’s The Gods of New York surveys the overlapping crises facing New York City in the last four years of the 1980s. Why did you focus on the final years of the 1980s? During the 2016 ...

Jonathan Mahler’s new book portrays the city’s rebirth as a glitzy capital of global finance — and a petri dish of ego, ambition and class division. Credit...Matt Dorfman Supported by By Garth Risk ...

Mr. Mahler is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of the forthcoming book “The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: ...

One afternoon last week, Mary Boone stood on the checkerboard marble floor in front of a grid of Andy Warhol portraits at Lévy Gorvy Dayan. She wore a crisp white shirt with a cravat and a ...

Picture Christmas in 1980s New York City, where Frank Sinatra’s velvet voice cuts through the chill like a neon sign on Broadway. It is these songs that capture that magic, blending nostalgia with ...

In 1981, a movie called Escape From New York was a box office success. The movie was set in New York City 16 years in the future, 1997. The storyline read, “Manhattan has been converted into a maximum ...