A History and Guide

Experience a seldom-seen New York City with journalists and NYC natives Sharon Seitz and Stuart Miller as they show you the 42 islands in this city’s diverse archipelago. Within the city’s boundaries there are dozens of islands—some famous, like Ellis, some infamous, like Rikers, and others forgotten, like North Brother, where Typhoid Mary spent nearly 30 years in confinement. While the spotlight often falls on the museums, trends, and restaurants of Manhattan, the city’s other islands have vivid and intriguing stories to tell. They offer the day-tripper everything from nature trails to military garrisons.

Sharon Seitz and Stuart Miller are native New Yorkers and alumni of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. They have written for New York Magazine, the New York Daily News, and Newsday. Seitz and Miller live in Brooklyn.

“A well-written and comprehensive tale . . . a lively history of the people and events that forged modern-day New York City.”
—The Urban Audubon