Books by Marcia Reiss

Marcia Reiss is the author of seven books about New York history and architecture. Her most recent works include New York City at Night, Lost New York and Central Park Then and Now, as well as a series of guides to historic Brooklyn neighborhoods. She was Policy Director of the Parks Council, now New Yorkers for Parks, and previously Public Affairs Director for New York City Department of Ports and Trade. She also taught at Columbia University and Hunter College, and was a reporter for the Brooklyn Phoenix and the Seafarers Log. She and her husband have lived in several buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn (Then) but (Now) live in an 1840 farmhouse in upstate New York.