New York City 2012
by Brian Silverman, Richard Goodman & Kelsy Chauvin
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About the Authors
Brian Silverman (Senior Writer, Best of New York City, Where to Stay, Where to Dine chapters) is a freelance writer whose work has been published in Saveur, The New Yorker, Caribbean Travel & Life, Islands, and Four Seasons. Among the many topics he writes about are food, travel, sports, and music. He is the author of numerous books including Going, Going, Gone: History, Lore, and Mystique of the Home Run, and the Twentieth Century Treasury of Sports. He is also the author of the blog Fried Neck Bones... and Some Home Fries at www.friedneckbones.wordpress.com. For Frommers, he has written Complete, Portable, and Budget Guides to New York City, as well as New York City for Dummies. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Richard Goodman (Best of New York City, New York City in Depth, Planning Your Trip, Neighborhoods and Suggested Itineraries, and Exploring New York) has lived in New York City for 35 years. He is the author of A New York Memoir, which chronicles those years. His book, The Bicycle Diaries: One New Yorker's Journey Through September 11th, was published in 2011 in a fine press edition. He is also the author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France and The Soul of Creative Writing. He teaches creative nonfiction at Spalding University's MFA in Writing Program.
Kelsy Chauvin (Best of New York, Shopping, After Dark chapters) is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker. Her very first trip abroad was to Uzbekistan at age 15, a journey that sparked a lifelong thirst for travel. Her writing and photography have been published in magazines, online, and in various Frommers publications. She has called Brooklyn home for 10 years. Anywhere is walking distance, if youve got the time. Steven Wright
Acknowledgments
To my wife, Heather, and my sons, Louis and Russell.
Brian Silverman
I would like to thank Caroline Kinneberg for her meticulous research efforts. And a very special thank-you to my daughter.
Richard Goodman
Thanks especially to Lauren LoGiudice, a profoundly diligent research partner and utter professional. Id like to thank Rebecca Shalomoff and Ralee Bankston.
Kelsy Chauvin
How to contact us
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