H O W 8 C L A S S I C W O R K S D E P I C T S P I R I T O F N E W Y O R K C I T Y

P R E S E N TA T I O N B Y P E D R O J . T O R R E S

T H E J A Z Z A G E O P U L E N C E A N D L O N G I S L A N D L A W N PA R T I E S B R I N G T O P - T I E R G L A M , B U T L O V E A N D O T H E R P R O B L E M S S W A L L O W J AY G AT S B Y, D E S P I T E H I S W E A LT H .

T H E G R E AT G AT S B Y B Y F. S C O T T F I T Z G E R A L D

T H E A G E O F I N N O C E N C E B Y E D I T H W H A R T O N

• Sure, the rules and regulations of 1870s society crush the lovers’ souls, but they look fantastic at the ball while it happens.

F O L L O W T H E T W E N T Y S O M E T H I N G N A R R AT O R A R O U N D C L U B S A N D M A G A Z I N E O F F I C E S , A N D I T ’ S C L E A R T H E S A M E PA R T Y I N G R U L E S S I N C E T H E ‘ 8 0 S A P P LY.

B R I G H T L I G H T S , B I G C I T Y B Y J A Y M C I N E R N E Y

T H E C AT C H E R I N T H E RY E B Y J . D . S A L I N G E R

• Holden Caulfield’s NYC is at once splendid and seedy. For every grand carousel, there’s a swear word graffitied on a museum wall.

O P E N C I T Y B Y T E J U C O L E

• Cole’s narrator Julius sees ideological beauty in modern-day Manhattan, balancing the hustle-bustle (bootleg DVD sellers) with the beautiful (a snow-covered Central Park).

T H E ‘ 7 0 S A R T S C E N E S E E M S R O M A N T I C A N D VA P I D I N K U S H N E R ’ S N O V E L , S E T I N A S T I L L -H A S - I T S - T E E T H D O W N T O W N .

T H E F L A M E T H R O W E R S B Y R A C H E L K U S H N E R

D E S P I T E T H E O B S E S S I V E L O V E A N D M U R D E R AT T H E H E A R T O F T H I S ‘ 2 0 S -S E T TA L E , M O R R I S O N ’ S V I B R A N T P O E T R Y M A K E S H A R L E M F E E L T H R I L L I N G .

J A Z Z B Y T O N I M O R R I S O N

A T R E E G R O W S I N B R O O K LY N B Y B E T T Y S M I T H

• The early 1900s Williamsburg of young Francie is grubby and dark (there’s alcoholism and working class woes), but hope and familial love help her crawl out with some dignity.

S O U R C E : T I M E O U T N E W Y O R K M A G A Z I N E M A R C H 1 6 - 2 2 , 2 0 1 6 I S S U E | A TA L E O F T W O C I T I E S

P E D R O J T O R R E S . O R G

O R , F O L L O W O N T W I T T E R @ P E D R O J T O R R E S N Y C

I F Y O U L I K E D T H I S P I E C E , P L E A S E V I S I T: