Marcia Reiss is the author of Architectural Details, Brooklyn Then and Now, Central Park Then and Now, Manhattan in Photographs, New York Then and Now, and a series of guides to historic Brooklyn neighborhoods for the Brooklyn Historical Society. She is former policy director of the Parks Council, now New Yorkers for Parks, and former public affairs director for the 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. A former resident of Brooklyn and Manhattan, she lives in upstate New York.

"As a native New Yorker, I can wax poetic about a long list of favorite haunts that have disappeared from the island . . . All these iconic images are retained in glorious black and white." --DowntownMagazineNYC.com "History buff or NYC lover -- or both -- make sure you add this book to your library ASAP!" --DoobyBrain ""[Lost New York] "is beautifully illustrated in aged black-and-white photos and burnished with charming prose based on many years of research." --"Library Journal" ."..gorgeous." --LibraryJournal.com "A gorgeous, photo-studded work that sheds light on various sites throughout New York that have since been adandoned or demolished. . . . The book also contains some sizzling salacious details on New York history." --LibraryJournal.com ..".gorgeous." --LibraryJournal.com "[Lost New York] is beautifully illustrated in aged black-and-white photos and burnished with charming prose based on many years of research." --Library Journal "The pictures alone are worth the price of admission." --Publishers Weekly