Greenwich Library 2021
Author Tom Dyja Speaks About His New Novel, ‘New York, New York, New York’
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Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich (RMA) and Greenwich Library invite you to a webinar presentation with author Thomas Dyja, who will talk about his book, New York, New York, New York on April 7 at 11 a.m.
— an announcement from Greenwich Library and the RMA
CLICK HERE to view the webinar live, on Apr 7 at 11 a.m.
In his latest work, New York, New York, New York, Dyja takes on the ever-complex, ever-riling titan: the Big Apple. Dyja is a smooth hybrid: he has the elegant prose and spot-on character descriptions of a novelist (which he is, having penned three), yet the exacting forensic skills of a historian when dissecting the dense worlds of political bureaucracy or charting events against the broader societal forces. New York, New York, New York is the combination of Ed Glaeser’s Triumph of the City and Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities. It’s a thrill-ride into the excesses and underbelly of New York’s high and low society, as well as a fascinating, often surprising study of how the city became what it is today — for better (the stronger economy, cleaner public spaces) or worse (gentrification, police brutality). Dyja highlights the New Yorkers who made this city a de facto capital of the world: from Hip Hop crews to Wall Street bankers; from D.V. to Jay-Z; from Tina Brown, Andy Warhol, Woody Allen, Donald Trump, and Bloomberg, to hipsters, community organizers, immigrants, and more.