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The Bronx is Burning
Book • 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning by Jonathan Mahler is a captivating account of New York City in 1977, a year marked by the Yankees' pennant chase, a heated mayoral race, and the Son of Sam serial killings.
The book explores the city's fiscal crisis, cultural shifts, and the infamous blackout that led to widespread looting.
Mahler skillfully intertwines these narratives to portray a city on the brink of change.
The book explores the city's fiscal crisis, cultural shifts, and the infamous blackout that led to widespread looting.
Mahler skillfully intertwines these narratives to portray a city on the brink of change.
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in the context of the decline of religion in New York City during the 1970s.

Tony Carnes

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as one of 

's great books about New York in that era.

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as one of his favorite books, which the author sees as a prequel to 'The Gods of New York'.


John Heilemann

Jonathan Mahler: NYC’s 1980s Reinvention & The 40-Year Era it Spawned
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's previous book, which is also about New York.

Andrew Keen

Jonathan Mahler

From Mean Streets to Wall Street: How Trump, Koch, and the other Gods of New York Remade America
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as the book that served as inspiration for "Gods of New York."


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