March 13, 2015
—Paul Moses [This post originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal.] Right after Valentine’s Day, the front window of my Brooklyn home sprouts a field of cardboard shamrocks each year. A statue… READ MORE
November 25, 2014
In Brooklyn’s Promised Land, historian Judith Wellman sheds light on the virtually lost history of Weeksville, an independent free black community in nineteenth-century Brooklyn. Founded after slavery ended in New York State in… READ MORE
November 14, 2014
Happy University Press Week! We are thrilled to once again be featured the final run of the university press blog tour—this year, with a post from Bruce Burgett and Glenn Hendler,… READ MORE
November 13, 2014
—Ted Merwin When I was growing up on Long Island in the 1970s, school field trips meant being schlepped on a bus to the McGraw-Hill building on Sixth Avenue, to… READ MORE
April 22, 2014
—James M. Lindgren Most New Yorkers think of South Street Seaport as only a touristy shopping mall. But the real South Street Seaport is a historic district with three piers… READ MORE
February 28, 2014
We are very happy to announce that two NYU Press titles have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal Show! The show recognizes meritorious achievements in… READ MORE
January 22, 2014
NYU Press is thrilled to announce that two of our books are among the winners of the 2013 National Jewish Book Awards, selected by the Jewish Book Council! Congratulations to Hasia… READ MORE
November 15, 2013
Happy University Press Week! We are thrilled to once again be kicking off the final run of the university press blog tour—this year, with a post by Chip Rossetti, Managing… READ MORE