New York exposed : photographs from the Daily News

"A great photograph often reveals the city to the people who share its life." Thus does Pete Hamill introduce this marvelous collection of photographs from the unparalleled archives of the New York Daily News. This American newspaper, the first to truly understand and use the power of photography, has created an unforgettable and indelible portrait of New York and New Yorkers in pictures. Here -- spanning the last eighty years of the twentieth century -- are images that capture the heart and guts of the city: packed sports stadiums, hushed morgues, glamorous night-clubs, treacherous rooftops, and mean streets. From the famous 1927 photo of the electrocution of Ruth Snyder -- who had conspired with her corset-salesman lover to murder her husband -- taken with a hidden camera to such icons of the celebrity-crazed present as Kate Moss and Johnny Depp, pictured together at an exclusive party, the News knows what we want to see and produces photographs that give shape to our fantasies of life in the world's greatest metropolis. Including a vivid text by best-selling author Pete Hamill, who has tabloid journalism in his blood, New York Exposed is an incomparable visual record of the city over eight decades -- full of surprise, drama, and sheer unalloyed fun. Cover 1 Half Title Page 2 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Dedications 6 CONTENTS 8 PREFACE 10 1. Parkhurst’s Challenge 20 2. The Buttons 48 3. Democratic City, Republican Nation 86 4. Anarchy vs. Corruption 122 5. A Rocky Start 154 6. Managing Vice, Extorting Business 184 7. “Reform Never Suffers from Frankness” 220 8. “A Landslide, a Tidal Wave, a Cyclone” 252 9. Endgames 276 Epilogue: The Lexow Effect 310 Acknowledgments 332 Note on Sources 334 Notes 338 Index 388 Including text by author Pete Hamill, 'New York Exposed' is an visual record of the city over eight decades - full of surprises, drama, and fun.