Waterfront Manhattan: from Henry Hudson to the high line

Growth, Decline, and Rebirth

Water-Lots and the Extension of the Manhattan Shoreline

The Ascendency of the Port of New York

New York's Waterway Empires

The Social Construction of the Waterfront

The Port Prospers, the Railroads Arrive, and Congestion Ensues

The Public and Control of the Waterfront

Crime, Corruption, and the Death of the Manhattan Waterfront

Rebirth of the Waterfront.