I have a lot of books about New York. I have slightly fewer than I had last year as one of my New Year’s resolutions was to clear out at least some of them. As I sorted through the titles however, I noticed that the majority of these titles were essentially about Manhattan. I admit – I can be overly Manhattan-centric myself here on Greater Gotham but I am trying to be aware of that tendency and trying to overcome it.

Therefore, I went to browse the vast and virtual online shelves for new titles to enhance my geographically wider, all-embracing library. Here’s what I’ve found so far. I’ll have to pick and choose which to start with but I was so pleased to find so many choices that I had to share the bounty! Brooklyn this time around. Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx to follow.

Brooklyn: histories, photo collections, guidebooks, and maps.

• Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn
• Battle of Brooklyn 1776
• Brooklyn: A Journey Through the City of Dreams
• Brooklyn: A State of Mind
• Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges and More Got Their Names
• Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design
• Brooklyn: People and Places, Past and Present
• Brooklyn Storefronts
• Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide to New York’s Most Happening Borough
• Brooklyn Was Mine
• Flatbush: The Heart Of Brooklyn
• Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
• Historic Photos of Brooklyn
• In the Country of Brooklyn: Inspiration to the World
• It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
• Neighborhoods of Brooklyn
• Not For Tourists Guide 2009 to Brooklyn
• Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies, Neighborhood Culture, Side Streets and Waterways
• Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929
• Streetwise Brooklyn Street Map

Anyway – the list could go on and on and on. There were many more older titles as well that I could have listed. Possibly I will attempt a more complete borough bibliography one day. Though I suspect it could be a life time project to do something of that scope.  So let us call it a “work in progress” – and I shall add them to the Greater Gotham store as we go as well.