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The 198 pages that link to New York City, each with the reason it gives.

• Columbia UniversityNarrower topic: Columbia’s urban setting shapes its research, civic role, and daily institutional life.

• The StrokesNarrower topic: The band formed there and drew on its downtown clubs and scenes.

• Tin Pan AlleyNarrower topic: Its publishing houses, theaters, and transport links made it the industry's commercial hub.

• Hip-hopNarrower topic: Hip-hop emerged from a city where Caribbean sound-system traditions and local communities met.

• HarlemNarrower topic: Harlem’s growth and cultural influence developed within New York City’s larger urban history.

• The BronxNarrower topic: The Bronx is one of the city's five boroughs.

• ManhattanNarrower topic: Manhattan is one of the five boroughs that make up the city.

• New York SchoolNarrower topic: The school’s social networks and artistic institutions were rooted in the city.

• MadonnaNarrower topic: Madonna built her early career amid the city’s music, fashion, and performance scenes.

• Kareem Abdul-JabbarNarrower topic: Abdul-Jabbar grew up in Manhattan and began playing basketball there.

• Off-BroadwayNarrower topic: Off-Broadway classification is rooted in New York’s theatre industry, though not in location alone.

• QueensNarrower topic: Queens is one of the city's five boroughs and shares its municipal government.

• Central ParkNarrower topic: The city commissioned the park amid population growth and demands for shared open space.

• New York UniversityNarrower topic: The city’s institutions, neighborhoods, and industries are inseparable from NYU’s urban setting.

• Burt LancasterNarrower topic: Lancaster was born and raised in New York City.

• CBGBNarrower topic: The club emerged from the city’s downtown music and art communities.

• New York IntellectualsNarrower topic: Its publishers, universities, and immigrant communities made sustained exchange possible.

• Rudolph GiulianiNarrower topic: The city’s political and institutional landscape defined Giuliani’s mayoral responsibilities and public legacy.

• The FactoryNarrower topic: Its art, music, and nightlife networks supplied the Factory’s collaborators and audiences.

• Staten IslandNarrower topic: Staten Island is one of the city's five boroughs.

• Minton's PlayhouseNarrower topic: The club’s influence unfolded within New York’s broader network of jazz venues and musicians.

• Off-Off-BroadwayNarrower topic: The scene depends on New York’s dense network of artists, venues, and audiences.

• Patti SmithNarrower topic: Its downtown art and music scenes provided the setting for Smith’s early career.

• Lauren BacallNarrower topic: Bacall was born and raised in New York before moving into modeling and acting.

• Talking HeadsNarrower topic: The city’s downtown music scene provided the band’s first audience and artistic context.

• Bugsy SiegelNarrower topic: Siegel’s early career began in New York before his later work in California and Nevada.

• Chrysler BuildingNarrower topic: Manhattan’s dense commercial growth made the city a stage for the skyscraper race.

• New York Daily NewsNarrower topic: The paper’s identity and reporting are inseparable from the city it covers.

• Ben StillerNarrower topic: Stiller was born and raised in Manhattan amid a working comedy and entertainment scene.

• Cicely TysonNarrower topic: Tyson’s theater career developed in the city’s stages and acting community.

• Robert E. SherwoodNarrower topic: Broadway and its literary networks formed the setting for Sherwood’s early career.

• The Museum of Natural HistoryNarrower topic: The novel’s museum scenes belong to Holden’s route through the city.

• The Velvet Underground & NicoNarrower topic: The city’s downtown art scene brought the band, Nico, and Warhol together.

• Clement Clarke MooreNarrower topic: Moore’s scholarship, family life, and literary reputation were rooted in the city.

• Lucy LiuNarrower topic: Liu’s upbringing and early career were rooted in New York City.

• Rodney DangerfieldNarrower topic: Its comedy clubs became the base for Dangerfield's successful return to stand-up.

• Charles Lewis TiffanyNarrower topic: Tiffany founded his company here as the city’s commercial and retail life expanded.

• David DuchovnyNarrower topic: Duchovny was born and raised in New York City before pursuing acting.

• Henry Jarvis RaymondNarrower topic: Its crowded newspaper market gave Raymond the setting for founding The Times.

• Robert MapplethorpeNarrower topic: Its galleries, clubs, and social networks shaped the setting in which Mapplethorpe built his career.

• Sissy SpacekNarrower topic: Spacek moved there to pursue acting and music.

• WeegeeNarrower topic: Its streets, institutions, and nighttime emergencies supplied the subjects of his work.

• Adrien BrodyNarrower topic: Brody was born and raised in the city, where his acting career began.

• Ira AldridgeNarrower topic: Aldridge was born in New York and encountered its Black theater community there.

• Judith KrantzNarrower topic: Krantz’s editorial career unfolded in the city’s magazine industry.

• Louis Gossett Jr.Narrower topic: Gossett grew up in Brooklyn and began his acting career in New York theater.