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

• Charles AddamsRelated: Addams built his magazine career in the city where The New Yorker was based.

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

• Frank O’HaraRelated: Its streets, cafés, and neighborhoods supply the immediate geography of many O’Hara poems.

• George GroszRelated: Grosz emigrated there in 1933 and spent the later part of his career in the United States.

• Ghislaine MaxwellRelated: Maxwell moved to New York after her father’s death and became closely associated with Epstein there.

• Global cityBroader topic: Its concentration of global institutions and markets makes it a canonical example.

• Grace JonesRelated: Jones moved to New York as a teenager and began modeling and performing there.

• Hanya HolmRelated: Holm established her American career in New York after emigrating from Germany in 1931.

• Harold PrinceRelated: Prince was born and raised in New York, where his professional theater career took shape.

• ISKCONBroader topic: Prabhupada founded ISKCON in New York in 1966, beginning its expansion in the West.

• James Gordon Bennett Sr.Related: Its expanding population and commercial life provided the market for Bennett’s newspaper.

• Johann MostBroader topic: Most settled in New York, where his newspaper became a leading voice in German-speaking anarchist circles.

• Louise BourgeoisRelated: Bourgeois moved there in 1938 and developed her career within its art world.

• Patricia HighsmithRelated: Highsmith lived in New York and set several early stories and novels amid its urban life.

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

• Shlomo CarlebachRelated: Carlebach grew up and began his religious career amid New York’s Jewish communities.

• Sholem AleichemRelated: Aleichem settled in New York in 1914 and died there in 1916.

• Stephen CraneRelated: Its crowded tenements supplied the setting and social pressures of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets.

• 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.

• Thomas KellerRelated: Keller developed his early career in New York kitchens before moving west.

• Albert R. BroccoliRelated: Broccoli was born there in 1909 to an Italian-American family.

• Anaïs NinRelated: Nin moved there with her mother and brothers after her father left the family.

• Claire TrevorRelated: Trevor was born in New York City and began her acting career in its theatre scene.

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

• Gillian AndersonRelated: Anderson moved to New York after college and began working professionally in theatre.

• Laurie AndersonRelated: The city’s art scene provided the setting for Anderson’s early performances and collaborations.

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

• Marcus GoldmanRelated: Goldman built his banking business in the city’s expanding financial market.

• Martin and LewisRelated: Their breakthrough at the Copacabana in 1948 helped establish them nationally.

• Nan GoldinRelated: Goldin’s move to New York brought her photography into the downtown art world.

• New York State Canal SystemRelated: Canal traffic strengthened the city’s commercial links to the Great Lakes and interior.

• PilatesRelated: Pilates established his studio there, where dancers and other clients spread the method.

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

• SalsaRelated: Cuban and Puerto Rican communities in New York shaped salsa’s modern social-dance scene.

• André KertészRelated: He settled there in 1936 and continued working for the rest of his life.

• Ariel DurantRelated: After emigrating, Ariel Durant grew up and began her teaching career in New York.

• Augustus Saint-GaudensRelated: Saint-Gaudens grew up and trained as an artist in New York.

• B. C. ForbesRelated: He established his journalistic career and launched Forbes magazine in New York.

• Barbara HuttonRelated: Hutton was born and raised in New York amid her family's immense wealth.

• Baruch Samuel BlumbergRelated: Blumberg was born in New York City in 1925.

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

• Colson WhiteheadRelated: Its neighborhoods and histories recur as settings and subjects in Whitehead’s fiction.

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

• Elmer RiceRelated: Its neighborhoods and immigrant communities furnished settings and social tensions for Rice’s dramas.

• Eric BentleyRelated: Bentley’s American career became closely associated with the city’s theatrical and publishing worlds.

• Gene TunneyRelated: Tunney was born in New York City in 1897.

• Gertrude B. ElionRelated: Elion was born and raised in New York City.

• Gia CarangiRelated: Carangi relocated to New York, where the major agencies and fashion magazines were based.

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