Book Talk Tonight on Roosevelt Island
I’m giving a talk tonight, June 8, 2026, at 6:30PM, sponsored by The Roosevelt Island Historical Society at the Roosevelt Island Public Library, 504 Main …
Stacy Horn
A blog about New York City, my books, and my cats. Mostly.
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View From my Roof 2012 vs 2026
I took a picture from my roof yesterday and thought, “There’s a lot more buildings around the Empire State Building, isn’t there?” This is a …
Portrait of Jennie and Hammerstein’s Victoria
There are a few movies I watch when I’m having trouble falling asleep. Not because they’re boring, but because they’re comforting. The Portrait of Jennie …
My Book Event on Wednesday!
If you can’t make my virtual book talk tomorrow, you have options! There is one on Wednesday, the day after, at 6pm! Also virtual. February …
My Next Book Event!
February 3, 2026, 6:30PM Webinar, Gotham Center for New York History (Virtual Event) Details and registration here.
Tom D’s Big New York Show
On 2/7 I’m doing an in-person/livestream event at Tom D’s Big New York Show, & this one involves prizes! Buy tickets before 1/31 to get …
Bob Weir and Chris Hegarty
When I read about Bob Weir’s death I saw that he was 78, and I immediately flashed back to a pivotal moment in my life …
Still trying to find this choir boy!
Every five years or so I post about this choirboy. In the movie The Bishop’s Wife, the Mitchell Boychoir perform a hymn called O Sing …
Celebrating Science
Pictures from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Double Helix Medals Dinner at the American Museum of Natural History (in the squid and the whale room!). …
Sign up for my 11/6 Book Talk!
On November 6, at 6:00, I’ll be talking about my new book, The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a …