Marcia Reiss is the author of Central Park Then and Now (2010); Manhattan in Photographs (2005); Architecture in Detail: New York (2003); Brooklyn Then and Now (2002); and a series of guides to historic Brooklyn neighborhoods for the Brooklyn Historical Society. She was Policy Director of the Parks Council, now New Yorkers for Parks, and previously Public Affairs Director for the New York City Department of Ports and Trade. She also taught at Columbia University and Hunter College, and was a reporter for the Brooklyn Phoenix. She and her husband are former residents of Brooklyn and Manhattan and now live in upstate New York. Evan Joseph is a leading New York architectural photographer. His work is regularly featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications around the world. His latest book is New York From Above.
