For New Yorkers, New Yorkers at heart, anyone who has ever visited New York, anyone who is longing to visit New York…be assured, you don’t have to be a resident of the five boroughs to appreciate the Almanac of New York City.

Much like the city itself, the Almanac is overflowing with wit, whimsy, humor, frustration, optimism, irony, and affection. Not only is it an event calendar and planner, but it’s much, much more—one might say a daily dose of adrenaline with a side of municipal pride.  

Yes, it’s a day-by-day guide to the coming year in NYC: cultural events, holidays, historical anniversaries, weather predictions, the night sky. Each week gets its own page, with enough space to record your own appointments.

But that’s just for starters. Each month opens with an essay that sets the mood for the coming weeks—a panoramic sweep across the month’s events.

The daily notations range from factual to lyrical.

A sampling of daily entries noting past events:

July 6 (1928): Ticker tape parade for Amelia Earhart, Wilmer Stultz, and Louis E. Gordon following their transatlantic flight

July 13 (1925) A record 800,00 people visit Coney Island

November 25 (1783): Evacuation Day (when the last British troops left New York City)

November 28 (1957): Radio City Rockettes make their first appearance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

And a brief sampling of the hundreds of things to look forward to in the New Year: Last chance to see Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Philharmonic presents Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert, Celebrate National Ice Cream Day at the Ample Hills Creamery in Brooklyn, The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band at Birdland jazz club, New York Dog Parade

Paperbound, 7" x 4.25", 1/4" thick.