# The Assassination of New York

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- Book: [The Assassination of New York](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-fitch/the-assassination-of-new-york) ([The Assassination of New York.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-fitch/the-assassination-of-new-york.md))
- Authors: [Robert Fitch](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-fitch)
- Publisher: verso
- ISBN: 978-18-5984-155-6
- Pages: 324
- Published: 1996-04-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Robert Fitch argues that, within a generation, New York City has been transformed from the richest city in the world to one of the poorest in North America. The pillars of its economy—Macy’s,...