Every city has its ghosts From Manhattan & Brooklyn's trendiest neighbourhoods to the far-flung edges of the outer boroughs Ellis captures the lost & lonely corners of the United States' most populous city Step inside the New York you never knew with 200 eerie images of urban decay through crumbling institutions defunct military posts abandoned factories railroads schools & waterways Uncover the forgotten history behind New York's most incredible abandoned spaces & witness its seldom seen & rapidly disappearing landscape Explore the ruins of the Harlem Renaissance sift through the artefacts of massive squatter colonies & find out how the past is literally washing up on the shores of a Brooklyn beach called Dead Horse Bay This book is for anyone who's ever wondered what's behind the " No Trespassing" sign