New York City: The Birthplace of Icons
A Guide to the People, Movements, and Moments Born in NYC, That Changed the World
A Guide to the People, Movements, and Moments Born in NYC That Changed the World celebrates over 60 influential New Yorkers and the cultural movements they created. From Edison's Pearl Street Station to hip-hop's birth in the South Bronx, from Jonas Salk in East Harlem to the Stonewall Uprising in Greenwich Village, this comprehensive guide explores how the city that never sleeps has shaped world history.
Organized into nine sections covering innovators, scientists, musicians, entertainers, activists, artists, athletes, and business leaders, the book profiles icons including James Baldwin, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lady Gaga, and many others. It also documents transformative movements like the Harlem Renaissance, Abstract Expressionism, punk rock, and LGBTQ+ rights activism.
The magic of New York isn't just in its towering
buildings or bright lights—it's in the people who
refused to be small in a city built for giants.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9798218816322
Publisher: Artisanal Prints
Publication date: 11/15/2025
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)
About the Author
David Andersson wears two hats. Over a decade ago, he founded Artisanal Prints, a New York–based design studio offering a one-of-a-kind collection of locally made souvenirs crafted with both style and substance. Featured in more than 13 stores across the city, Artisanal Prints celebrates New York’s creative spirit through sustainable, handcrafted design and regularly appears at local pop-ups and makers’ fairs.
David is also a writer and humanist based in New York City. His work explores themes of global justice, collective consciousness, and nonviolent transformation. He co-directs Pressenza International Press Agency and is the author of The White-West: A Look in the Mirror, a collection of op-eds examining the dynamics of Western identity and its global impact. His articles have appeared in CounterPunch, Countercurrents, LA Progressive, Good Men Project, Mobilized News, Observatoire de la non-violence, Deník Referendum, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF), and Dissident Voice. Many of his writings have been translated into more than five languages.
