Quite happy to say New York City 4 has wrapped and been sent off to the printer, with a Nov 04 pub date eagerly anticipated by its writers, staff and me. Kudos to its two primary authors: Beth Greenfield, a Time Out NY editor who handled the bulk of the book and wrote spot-on City Life & Neighborhood chapters and simply kick-ass Eating & Sleeping reviews, and Robert Reid, who turned his eye for the unheralded to the boroughs (Red Hook, anyone), and pounded the streets in dead of winter crafting Walking Tours and chasing up Shopping leads. Four specialists contributed History, Architecture, Music & Fashion coverage, and the whole team worked collective asses off to deliver the most thorough, up-to-date city guide to the NYC of the 21st Century. Only thing better than seeing that sucker on the shelves come November will be learning in October we're out of date on the number of Series banners the Yanks will have flying in the Bronx night.