Drop Dead: How a Coterie of Corrupt Politicians, Bankers, Lawyers, Spinmeisters, and Mobsters Bankrupted New York, Got Bailed Out, Blamed the ... as Usual

by Richard E. Farley

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Genres: Nonfiction

296 pages, Hardcover

Published April 29, 2025

Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hugely entertaining account of New York’s near-death experience in 1975. More readable than Ken Auletta’s “The Streets Were Paved with Gold.”

[John General · Rating 5 out of 5]

At times, a quick zoom out for the wider picture would have been helpful, but to take research as dense as this and craft a page-turning thriller in the end is impressive. A critical read for any New Yorker amused at the idea that the city’s living in “unprecedented” times. 4.5/5 rounded up.