The New York City Book Awards 1995
Book of the Year
The Encyclopedia of New York City edited by Kenneth T. Jackson (Yale University Press)
The 1995-1996 Book Awards Jury
Jacques Barzun, Joan K. Davidson, Christopher Gray, Alfred Kazin, Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Wendy Wasserstein
The awards presentation took place May 20, 1996.
![NYC Book Awards 1995 Elihu Rose, Kenneth Jackson, William Dean](/sites/default/files/nyc_book_awards_1995.jpg)
Elihu Rose, Kenneth T. Jackson, and William J. Dean at the ceremony.
William J. Dean, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, presented the award:
As New York's oldest library and its first public library, we are proud to honor The Encyclopedia of New York City with our New City Book Award. It is a reference work of range and depth that celebrates the cultural wealth of this great city.