Regarding New York City, not New York State:
 
 
 
_Rare Books About New York_ 
(http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/realestate/17scape.html?ref=streetscapes)     By  CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Many of the best titles about New York’s history and  architecture are out 
of print. But there’s always the Web.October 14, 2010  
_http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/realestate/17scape.html?_r=1&ref=streetscapes_ 
(http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/realestate/17scape.html?_r=1&ref=streetscapes)