My New York Celebrities Talk About the City

My New York is a lavish celebration of the city by 19 celebrities who know it best and love it most. Who better to capture the sights, sounds, and attitude of the Big Apple than such hometown luminaries as Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Candace Bushnell, Jay McInerney, and Mario Batali? Here are all-new interviews with the artists, writers, and innovators who helped create the image of New York known round the world.

The profiles include:

Al Pacino * Robert De Niro * Martin Scorsese * Woody Allen * Spike Lee * James Franco * Taylor Swift * Moby * Jay McInerney * Daniel Libeskind * Jack Huston * Candace Bushnell * Cathleen Shine * Mario Batali * Siri Hustvedt * Steve McCurry * Cortney and Bob Novogratz * Lidia Bastianich * Yoko Ono

Allesandra Mattanza, author, screenwriter and fine-art photographer, was born in Italy but has lived abroad for more than 20 years—including in New York City. Her passion for the cinema has led her to specialize in interviews with actors and directors, as well as in traveling and fiction. She currently works as a foreign correspondent, contributor, and editor for a number of publishers in Italy and Germany, including Rizzoli, Hearst, Mondadori, Sperling & Kupfer, Condé Nast, White Star/National Geographic/De Agostini, Giunti/Feltrinelli.