CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION Between the City and the Sea ix
4. 1 FISH AND FISHING BEFORE FULTON MARKET 1
5. 2 THE EARLY DAYS OF FULTON MARKET 15
6. 3 FISH FROM FAR AWAY 30
7. 4 THE HEYDAY OF NEW YORK’S OYSTER INDUSTRY 44
8. 5 THE OPERATION OF A WHOLESALE FISH MARKET 58
9. 6 FISHERIES AND THE FISH MARKET 75
10. 7 TURTLE AND TERRAPIN 89
11. 8 FREEZING, COLD STORAGE, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION 103
12. 9 FROM THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO THE FDR DRIVE 118
13. 10 POLLUTION AND THE DECLINE OF NEW YORK’S OYSTER INDUSTRY 134
14. 11 BUYERS 148
15. 12 THE CULTURE OF THE FULTON FISH MARKET AND ORGANIZED CRIME 164
16. 13 A MUSEUM AND TWO SHOPPING MALLS 179
17. 14 RELOCATION 194
18. CONCLUSION After Relocation 209
19. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 223
20. A NOTE ON SOURCES 227
21. NOTES 233
22. INDEX 275