시계와 스마트폰이 널리 보급되기 전, 사람들은 공공 시계에 의존했다. 뉴욕시는 오랫동안 화려한 공공 시계로 장식되어 왔다. 고층건물, 타워, 건물 로비, 인도에도 대도시의 맥박을 세는 시계가 설치되어 있다. 저자 매튜 화이트(Matthew White)는 '뉴욕 미니트: 도시를 똑딱거리는 공공시계들(New York Minute: Public Clocks That Make the City Tick)'에서 그랜드센트럴터미널 역에서 펜스테이션 모이니한 트레인홀까지 뉴욕시의 화려한 시계 53개를 소개한다. 10월 7일 출간 예정.  

 

 

 

New York Minute: 

Public Clocks That Make the City Tick

By Matthew White

 

 

Description

Before watches and mobile phones were widely accessible, people relied on public clocks to keep them running on time. New York City has long been adorned by extravagant public clocks--towers, pediments, skyscrapers, building lobbies, and even sidewalks feature timepieces counting out the pulse of a great metropolis. In New York Minute, Matthew White provides a fascinating tour of fifty-three spectacular clocks, encouraging us to look up and behold the city in a new way.

 

The book's twelve chapters, each devoted to a particular category of clock, are ordered as one might move through the city, from workday to weekend. The journey begins at Grand Central Terminal, where the highest number of public clocks are concentrated within a single building, and which itself is crowned by an extravagant Gilded Age clock. As we move toward the weekend, time slows down when we visit iconic New York clocks while shopping, going to church, or taking in the delights of automaton clocks. We end with the clocks of the lost Pennsylvania Station and the contemporary clock in Moynihan Train Hall, the latter reminding us that public timepieces are here to stay.

 

New York Minute contains over 150 images, including historical and contemporary photos, and charming drawings by the author. Published in an attractive, giftable format, this timely book is for native New Yorkers and visitors alike.

 

Matthew White is a noted interior designer, antiquarian, and preservationist, and a former ballet dancer. He is the author of Italy of My Dreams: The Story of an American Designer’s Real-life Passion for Italian Style. An emeritus board member and former chairman of Save Venice Inc., he currently lives in the Hudson Valley with his husband and two dachshunds while working to revitalize the historic hamlet of Hillsdale, New York.

 

 

New York Minute: Public Clocks That Make the City Tick

Pages: 192

Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group

Imprint: Abbeville Press

Publication Date: 7th October 2025

Trim Size: 6 x 8 in

ISBN: 9780789215178

Price: $24.95

https://www.abbeville.com/products/new-york-minute

 

 

*The NYC Clocks: 우리도 때로는 주목받고 싶다!

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=FunNY2&document_srl=4162235