Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Every great city has its own palette of textores, forms, and other graphic elements that distinguish it from any other place on earth. Graphiscape is a series dedicated to cataloging those elements -- a sourcebook of the graphic components native to each city. Every volume contains over 450 images, capturing the range of colors, fires, and shanes that create the urban landscape. From work-a-day municipal signage that helps the city function to wildly evocative graffiti and street art Graphiscape: New York City takes us on a graphic tour from Harlem to Queens, Wall Street to Times Sqvare, Brocklyn to the West Village. Book jacket.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• The City that Never Sleeps (p. 6)
• City State (p. 8)
• 9/11 (p. 10)
• I Love Ny (p. 16)
• Political Dissent (p. 18)
• Men in Red and Blue (p. 21)
• Getting Around (p. 23)
• Getting Down (p. 25)
• Extra Extra (p. 27)
• Yellow Cabs (p. 28)
• Cultural Signposts (p. 33)
• The Mta (p. 34)
• Step Aside (p. 38)
• Post No Bills (p. 42)
• Tagging (p. 44)
• Graffiti (p. 46)
• Signature Style (p. 52)
• Stencils (p. 60)
• Stickers and Flyers (p. 64)
• Murals and Memorials (p. 68)
• Hold the Mayo (p. 70)
• 24-Hour Service (p. 72)
• Happy Hour (p. 75)
• Delis and Diners (p. 78)
• Street Vendors (p. 82)
• Etters, Numbers, Signs (p. 86)
• Press Button to Enter (p. 89)
• Deco Style (p. 90)
• The Price is Right (p. 92)
• Brick Signs (p. 96)
• Neon City (p. 99)
• Billboards (p. 101)
• Shop Signs (p. 102)
• Shopping Rebels (p. 104)
• Other Paths (p. 106)
• Big City, Big Lights (p. 108)
• The Hottest Show (p. 110)
• Bright Lights (p. 115)
• Peep Show (p. 119)
• Hotels (p. 120)
• Plaques (p. 123)
• Ornamentation (p. 124)
• Hey! I'm Walkin' Here! (p. 127)
• Acknowledgments (p. 128)