Moses Gates is an urban planner, licensed New York City tour guide, and visiting assistant professor of demography at the Pratt Institute. His explorations of New York have been featured on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, WNYC, and in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian.He has given talks and consulted for books and television on hidden New York City, the Paris Catacombs, andurban exploration around the world. He lives in New York City.
"Urban exploration with Gates makes for wildly entertaining
reading. A solidly entertaining ride for those seeking a gritty
travel experience."
—Publishers Weekly
"Gates's travelogue does more than introduce the reader to the
gritty undergrounds and highest climbing spots of the world's
greatest cities--Hidden Cities ultimately celebrates the urban
history and architectural evolution of mankind. For those of us who
will never get to experience such places, Gates is a perfect travel
companion."
—Roni K. Devlin, owner, Literary Life Bookstore for Shelf Awareness
for Readers
"Hidden Cities offers a thrilling glimpse into the secret worlds
that surround us. Moses Gates has crafted an endlessly absorbing
book that succeeds on many levels—as a compelling travelogue, a
nuts-and-bolts how-to manual, and a deep-feeling and highly
relatable personal memoir. Anybody who reads it will emerge
invigorated by possibility."
—Davy Rothbart, creator of Found Magazine, author of My Heart is an
Idiot, and frequent contributor to NPR’s This American Life
“Hidden Cities is a measured and heartfelt look at some wild times
in some crazy places, but it is most of all a paean to curiosity
and where it takes you.”—Robert Sullivan, author of Rats and My
American Revolution “An intrepid urban Sherpa’s impassioned
salute to ‘the joy of trespassing.’ Part guidebook, part social
history, part coming of age story. Dig in: you’ll never look at
cities the same way again.—Robert Neuwirth, author of Stealth of
Nations and Shadow Cities “Follow Moses Gates and others as
they truly experience the world’s great cities in ways far removed
from how Frommer’s, Fodor’s, or any Michelin guide would encourage
you to. Hidden Cities is a rollicking travelogue packed with
secrets of the world's metropoli that the local constabulary would
rather you not discover.”—Kevin Walsh, author of Forgotten New
York "Lonely Planet for the realm beyond the “No Trespassing”
signs."
—Kirkus Reviews
“A great city at night is a massive playground, a wonderland
imprinted by the dreams, desires and accomplishments of those
millions that have lived and do yet live there. Moses Gates knows
this and has beautifully described that yearning some humans have
to explore the built environment.”
—John Law, co-author of Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony
Society, Suicide Club member emeritus and co-founder of the
Burning Man Festival
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