A Worldly Affair

The tumultuous, entertaining true story of how the city has welcomed the world’s leaders and diplomats . . . or not.   For over seven decades, New York City and the United Nations have shared the island of Manhattan, coexisting in a bond likened to a long marriage—tempestuous and supportive, quarrelsome and committed. A Worldly Affair tells the story of this hot and cold romance, from the 1940s when Mayor La Guardia was doggedly determined to bring the new world body to New Y