Frommer's New York State

Neil Edward Schlecht is a writer and photographer who frequently travels along the Hudson River between an old farmhouse in northwestern Connecticut and New York City. He is the author of more than a dozen travel guides--including Spain For Dummies; Frommer's Day by Day guides to Buenos Aires, Mallorca and Menorca, and Barcelona; and Frommer's guides to Texas, Cuba, and Peru--as well as art catalogue essays and articles on art and culture.
Marc Lallanilla has written extensively on science, health, the environment, design, architecture, and travel. A resident of New York's Hudson Valley, he is also a co-author of Frommer's 500 Adrenaline Adventures. His work has been published in the Los Angeles Times, ABCNews.com, About.com, and other online and print publications.
Brian Silverman is a freelance writer whose work has been published in Saveur, The New Yorker, Caribbean Travel & Life, Islands, and Four Seasons. Among the many topics he writes about are food, travel, sports, and music. He is the author of numerous books including Going, Going, Gone: The History, Lore, and Mystique of the Home Run, and the Twentieth Century Treasury of Sports. For Frommer's, he has written Complete, Portable, and Budget guides to New York City, as well as New York City For Dummies. He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.