Cooney walked alongside mothers with toddlers clutching Ernie dolls, students playing hooky from school, executives in crisp suits, Midtown secretaries in heels, Latinas in scoop-necked tops, and bohemian types sporting jeans, running shoes, and long ponytails. The sidewalks were overrun by pedestrians, hundreds of them, all moving toward the cathedral steps. Black limousines lined the curbside, clogging the street, as NYPD officers waved their arms in a futile effort to get vehicles moving. John the Divine, a Gothic Revival Glory on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Ahead were the crenelated parapets that crown the Cathedral of St.

Joan Ganz Coney walked toward the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street, lost in a fog of grief. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Television reporter and columnist Michael Davis-with the complete participation of Joan Ganz Cooney, one of the show's founders-unveils the idealistic personalities, decades of social and cultural change, stories of compassion and personal sacrifice, and miraculous efforts of writers, producers, directors, and puppeteers that together transformed an empty soundstage into the most recognizable block of real estate in television history. Street Gang is the compelling, comical, and inspiring story of a media masterpiece and pop-culture landmark. Today, it reaches some six million preschoolers weekly in the United States and countless others in 140 countries around the world. Sesame Street is the longest-running-and arguably most beloved- children's television program ever created. Finally, we get to touch Big Bird's feathers.” - The New York Times Book Review “Davis tracks down every Sesame anecdote and every Sesame personality in his book. Coming soon as a documentary from Focus Films, The New York Times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television: Sesame Street.

Street Gang by Michael Davis