"I enjoyed it very much, and it shows the significant – and often hidden – history that surrounds us every day.  Congratulations on a wonderful addition to the history books on this great city."

Donald J. Trump

"Unexpected New York is worth the wait...Mr. Burger photographed the city like a thorough professional...Thanks to Mr. Burger’s tenacity, readers can now share in his discoveries and look for their own."

New York Times review, 12/9/2007

"I am stunned by the research and dedication and creativity that went into this beautiful book.  It could have been produced only by an artist deeply committed and absorbed in sharing a view of New York that possessed him, never by a commercial entrepreneur seeking only to cash-in on a good idea, worthy as that motive might be.  The photographic skill, the planning, the research, the years, the layout and printing, the cost, the footwork, the probing into unknown corners ... it's all pretty awesome."

 "Here I am, a resident of this city or a commuter from its suburbs for 45 years or so, and I somehow thought the color of New York was gray (buildings) and now it's in technicolor.  What an accomplishment for Burger. "

"To me, New York became Rockefeller Center, Grand Central, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, the big museums, hotels, Stock Exchange area – and I think it's that way for millions of tourists and those who know New York only by reading about it. They think of it as just a big commercial hulk rather than a place of ordinary people and families like theirs, and a great colorful historic treasury unmatched by other cities. "

"This is a unique gift that would surprise and bowl over people the world over ... New York as a colorful, historic, human habitat, not just the world's most important business, financial center."

John Cunniff
Associated Press Daily Business Columnist [retired]

 "Absolutely fantastic and unbelievably beautiful as a work of art and totally fascinating in the detail it embodies, not to mention the equally astonishing subject areas unearthed for the reader. Who would have thought that the Big Apple had a host of such wonderful stories and artifacts hidden away and taken so much for granted by passers-by of all ages?  Totally and utterly blew my mind."

Donald J. Cruickshank, Brockville, Ontario
President, Rolls Royce Canada Limited (retired)