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Blecher_onthe_Hudson on February 5, 2026 11:47 pm It’s YA, but the Kiki Strike books are a lot of fun, a love letter to Manhattan, and IIRC there’s some private streets involved. h{{Kiki Strike Series by Kirsten Miller}}[](https://www.goodreads.com/series/42923-kiki-strike)
spectacledsussex on February 6, 2026 12:06 am Isn’t A Tree Grows in Brooklyn one of the classic examples of this?
homemoron on February 6, 2026 12:20 am Jack Finney – Time and Again , the Dakota plays central role in the plot.
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It’s YA, but the Kiki Strike books are a lot of fun, a love letter to Manhattan, and IIRC there’s some private streets involved.
h{{Kiki Strike Series by Kirsten Miller}}[](https://www.goodreads.com/series/42923-kiki-strike)
Isn’t A Tree Grows in Brooklyn one of the classic examples of this?
Jack Finney – Time and Again , the Dakota plays central role in the plot.