Thomas Hynes, author of Wild City: a Brief History of New York City in 40 Animals, is a writer who lives in Brooklyn Heights with his wife, Veronica, and their dog, Ladybug. His work has been featured in Sierra Club, The Awl, The Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum, Gothamist, Business Insider, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, PR Week and Untapped Cities.
He offers an unconventional wildlife guide in this talk of animal migration that includes tales of the well-known, notorious, and legendary creatures who are as much New Yorkers as their human counterparts.