Project Gutenberg 2010-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 77 Lewis, Irwin Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon "To Invade New York...." Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1963. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "To Invade New York...." by Irwin Lewis is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around an audacious and absurd plan to physically invade New York City, leveraging its intricate transportation system. It deftly explores themes of chaos in urban environments and the absurdity of bureaucratic systems, all woven into a suspenseful tale of mistaken intentions and looming disaster. The plot centers on Professor Horace Howard Clarke, who encounters a frantic little man, Mr. Rumplestein-O'Grady, with a warning about a plot that could lead to New York's downfall. As the professor learns about a convoluted plan to create chaos in the city—by tampering with subway tokens and traffic lights—he grapples with disbelief. However, as the prediction becomes a vivid reality with traffic lights unexpectedly turning green, the palpable tension escalates. Rumplestein's warnings culminate in a dramatic, out-of-control situation, leaving readers to question the thin line between madness and reality in an increasingly chaotic world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 54717 2025-07-12T13:47:29.522394 text/html 50806 2021-01-05T23:44:51 text/html 129133 2025-07-12T13:47:34.418373 application/epub+zip 127931 2025-07-12T13:47:32.259385 application/epub+zip 76882 2025-07-12T13:47:31.170389 application/epub+zip 281694 2025-07-12T13:47:35.978353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274309 2025-07-12T13:47:33.751364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161481 2022-09-14T08:43:57.736727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48276 2025-07-12T13:47:29.268388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48153 2021-01-05T23:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19679 2025-07-12T13:47:36.103359 application/rdf+xml 14245 2025-07-12T13:47:31.658382 image/jpeg 4103 2025-07-12T13:47:31.412387 image/jpeg 57523 2021-01-05T23:44:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 19145 2021-01-05T23:44:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 129280 2025-07-12T13:47:29.530391 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog