New York's Strand bookshop begs to avoid official landmarking

Much-loved retailer boasting '18 miles of books' says city's plans to legally recognise its status would entail expenses that might kill the business New York City's most celebrated bookshop, the Strand, is a cultural landmark for locals and tourists alike, promising "18 miles of books" to its customers since 1927. But now the shop is battling attempts to make its landmark status official, saying the designation could destroy it. Run by three generations of the Bass family since it opened, the s...