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New York City Places and Spaces

Collected by: Columbia University Libraries

Archived since: Jan, 2010

Description:

A growing collection of websites selected by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library staff for web archiving preservation by the Columbia University Libraries' Web Resources Collection Program. Website captures began in 2010 and are ongoing; in 2020, to reflect the collection's evolving subject focus, the collection title was changed to 'New York City Places and Spaces' (from the original 'Avery Library Historic Preservation and Urban Planning'). The collection's principal thematic focus is documenting the evolution of the built environment and public spaces in and around New York City through the interaction of historic preservation efforts and new development projects within urban planning debates. Selected websites are mostly published by non-profit groups or individuals based in the New York City area, including historic preservation groups, neighborhood associations, community development groups, public policy organizations, parks and open space conservancies, and both sponsors and critics of ongoing development projects.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Government - Cities Society & Culture Community development Public spaces Parks City planning Historic preservation Architecture

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Title: Defenders of the Historic Upper East Side

URL: http://defenders-hues.org/

Description: "Defenders of the Historic Upper East Side is a preservation advocacy group founded in 2003 and dedicated to preserving and protecting the Upper East Side historic character. The great array of architectural styles, from 19th century brownstone rowhouses to distinguished early 20th century apartment buildings make our neighborhood some of the most expensive and desirable real estate in the world and a magnet for intense development pressure. Misguided, well-funded development projects, seeking to enrich the few at the expense of the larger community, will always assault us."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Historic districts--Conservation and restoration Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Historic preservation

Title: Historic Morningside Heights

URL: http://morningsideheights.org/

Description: "Morningside Heights has a rich history which is embodied in its buildings, green spaces and streetscapes. These elements contribute to a sense of place and certain expectations about our quality of life, and proportions of residential and commercial use. Protecting these attributes along with our social, and architectural history is the goal of the Morningside Heights Historic District Committee. To achieve this end we are seeking a historic designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission."

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Subject:   Morningside Heights (New York, N.Y.) Historic preservation Historic districts--Conservation and restoration,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Neighborhood in the 90's

URL: http://n90s.org/

Description: "Neighborhood In The Nineties (N90's) is dedicated to improving the quality of life and safety of the community, from Amsterdam Ave to Riverside Drive, and from 90th to 97th Streets. Our goal is to ensure that our neighborhood remains a safe and enjoyable place to live, work and visit. We work to ensure that our neighborhood receives proper delivery of no more than it's fair share of government services and supportive facilities. We also partner with government officials to make certain our neighborhood is well represented by the elected and appointed officials who serve our community."

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: SoHo Alliance

URL: http://sohoalliance.org/

Description: "Our work over the years controlling inappropriate development pressures has helped contribute to the phenomenal rise in our neighborhood’s property values. Our achievements in historic preservation have turned SoHo into one of the most renowned landmarked districts in the city. Our success at curtailing nightclubs and late-night bars have ensured a quiet neighborhood in the evening once the shoppers and tourists depart."

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning ,  Historic preservation

Title: Uptown Grand Central

URL: http://uptowngrandcentral.org/

Description: "Uptown Grand Central is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming East 125th Street into a thriving corridor by delivering programs that put advocacy into action through collaborations with businesses, residents and neighborhood organizations across East Harlem."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) 125th Street (New York, N.Y.)

Title: West 50s Neighborhood Association

URL: http://w50s.com/

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: West 55th Street Block Association

URL: http://west55ba.blogspot.com/

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Hamilton Heights - West Harlem

URL: http://westharlemcpo.org/

Description: "The Hamilton Heights-West Harlem Community Preservation Organization ('CPO') is a non-profit grassroots volunteer organization which seeks to bring together the many and varied community organizations--tenant, block, homeowners associations, local businesses and institutions to resolve issues, advocate for services from public agencies and celebrate our unique and diverse community. Founded in 1996, the CPO's mission is to inform, educate and advocate on issues that impact the quality of life in West Harlem. We seek to celebrate the diverse people, culture and communities of West Harlem and to preserve its unique architecture and historic places."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Historic districts--Conservation and restoration Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Historic preservation Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill Historic District (New York, N.Y.)

Title: 29th Street Neighborhood Association

URL: http://www.29streetassociation.org/

Description: "The 29th Street Neighborhood Association, The Initiative for a Sustainable Midtown, was founded to protect and foster the quality of life of our community from 24th Street to 33rd Street and from 8th Avenue to First Avenue."

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership

URL: http://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/

Description: "The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District, formed in 2006, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the area's reputation as one of New York's most vital and exciting neighborhoods. This is accomplished by maintaining a clean and safe environment for the district's businesses, residents, and visitors; by spearheading area improvement projects; and by marketing the diverse business and retail options in this vibrant and historic neighborhood."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Friends of the Lower East Side

URL: http://www.friendsofthelowereastside.org/

Description: "Friends of the Lower East Side is a grass roots organization founded in 2011 by Linda Jones, Mitchell Grubler, and Joyce Mendelsohn. We are dedicated to preserving the architectural and cultural heritage of this historic center of immigrant life in lower Manhattan. The area, located between East Houston and Water Street, stretching from the East River to the Bowery, contains a number of significant buildings reflecting its history as the first home in America for immigrants from throughout the world."

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Subject:   Historic preservation,  Neighborhood planning

Title: GOLES, Good Old Lower East Side

URL: http://www.goles.org/

Description: "GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side) is a neighborhood housing and preservation organization that has served the Lower East Side of Manhattan since 1977. We’re dedicated to tenants’ rights, homelessness prevention, economic development, and community revitalization."

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Subject:   Community development Housing,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Hells Kitchen Commons

URL: http://www.hellskitchencommons.org/

Description: "Since the early 1970s, both the West 45th and 46th Street Block Associations have been active in the public safety, beautification and livability of our Hell’s Kitchen streets. After years of collaboration, we have recently joined forces and hope you too will become actively engaged in our community."

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Subject:   Parks,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Jane Street Block Association

URL: http://www.janestreetnyc.com/

Description: "The Jane Street Block Association was founded in 1970 and incorporated as a 501❨c❩4 in 1980. We are a grassroots, all-volunteer organization of neighbors working to preserve and enhance community engagement and quality of life."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Explore Murray Hill, Murray Hill Neighborhood Association

URL: http://www.murrayhillnyc.org/

Description: "The mission of The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is to continue to make Murray Hill a highly desirable place to live, work and visit. We do this through programs to preserve the neighborhood's historic character, greening and beautification, liaising with local government officials, providing information about the neighborhood to members, and social events."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development

Title: NoHoManhattan, NoHo Manhattan

URL: http://www.nohomanhattan.org/

Description: "NoHo is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. NoHoManhattan.org is dedicated to its news, architectural and social history, landmarks, arts and culture and many contributions to the livelihood of New York City."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development

Title: Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA)

URL: http://www.riraonline.com/

Description: "The purposes of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) are: To represent the interests of its members to all governmental, quasi-governmental and private institutions that develop policy affecting Roosevelt Island and its residents; that supervise or manage our housing and that supervise or manage other Island operations; and To ensure that the health, safety and welfare of its members and the quality of life in our community are maintained and improved."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development

Title: West 102nd & 103rd Streets Block Association

URL: http://www.w102-103blockassn.org/

Description: "The West 102nd & 103rd Streets Block Association is a group of volunteers who work to make our blocks a vibrant, safe, and beautiful community."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development

Title: West 78th Street Museum Block Association

URL: http://www.w78mba.org/

Description: "The Mission of The West 78th Street Museum Block Association shall be to preserve and enhance the community and aesthetic character of the Museum Block of West 78th Street. It shall promote effective communication and social activities among all residents and actively support, maintain and improve the appearance, safety and well-being of its trees, plantings and sidewalks."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Trees in cities

Title: Washington Square Association

URL: http://www.washingtonsquarenyc.org/

Description: "The Washington Square Association remains the first neighborhood organization and the second civic organization after the Municipal Art Society, in New York City, with over 100 years of service to the neighborhood. The Washington Square Association gained wide recognition and became the inspiration and model for many community-oriented organizations throughout the country."

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Subject:   Washington Square (New York, N.Y.) Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: West 45th Street Block Association

URL: http://www.west45ba.org/

Description: "The West 45th St. Block Association was formed in 1976 by Roger Puckett (owner of Triton Gallery) and other concerned neighbors as a neighborhood safety patrol. Since those earlier, rougher days in the neighborhood, the association has evolved its focus to include block beautification, community affairs, and community-building."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Association

URL: https://bbcblockassociation.com/

Description: "The Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Assocation (BBC) is the oldest and largest block association in Manhattan. We have over 300 members and we are easily one of the most active community organizations in New York City."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: East Midtown Partnership

URL: https://eastmidtown.org/

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: ESNA

URL: https://esna-nyc.net/

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Harlem Neighborhood Block Association

URL: https://hnbaorg.com/

Description: "Our story is simple, we are neighbors with mutual interest in the attaining a better standard of life in our neighborhood. We consist of tenants and homeowners. Quality of life without interfering with our communities way of life is paramount to our organization."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development

Title: Kips Bay Neighborhood Alliance

URL: https://kbna.tumblr.com/

Description: "Kips Bay is a NYC neighborhood that runs from 40th to 23rd Street from Lexington Avenue to the East River. It borders Murray Hill, Tudor City, and Gramercy. Kips Bay Neighborhood Alliance is a group of people living here who are dedicated to improving the area and building a sense of community."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Midtown South Community Council

URL: https://midtownsouthcc.org/

Description: "The Midtown South Community Council, a not-for-profit 501c3 organization, is devoted to building better neighborhoods and stronger relationships within the Midtown South of Manhattan, which stretches from 29th Street to 45th Street, and 9th Avenue to Lexington Avenue."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development

Title: Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association, MMPCIA Harlem

URL: https://mmpcia.org/

Description: "Officially, the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA) began in 1981, when Patricia Pates-Eaton, Harold Dolly and others organized a meeting of neighbors to address the improvement of the quality of life in the area in and around the Mount Morris Park Historic District."

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Morningside Heights Community Coalition

URL: https://morningsideheightscommunitycoalition.com/

Description: "A recent spate of development threatens to change the face of our historic community with luxury housing. From the new apartments on the grounds of St. John the Divine to the former nurses residence diagonally across the street, to what's going up at Jewish Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary, our neighborhood is changing, and not for the better. To look into these developments, MHHDC decided to initiate the Morningside Heights Community Coalition (MHCC). This new organization consists of community groups in MSH and individual coops throughout the neighborhood who are working together to try and have an impact on these projects."

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Subject:   Historic preservation,  Neighborhood planning

Title: West 78th Street Museum Block Association

URL: https://museumblock.org/

Description: "The mission of The West 78th Street Museum Block Association is to preserve and enhance the community and aesthetic character of the block. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we rely on your tax deductible donations to fund our work to actively support, maintain and improve the appearance, safety and well-being of the block's trees, plantings and sidewalks."

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Subject:   Trees in cities,  Neighborhood planning

Title: W69st Block Association

URL: https://w69st.com/

Description: "The West 69th Street Block Association was organized by its residents in June 1969 and is one of the oldest block associations in New York City. All residents of West 69th Street between Central Park West and Broadway become members when they move onto the street."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: West 80s Neighborhood Association

URL: https://west80s.org/

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Historic preservation Historic districts--Conservation and restoration

Title: West Side Neighborhood Alliance

URL: https://westsideneighborhoodalliance.wordpress.com/

Description: "The West Side Neighborhood Alliance is an independent, member-run organization sponsored by Housing Conservation Coordinators that mobilizes West Side residents to take charge of planning our community. We advocate for a diverse, affordable, livable neighborhood that preserves the mixed-income character of today’s West Side, and we work to guarantee that the ongoing development of our neighborhood serves community members of all races, incomes and backgrounds."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Community development Housing

Title: Central Park Civic Association

URL: https://www.centralparkcivicassociation.com/

Description: "The Central Park Civic Association, a new, citywide advocacy group, has begun working to alert New Yorkers to the serious and mounting problems the five boroughs face regarding homelessness, garbage overflowing on the streets, crumbling infrastructure, delays in public transportation and other issues."

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Subject:   Central Park (New York, N.Y.),  Neighborhood planning

Title: East 72nd Street Neighborhood Association

URL: https://www.e72na.com/

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: East 69th Street Association

URL: https://www.east69thstreet.org/

Description: "When you walk down East 69th Street between First and Second Avenues today, you can’t help but to admire how attractive the block has become in just a few short years ... The East 69th Street Association was formed in 1962 and has been responsible for much of the block’s improvement. For example, the Association has arranged for the planting of trees and plants, the posting of signs, and the improvement of police patrols. Importantly, the Association in 1964 was able to prevent the block from being re-zoned to commercial businesses, thus assuring and keeping the block a pleasant residential street. The Association continues to be involved in community activities and meets regular to discuss and decide on the issues that affects all of its citizens."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Financial District Neighborhood Association

URL: https://www.fidinewyork.org/

Description: Mission: “To protect and preserve the quality of life of the Financial District of Manhattan as a residential neighborhood.”

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Subject:   Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Gramercy Neighborhood Associates

URL: https://www.gnaonline.org/

Description: "Since 1912, Gramercy Neighborhood Associates has been dedicated to making Gramercy Park one of New York City’s most desirable neighborhoods to both live and work. We are committed to preserving the neighborhood’s historic character and significance while helping to foster its future growth by building a sense of community and collaborating with the city on issues that impact the quality of lives of our neighbors."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning ,  Gramercy Park (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Gramercy Park Block Association

URL: https://www.gramercyparkblockassociation.org/

Description: "The mission of the Gramercy Park Block Association includes: To educate the population of the area known as Gramercy Park as to the safety and security issues in this historic neighborhood, and to bring about civic betterment in order to promote the well-being of those who live and/or work in the greater Gramercy Park area."

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association

URL: https://www.spnanyc.org/

Description: "Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association (SPNA) serves one of New York’s most pleasant communities, both diverse and stable, from East 14th Street north to East 23rd Street and from Stuyvesant Town west toward Irving Place and Gramercy Park. Its membership includes tenants, homeowners, merchants, and institutions."

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Subject:   Stuyvesant Town (New York, N.Y.) Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: West 68th Street Block Association

URL: https://www.whatsupwest68th.org/

Description: "Organized in 1971 and incorporated in 1993, the West 68th Street Block Association’s mission is to maintain our neighborhood and improve the quality of life for the people who live and work in our area. We achieve our mission by organizing and coordinating efforts with residents and businesses, neighboring association and group leaders, local community boards, elected officials, law enforcement administrators, and government agencies."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

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