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Description: "Founded in May of 2015, Access Queens is a coalition of local New York City residents committed to sustaining vibrant, diverse communities. We know that the success and economic stability of our communities and our borough, depends on access to appropriate infrastructure that supports and enables Queens to thrive. As infrastructure goes hand in hand with responsible development, and as Queens continues to grow, we will advocate for the needs of our borough."
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Subject: Transportation
Group: Transportation
Creator: Access Queens
Coverage: Queens (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The mission of the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park is to support NYC Parks to preserve, maintain, and improve Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the benefit and use of the surrounding communities and all New Yorkers."
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Subject: Parks, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "A news and information resource dedicated to transparency, accountability, community-based planning & consultation, and the health and public safety of visitors and employees in New York City's public park and recreation system."
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Subject: Parks
Group: Open and public spaces
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Welcome to Bayside Village BID, the commercial corridor of one of Queens’ oldest and friendliest neighborhoods. Bayside Village BID was created in 2008 in support of our local businesses. We host street fairs and events, sponsor holiday decorations, and provide additional sidewalk cleaning throughout the BID. "
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Bayside Village BID (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Broad Channel Civic Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Broad Channel (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Mission: "to build a lasting model of community empowerment that will: preserve historical data and buildings, protect the findings, promote a speaker’s bureau and research the historical and sociological origins of the communities."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Corona-East Elmhurst Historic Preservation Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), East Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.), Corona (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Blog opposing reductions in New York City public library budgets and real estate deals involving library buildings
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Subject: Public libraries, Historic preservation, Historic buildings--Preservation and restoration
Group: Blogs/Individuals
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Founded in 1986, City Lore's mission is to foster New York City--and America's--living cultural heritage through education and public programs. We document, present, and advocate for New York City’s grassroots cultures to ensure their living legacy in stories and histories, places and traditions. We work in four cultural domains: urban folklore and history; preservation; arts education; and grassroots poetry traditions."
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Subject: Public art
Creator: City Lore (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "We promote and protect affordable homeownership in New York so that middle- and working-class families can build strong, thriving communities."
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Subject: Housing, Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Center for New York City Neighborhoods
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, City planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Municipal Art Society of New York
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "It is the objective and purpose of the Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society, Inc. to publicize, preserve, and protect the historical significance of the towns of Douglaston and Little Neck, adjacent nature preserves, and those other sections or buildings of the two towns worthy of preservation through the collection, research, and dissemination of historical information to the public."
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Subject: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society
Coverage: Douglaston (New York, N.Y.), Little Neck (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Dutch Kills Civic Organization was organized in 1979 to promote a greater awareness of the community to elected officials and city agencies.The Association’s goal is to assist all segments of the community and to induce cooperation between business and residents."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Dutch Kills Civic Association of Long Island City, Inc.
Coverage: Long Island City (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Forest Park Trust, Inc. partners with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and the community to support, maintain and program Forest and Highland Parks. The Trust is a non-profit organization founded in 1998."
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Subject: Forest Park (New York, N.Y. : Park), Parks, Highland Park (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Forest Park Trust (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Friends of Cunningham Park, Inc. is a 501C3 organization dedicated to the maintenance of Cunningham Park as the premier park of Northeast Queens. Our goal is to improve, preserve and protect the park and its facilities."
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Subject: Cunningham Park (New York, N.Y.), Parks
Description: "A community-oriented, volunteer-run organization, GreenHomeNYC’s mission is to promote an energy efficient and sustainable built environment and to support green professional development in New York City. The organization provides sustainability information to the general public and technical education to advance sustainability careers through a diverse array of programming, events, peer-to-peer mentoring and networking opportunities."
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Subject: Sustainable architecture, Sustainable development
Group: Sustainable and resilient design
Creator: GreenHomeNYC (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Move NY is a region-wide grassroots campaign that seeks to build support for a master transportation plan for the New York metropolitan area. Our mission is to bring faster, safer, fairer transportation to all New Yorkers -- drivers, riders, cyclists, and pedestrians alike."
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Subject: Transportation, Toll roads, Toll bridges, Transportation--Fares
Group: Transportation
Creator: Move NY (Campaign)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Much of Downtown Jamaica’s commercial district is managed, beautified, and promoted by the nonprofit Jamaica Center Business Improvement District “BID”. Our nonprofit seeks to make the Jamaica Center business district a thriving business hub and an enjoyable destination to shop, work, live and visit."
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Jamaica Center Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Jackson Heights Green Alliance (JHGA) is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization that advocates for increased open space in Jackson Heights, New York. Founded in 2007 by a group of residents concerned about the lack of park space in the neighborhood, the JHGA has since launched several initiatives, including the 78th Street Play Street, the Grow-A-Park campaign, and created the 78th Street Public Plaza."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Jackson Heights Green Alliance
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Long Island City Cultural Alliance (LICCA) is an alliance of leading arts and cultural organizations in and around Long Island City, Queens, including: American Folk Art Museum Annex; The Chocolate Factory Theater; Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs; Flux Factory; Fisher Landau Center for Art; Materials for the Arts; MoMA PS1; Museum of the Moving Image; The Noguchi Museum; SculptureCenter; Socrates Sculpture Park; Thalia Spanish Theatre. Founded in 2001, LICCA bands together Long Island City’s pioneering arts institutions through innovative and inclusive collaboration, pooling resources in marketing, community outreach, and public relations."
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Subject: Economic development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Long Island City Cultural Alliance
Coverage: Long Island City (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Montefiore Cemetery has been serving the Jewish community in the New York area and throughout the world since 1908."
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Subject: Jewish cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Montefiore Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Natural Areas Conservancy is a champion of NYC’s 20,000 acres of forests and wetlands for the benefit and enjoyment of all. Our team of scientists and experts promote nature’s diversity and resilience across the five boroughs, working in close partnership with the City of New York."
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Subject: Open spaces, Urban forestry, Wetlands, Parks
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Natural Areas Conservancy (N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "New York YIMBY says 'Yes In My Backyard' to new development. The site covers architecture, construction, and real estate in the New York City region. With this in mind, not all development is good development; YIMBY supports projects that meet both pedestrian and aesthetic standards that will improve the city."
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Subject: Real estate development, Skyscrapers, City planning, Land use
Group: Urban development
Creator: Fedak, Nikolai
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Mobility in New York City: The Factbook explores how New Yorkers move, now and in the past, using 28 transportation modes. Two modes were excluded due to a lack of reliable data: delivery bikes and motorized delivery bikes, which are evident on streets and often illegally parked on sidewalks, but unreliably measured."
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Subject: Local transit, Transportation, Pedestrians, Cycling, Subways
Group: Transportation
Creator: Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neon signs
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens , Manahattan, Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Cemeteries, African American cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Blog about visiting all NYC parks
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Subject: Parks
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Sobel, Jon
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "As a department within Pratt Institute, Pratt Center for Community Development works closely with faculty and students from multiple disciplines, leveraging the Institute's architecture, planning, and design resources, in support of community-driven plans for a more sustainable and equitable New York City."
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Subject: Sustainable urban development, City planning, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Pratt Center for Community Development
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Rego-Forest Preservation Council seeks to preserve and commemorate the architectural and cultural history of Rego Park, Forest Hills, and adjacent neighborhoods of Queens, NY. We work with citizens, affiliate organizations, and property owners on local, city, state, & federal levels. Avenues include Individual Landmarks, Historic Districts, Rezonings, State & National Register properties and districts; to ultimately provide funding assistance for restoration and adaptive reuse, safeguard community character, and convey historic pride for current and future generations."
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Subject: Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.), Rego Park (New York, N.Y.), Neighborhood planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Rego-Forest Preservation Council
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "RISE : NYC is a Superstorm Sandy business recovery and resiliency program that helps New York City small businesses adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change through the use of innovative technologies. The competition funds projects at Sandy-impacted small businesses to prepare their buildings, energy systems, and telecom networks for extreme weather. RISE : NYC launched in January 2014 and received over 200 applications from over 20 countries around the world."
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Subject: Economic development, Hazard mitigation, Coastal zone management, Climate change mitigation, Hurricane Sandy, 2012
Group: Community development
Creator: New York City Economic Development Corporation
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "We strive to protect and promote the best interest of the residents; to promote and strive for the improvement and betterment of all public facilities and services; to promote and encourage a better community and civic spirit of Rockaway Beach. We welcome all who choose to work with us towards this common goal."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Rockaway Beach Civic Association
Coverage: Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: The CECPP is a watchdog group monitoring the work of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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Subject: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "St. Michael’s Cemetery is situated in the borough of Queens in New York City. Established in 1852, St. Michael’s is one of the oldest religious, nonprofit cemeteries in the New York City metropolitan area which is open to people of all faiths. It is owned and operated by St. Michael’s Church, an Episcopal congregation located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan."
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Subject: Cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: St. Michael's Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance was founded in 2003 and is dedicated to the preservation, history, and vitality of the Sunnyside Gardens National Register Historic District."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Sunnyside (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: City planning, Parks, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration, Railroads, Elevated, Railroads--Abandonment, QueensWay (New York, N.Y.), LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch (Viaduct)
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Friends of the QueensWay
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Urban Omnibus is an online project of the Architectural League to create a new kind of conversation about design and New York City ... The Omnibus features multi-media content to showcase design innovation, critical analysis and local expertise across a broad range of topics and locales, creating bridges between various communities of interest."
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Subject: City planning, Design, Public spaces
Creator: Architectural League of New York
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance is an alliance of over 800 organizations with ties to our regional waterways. Together we are working to transform the waters of New York and New Jersey Harbor into clean and accessible places to learn, work and play, with inviting parks, dependable jobs and reliable, eco-friendly transportation for all."
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Subject: Waterfronts, Planning
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: 165th Street Mall Improvement Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in 1990 and based in Jackson Heights, Queens, the 82nd Street Partnership is an award-winning neighborhood development organization governed by a board of directors comprised of property owners, commercial tenants, government officials and community leaders. A not-for-profit entity, the Partnership is responsible for managing and promoting the local business improvement district (BID), which covers four blocks and includes 44 properties, a triangle plaza, and nearly 200 businesses."
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Subject: Community development, Economic development
Group: Community development
Creator: 82nd Street Partnership (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Our mission is to advocate for and promote the growth of our local business community, improve quality of life for our residents, and support the development of our neighborhood while honoring the past, celebrating the present and building the future of this historic neighborhood."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Description: "As gentrification spreads, we are priced out of neighborhood after neighborhood. Most working artists cannot afford this city's exponentially increasing studio rents: many of us are adjuncts, freelancers, part-time, or otherwise unprotected workers. We all know of fellow artists who have recently lost their spaces. The Artist Studio Affordability Project (ASAP) is an effort to bring this issue to the attention of the public and local politicians. We focus on raising awareness about the crisis of affordable studio space, and on advocating legislation that will protect and expand affordable artist studios."
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Subject: Housing, Gentrification
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Artist Studio Affordability Project
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn, Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: The Greater Astoria Historical Society, chartered in 1985, is a non-profit organization supported by the Long Island City community. We are dedicated to preserving our past and using it to promote our community's future. The Society hosts field trips, walking tours, slide presentations, and guest lectures to schools and the public."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Greater Astoria Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Astoria Park Alliance exists to ensure the conversation and sustainability of Astoria Park for all New Yorkers by empowering public partnerships."
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Subject: Astoria Park (New York, N.Y.), Parks
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Astoria Park Alliance
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Bowne House has been a museum since 1947. Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, the Bowne House Historical Society's mission includes the preservation of the house, its contents and grounds for its historical and educational interest, for its significance to the history of New York and for its importance in the establishment in this country of the fundamental principles of freedom of conscience and religious liberty."
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Subject: Historic house museums
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Bowne House Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that supports the Mayor's initiative to create connectivity and generate economic development along the East River waterfront corridor from Sunset Park to Astoria through the construction of a modern streetcar that complements and enhances existing transportation infrastructure."
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Subject: Transportation, Land use, City planning
Group: Transportation
Creator: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn, Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "At Breaking Ground, we believe that everyone deserves a home. That's why, since 1990, we have been providing permanent affordable housing for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Beginning with a single building, we are now New York City's largest provider of supportive housing. We own and/or operate 19 properties with a total of 3,530 transitional and permanent apartments in New York City and beyond."
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Subject: Shelters for the homeless, Housing
Group: Community development
Creator: Breaking Ground (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Broad Channel Historical Society was founded in 1994. Our mission is to document and preserve the history of Broad Channel, often referred to as the 'Venice' of New York."
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Subject: Broad Channel (New York, N.Y.), Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Broad Channel Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Broad Channel (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The College Point Civic / Taxpayers Association is an organization of people who live and/or work in the College Point [Queens, NY] community. We come together for a united purpose: to improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. The monthly meeting is an open forum to discuss the goings on in our community and how to improve it. Issues of crime, zoning, building construction, transportation, graffiti, and parks are some of the topics discussed."
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Subject: College Point (New York, N.Y.), Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: College Point Civic/Taxpayers Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Creedmoor Civic Association, Inc. is an organization dedicated to keeping and improving the quality of life in the neighborhood in which it serves. We are located in Bellerose in Queens, New York City. Our boundaries are: Moline Street to the west, 88th Avenue to the north, the Cross Island Parkway service road to the east, and Braddock Avenue to the south."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Creedmoor Civic Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Eastern Queens Alliance is a coalition of civic associations that joined forces in 1989 to address problems, issues and concerns that defied boundaries and plagued all or most of our communities."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Eastern Queens Alliance, Inc.
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Description: "FAR ROC [For a Resilient Rockaway] is a two-phase design competition that will explore innovative strategies for the planning, design and construction of a resilient and sustainable development at Arverne East, an 80+ acre site on the Rockaway Peninsula."
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Subject: Housing, Sustainable development
Group: Urban development
Creator: FARROC
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Global Gateway Alliance, a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization, was established to address major challenges facing the metropolitan region’s airports and related infrastructure that, if left unaddressed, will serve as a major impediment to the long-term growth of New York City."
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Subject: Transportation, Airports, Access to airports
Creator: Global Gateway Alliance
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Halletts Point is a 2.4 million-square-foot project that will help transform the waterfront of Astoria, Queens. The residential and retail development was approved for approximately - 2,400 rental residences in seven buildings including at least 483 affordable units."
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Subject: Real estate development
Group: Urban development
Creator: Durst Organization
Coverage: Astoria (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic sites
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: Historic Landmarks Preservation Center
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens , Staten Island, Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Holliswood Civic Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Holliswood (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "We, the undersigned residents of New York City, call for an end to the violence that real estate developers have inflicted on our skyline, parks, public areas, and cityscape with the proliferation of dramatically over-scaled buildings that ignore the historic context of our city."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Real estate development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Human-scale NYC (Organization)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Hunters Point (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) is a public-private partnership established in 2013 that is dedicated to improving the 10,000 acres of public parkland throughout Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway peninsula for local residents and visitors alike. "
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Subject: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (New York, N.Y.), Parks, Wetlands
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Jackson Heights Beautification Group's mission is to preserve, restore, revitalize and maintain the community of Jackson Heights."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Jackson Heights Beautification Group
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Jackson Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Kew Gardens (New York, N.Y.), Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Kew Gardens Civic Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic sites, Historic districts, Historic preservation
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "MORENYC--the Metropolitan Organization for the Real Expansion of New York City--works to expand the population and built environment of New York City in order to create jobs, lower housing costs and save the environment by encouraging more people to live in an urban environment of lower per capita energy use."
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Subject: Housing, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Metropolitan Organization for the Real Expansion of New York City
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Greenways, Open spaces, Land use
Creator: Motor Parkway East (Campaign)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Mount Carmel Cemetery has provided a century of service to the Jewish community. Our first interment took place on December 28, 1906. To date we have more than 114,000 interments in Sections 1 through 5 of the cemetery."
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Subject: Jewish cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Mount Carmel Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Highland View Cemetery Corporation a/k/a Mount Judah Cemetery was incorporated in 1908. It took four years to map out the Cemetery and install the roads. The first burial took place on March 8, 1912. To date, approximately 54,000 burials have taken place."
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Subject: Jewish cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Mount Judah Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Mount Zion Cemetery encompasses an area of 78 acres. This cemetery is located in Maspeth, Queens ... When this cemetery was first established the surrounding area was considered to be rural. There was an ongoing need for burial spaces to accommodate the explosion of the immigrant population in not only Queens, but also the nearby neighborhoods of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Mount Zion Cemetery has more than 210,000 burials on its 78 acres making it one of the more interesting burial grounds."
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Subject: Jewish cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Mount Zion Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: This database will soon house printable PDF files of the entire collection of NYC Landmark Designation Reports. Reports are entered based on the year a property was designated as a Landmark and the earliest reports are now available. NOTE: Archived reports accessible only through "view all" link.
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Subject: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: Neighborhood Preservation Center (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Newtown Creek Alliance is a community-based organization dedicated to restoring, revealing and revitalizing Newtown Creek. We work to restore community health, water quality, habitat, access, and vibrant commerce along Newtown Creek. Since 2002, the Alliance has served as a catalyst for effective community action. Our efforts have made a positive and enduring impact on the health and quality of life of Creek-side communities."
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Subject: Newtown Creek (Kings County-New York County, N.Y.), Waterfronts
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Newtown Creek Alliance (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Newtown Creek (Kings County-New York County, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn, Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Newtown Historical Society was founded to educate the public about the history of the villages that comprised Newtown Township in Queens County, NY. Newtown Township stretched from the East River to the Flushing River. Towns covered include: Maspeth, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Woodside, Jackson Heights and Corona."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Newtown Historical Society (Elmhurst, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Queens (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the City's landmarks and the buildings in the City's historic districts. The Commission also regulates changes to designated buildings. Some landmark designation reports are available at this site--many others are available at the Neighborhood Preservation Center site.
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Subject: New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The NYC Landmarks50 Alliance has been formed to create an appropriate commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the New York City's Landmarks Law in 2015, and to ensure that the preservation community, as well as the wider New York City public, reflect upon and embrace the significance of the role of historic preservation in shaping the City. The goal of this project is to broaden the appreciation of, and commitment to New York City's admired architecture, and to develop a new audience and a new generation of future preservationists, who will take responsibility for protecting the continuity of the New York Cityscape."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: NYC Landmarks50 Alliance
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic sites, Transgender people, Lesbians, Gay men
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Queens Civic Congress is an organization devoted to the betterment of Queens by listening to the people of Queens and taking action. Formed in 1997 through the merger of the United Civic Council of Queens and the Eastern Queens Civic Council, the Queens Civic Congress represents more than 100 civic and other community organizations throughout the borough of Queens. "
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Subject: Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Queens Civic Congress (Queens, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy (Harbor Conservancy) is the primary nonprofit partner of the National Parks of New York Harbor (NPNH)--a division of the National Park Service that stewards 10 national parks with 22 destinations in the NY/NJ Metropolitan Area. Our shared goals are natural and cultural resource protection, improving access to parks, enhancing the visitor experience and expanding park funding through philanthropy and earned revenue."
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Subject: Parks, New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in 1980 to support the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as well as to foster public awareness of preservation through educational outreach. The Foundation sponsors the Bronze Plaque, Historic District Markers and Street Sign programs, denoting historic districts in the five boroughs of the City."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The New York State Pavilion is a historic structure originally built for the 1964-65 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. People for the Pavilion (PFP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness of the historic value of the New York State Pavilion, and of its potential to serve as a vibrant and functional public space."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: People for the Pavilion (Organization)
Coverage: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Parkways parklets are flexible interventions that reclaim and beautify underutilized vehicular hardscapes for plants and people. Using permaculture as a model we integrate holistic approaches to create ecosystems that increase health and happiness in urban areas."
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Subject: Parks
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Parkways (Firm)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens , Staten Island
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Places connect us to the past, host community and cultural traditions, and keep local environments distinctive. City Lore and the Municipal Art Society founded the Place Matters project in 1998 to identify, promote, and protect such places in New York City."
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Subject: Historic sites--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: Place Matters (Project)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities."
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Subject: City planning, Public spaces
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Project for Public Spaces
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The BBPA organize and coordinate activities for the improvement of the neighborhood from Beach 24 th Street to Beach 27 th Street between Seagirt Boulevard and the boardwalk in Far Rockaway Queens, NY. As our name states the BBPA is dedicated to the preservation of bungalows and one of the last remaining bungalow colonies in Far Rockaway and along the Rockaway peninsula."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Bungalows
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association of Far Rockaway
Coverage: Far Rockaway (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Queens Historical Society (QHS) is the historical society for the largest borough in New York City and is dedicated to preserving the history of Queens through educational programs, exhibitions and its role as a local history research center."
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Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.) --History--Societies, etc., Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Queens Historical Society (Flushing, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Queens (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in 1957, The Queens Village Civic Association, located in eastern Queens in the City of New York, is affiliated with the Queens Civic Congress, Inc., a borough wide confederation of over 100 civic organizations in Queens County, New York."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Queens Village Civic Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Queens Village (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Riders Alliance fights for reliable, affordable, world-class public transit in order to build a more just and sustainable New York. We organize subway and bus riders to develop grassroots power across racial, economic and neighborhood lines."
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Subject: Transportation, Subways, Bus lines--Ridership, Subway stations
Group: Transportation
Creator: Riders Alliance (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Rockaway Civic Association’s service area is the community of Rockaway Park. The boundaries of this area are defined as follows: Beach 98th Steet to and including Beach 129th Street from the bay to the ocean ... Our mission: To protect, promote and encourage the balanced growth of our community. Safeguard and expand the quality of life for all stakeholders and establish our community as a thriving, safe and attractive place to live, play and work. We endeavor to foster neighborhood cooperation, self-reliance and problem solving, expand civic awareness and provide a vehicle for community-based efforts."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Rockaway Civic Association
Coverage: Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Rocky Hill Civic Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "#SaveNYC is a grassroots, crowd-sourced, DIY movement to raise awareness and take action for protecting and preserving the diversity and uniqueness of the urban fabric in New York City."
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Subject: Small business, Rent control, Gentrification, Chain stores, Chain restaurants
Group: Community development
Creator: #SaveNYC (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Home page for the Straphangers Campaign, which was founded in 1979 by the New York Public Interest Research Group to serve as a public advocate for subway and bus riders. Offers information on mass transit system, reports and opinion polls, and links to other related resources.
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Subject: Transportation, Buses, Subways
Group: Transportation
Creator: New York Public Interest Research Group. Straphangers Campaign
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Congregation Shaare Zedek was founded on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1837. In the middle of the 19th century, Shaare Zedek acquired land in Ozone Park, Queens where it established Bayside Cemetery. Over the ensuing decades, and particularly during the massive waves of Jewish immigration into New York around the turn of the 20th century, Shaare Zedek sold the exclusive burial rights in the overwhelming majority of the cemetery’s land to approximately a hundred different burial societies, fraternal organizations, synagogues and other communal groups, with the purchasing organization undertaking a contractual obligation to maintain its area."
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Subject: Cemeteries, Bayside Cemetery (Bayside, New York, N.Y.)
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Congregation Shaare Zedek (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is a 501(c)(3) non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to reducing car dependency in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut ... In the 20 years since our founding, the Campaign has enjoyed a strong record of accomplishment. Among our most notable victories are halting highway widenings, fighting fare increases and service cuts, encouraging smart growth approaches at state departments of transportation, and calling for millions of dollars of investment in public transportation, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit-oriented development initiatives."
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Subject: City planning, Transportation
Group: Transportation
Creator: Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Civic Association of Utopia Estates
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West Midwood Community Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Willets Point United is a group of "business and land owners dedicated to fighting eminent domain abuse at Willets Point in Queens, NY."
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Subject: Land use, City planning
Group: Urban development
Creator: Willets Point United (Organization)
Coverage: Willets Point (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Woodhaven's Jamaica Avenue, from Dexter Court to 100th Street, is a bustling commercial zone in the heart of the dynamic Woodhaven community ... The Woodhaven Business Improvement District (WBID) is a band of property owners, business men and women, as well as community leaders, dedicated to improving Woodhaven commerce."
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Subject: Economic development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Woodhaven Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Woodside on the Move is a grassroots community organization dedicated to making Woodside and Western Queens a better place to live and learn. Our services include one-on-one help with affordable housing, pro bono legal clinics, after school and summer camp, adult ESOL and computer classes, and public events including street fairs and art festivals. Our monthly tenant meetings and rallies are gathering spaces where immigrants, seniors, and other residents can bring their questions, concerns, and voices to the table and act on citywide campaigns for rent stabilization and right to counsel."
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Subject: Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Woodside on the Move (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Originally released in 2007 under the name "PlaNYC," One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City (OneNYC) is a groundbreaking effort to address New York City’s long-term challenges: the forecast of 9 million residents by 2040, changing climate conditions, an evolving economy, and aging infrastructure."
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Subject: Sustainable urban development, City planning
Creator: New York (N.Y.). Mayor's Office of Sustainability
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Established in 1978, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. The agency's mission is to make strategic investments that will improve and strengthen neighborhoods while preserving the stability and affordability of our existing housing stock."
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Subject: Housing, Low-income housing, City planning, Urban development
Creator: New York (N.Y.). Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Cemeteries
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: All Faiths Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD) is the umbrella organization of 100 non-profit affordable housing and economic development groups, serving low- and moderate income residents in all five boroughs of New York City. Since its founding in 1974, ANHD has been key in making NYC’s community development sector among the most effective in the US, providing comprehensive training, robust capacity-building and apprenticeship programs, and high-impact policy research. In the past 25 years, ANHD’s non-profit members have built over 120,000 units of affordable housing in our city’s most distressed neighborhoods."
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Group: Community development
Creator: Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Public spaces
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Urban archaeology
Group: Historic preservation
Creator: New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens , Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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