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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: Living Lots NYC

URL: https://livinglotsnyc.org/

Description: "Living Lots NYC was built by the 596 Acres Team. It is based on best practices identified through a pilot project they built and used from August 21, 2011 to March 1, 2015. In that time, a combination of accessible information and committed facilitation led to the official transformation of 32 NYC vacant lots into community spaces. Living Lots NYC is a clearinghouse of information that New Yorkers can use to find, unlock and protect our shared resources. 596 Acres started with vacant lots and remains committed to helping fill these holes. "

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Subject:   Public lands Vacant lands,  Land use

Title: Metro Area Governors Island Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.)

URL: https://govislandcoalition.org/

Description: "Metro Area Governors Island Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.) was co-founded in November 2020 by long time Governors Island devotees and lower Manhattan residents Roger Manning and Allie Ryan...Our mission: To promote increased public awareness of and involvement in the currently less-than-transparent process of determining the future of Governors Island [and] To oppose the rezoning currently proposed by The Trust for Governors Island (filed Autumn 2020)".

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Subject:   Parks Open spaces Zoning,  Land use ,  Governors Island National Monument (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park

URL: https://bushwickinletpark.org/

Description: "Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park is dedicated to realizing, protecting and serving Bushwick Inlet Park."

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Subject:   Parks,  Land use

Title: Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance

URL: http://www.sbrwa.org/

Description: "The Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance is a coalition of community-based and city-wide organizations who wish to see a vibrant community in the place of the Sheridan. Through consensus building among community stakeholders, SBRWA works toward a vision of the southern Bronx River watershed that includes a healthy environment, a prolific economy and a community that reaps the benefits of the river as a rich natural and recreational resource."

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Subject:   Bronx River Watershed Transportation Parks Community development,  Land use ,  Waterfronts

Title: Maker Park

URL: http://www.maker-park.org/

Description: "We envision an adaptive reuse park that captures the eclectic vibrancy of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and honors its history by breathing new life into the site's rich industrial fabric. The idea for Maker Park springs from an awareness that our waterfront heritage is being wiped away at alarming speed and the fact that parks have the potential to be more than one-dimensional green spaces. Maker Park is posed to achieve the acute community need for green open space while also serving as a dynamic, interactive and educational public space that unites a neighborhood."

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Subject:   Parks,  Land use ,  Bayside Oil Depot (New York, N.Y.) City planning

Title: 596 Acres

URL: http://596acres.org/

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Subject:   Land use ,  City planning Vacant lands Open spaces Community development

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