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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: 596 Acres

URL: http://596acres.org/

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

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: City Parks Foundation

URL: https://cityparksfoundation.org/

Description: "City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer programs in public parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. At CPF, we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community development, and education programs for all New Yorkers. Our programs and community building initiatives--located in more than 350 parks, recreation centers, and public schools across New York City--reach 425,000 people each year."

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Subject:   Community development ,  Parks

Title: Neighborhood Empowerment Project

URL: https://openplans.org/

Description: "The Neighborhood Empowerment Project will advocate for the city to create and fund a government structure that supports and enables local public space ownership. This structure will include a local Public Space Manager and maintenance staff that will be housed in each District or City Council office and be mandated to respond to the requests, needs, and ideas of the local stakeholders. This team will implement and maintain changes that turn public spaces into places that work for its residents."

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Subject:   Public spaces,  Community development

Title: Trees New York

URL: https://treesny.org/

Description: "Trees New York was founded in 1976 as a volunteer response to New York City’s devastating cutbacks in forestry and tree-related community services. Trees New York has 40 years of experience in community tree planting, stewardship and education projects. Since its founding, Trees New York has trained over 12,500 Citizen Pruners and 8,000 youth in tree care and stewardship. Since 2005, Trees New York has planted over 5,000 trees in underserved communities throughout New York City."

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Subject:   Open spaces,  Community development ,  Trees--Pruning Tree planting

Title: Southern Queens Park Association, SQPA

URL: https://www.sqpa.org/

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Subject:   Parks Open spaces,  Community development

Title: New York Horticultural Society

URL: https://www.thehort.org/

Description: "The mission of the Horticultural Society of New York (The Hort) is to sustain the vital connection between people and plants. Our social service and public programs educate and inspire, growing a broad community that values horticulture for the many benefits it brings to our environment, our neighborhoods, and our lives."

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Subject:   Community development ,  Urban gardening Horticulture

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