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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: "The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes--but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities that residents can be proud of."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West Side Neighborhood Alliance (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The West Side Federation represents block associations, neighborhood associations, tenants’ associations, and other community-oriented groups on the Upper West Side, an area covering 59th to 110th Streets, Central Park West to Riverside Drive. For more than 35 years, the Federation has been working to improve and maintain the quality of life here."
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Subject: Community development , Upper West Side (New York, N.Y.)
Description: "In May 2012, Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) was selected by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to assist in developing a new industrial business improvement district on the West Shore of Staten Island. Since its inception in July 2015, the West Shore Business Improvement District (WS-IBID) has provided much needed services including private maintenance, private security, signage and wayfinding, advocacy on behalf of property owners and important infrastructure improvements. The ultimate goal of the WS-IBID is to transform the West Shore into a premier industrial corridor for Staten Island and the City."
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: West Shore Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
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: "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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 102nd & 103rd Streets Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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
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Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Blogs/Individuals
Creator: Garcia Conde, Ed
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Blogs/Individuals
Creator: Garcia Conde, Ed
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Washington Square Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "We’re working to ensure a complete cleanup of the toxic development sites in Gowanus to protect current and future residents, by demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul guarantee that these sites be cleaned according to State law. "
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Subject: Community development , Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.), Environmental protection, Zoning, Contaminated sediments, Urban development
Group: Community development
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Village Alliance has been a leading advocate for the Village community for over twenty years. As a Business Improvement District, the Alliance works with area residents, businesses, cultural and academic institutions to ensure the district continues to grow and succeed. Our mission is to enhance the neighborhood's quality-of-life by creating a cleaner, safer and more enjoyable environment."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Village Alliance (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Village Alliance has been a leading advocate for the Village community for over twenty years. As a Business Improvement District, the Alliance works with area residents, businesses, cultural and academic institutions to ensure the district continues to grow and succeed. Our mission is to enhance the neighborhood's quality-of-life by creating a cleaner, safer and more enjoyable environment."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Description: "The Urban Design Forum is an independent membership organization that advances bold solutions to urban challenges. Our Fellows are architects, landscape architects, planners, developers, public officials, scholars, activists, lawyers and journalists committed to building dynamic, equitable, and resilient cities around the world."
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Subject: Sustainable design, City planning, Community development
Group: Urban development
Creator: Urban Design Forum (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in 1966, UPROSE is Brooklyn's oldest Latino community-based organization. An intergenerational, multi-racial, nationally recognized community organization, UPROSE promotes sustainability and resiliency in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood through community organizing, education, indigenous and youth leadership development, and cultural/artistic expression."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Uprose (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Two Bridges serves the residential, commercial, and cultural life of Manhattan’s Lower East Side through community-based programs and strategic partnerships. Our service area includes the economically, culturally, and ethnically diverse neighborhoods of Two Bridges, Chinatown and the Lower East Side."
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Subject: Community development
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
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Trees New York (Organization)
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, Community development
Group: Urban development
Creator: Seaport District (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Point Community Development Corporation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) dedicated to youth development and the cultural and economic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. We work with our neighbors to celebrate the life and art of our community, an area traditionally defined solely in terms of its poverty, crime rate, poor schools and substandard housing."
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Subject: Hunts Point (New York, N.Y.), Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: The Point Community Development Corporation (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Mission: To cultivate, promote, represent and advocate community interests of preserving affordability, appropriate and diverse commercial and residential community development, disaster recovery preparedness, resiliency and environmental quality, crime reduction, leadership support, transportation, commuting and infrastructure"
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Subject: Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Tenants United Fighting for Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Description: "Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) works to address economic and environmental issues in the South Bronx--and throughout New York City--through a combination of green job training, community greening programs, and social enterprise."
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Subject: Vocational training centers, Sustainable urban development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Sustainable South Bronx
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in March 1995, the BID has provided services and programming aimed at making Sunset Park 5th Ave a better place to live, work, and shop. It is funded through a special assessment that is paid by district business and property owners."
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Subject: Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Sunset Park Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The mission of the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District is to invigorate and enrich the economic life of the neighborhood by creating a safe, welcoming and dynamic commercial district in Sunnyside, Queens."
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Subject: Community development , Economic development
Group: Community development
Creator: Sunnyside Shines 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: "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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Steinway Astoria Partnership, as it is now known, continues the work started in 1991 as the Steinway Street Business Improvement District, addressing the issues of the property owners and over three hundred businesses of Steinway Street."
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Subject: Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Steinway Astoria Partnership
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Since 1993, the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) has served as the lead advocate for economic development on Staten Island. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, SIEDC’s mission is to enhance Staten Island’s economy by promoting public and private investment, and encouraging responsible and sustainable development, all of which improve the quality of life and provide broad and diverse employment opportunities in the borough."
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Subject: Economic development, Community development , Sustainable development
Group: Community development
Creator: Staten Island Economic Development Corporation
Coverage: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) provides advocacy and services to help businesses in the Sunset Park, Red Hook and Gowanus neighborhoods grow and create employment opportunities for local residents."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
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Subject: Parks, Open spaces, Community development
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
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance
Coverage: Bronx River (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "South Bronx Unite is a coalition of South Bronx residents, organizations, and allies working together to improve and protect the social, environmental and economic future of the South Bronx."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: South Bronx Unite
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The South Beach Civic Association of Staten Island, NY is a group of neighboring, non-partisan citizens acting together to solve community problems. We strive to spark discussion and inspire civic achievement in order that everyone may enjoy their homes, families and quality of life."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: South Beach Civic Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: SoHo Alliance (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: SoHo (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Roosevelt Island Residents Association (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Rocky Hill Civic Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
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
Description: "Rockaway Business Alliance will initiate efficient community programming in addition to providing business resources and tools to operate and grow with community-oriented mechanisms, while offering an empowering collective to share input on community and business needs, supporting one another through collaboration."
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Subject: Rockaway (New York, N.Y.), Community development , Economic development
Group: Community development
Creator: Rockaway Business Alliance
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
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: "We inspire all generations of Rockaway residents to care for their environment and community. We provide civic engagement and youth development programs that advance social equity and the physical well-being of our vibrant coastal neighborhood in Queens, New York."
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Subject: Sustainability, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability & Equity
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Description: "In 2002, Red Hook Initiative (RHI) began as the Red Hook Health Initiative, a community health project of a local hospital. It was formed in response to the severity of health and social issues in Red Hook, as well as a belief in the community's strengths... In 2006, Red Hook Initiative (RHI) became a independent 501(c)3 in order to expand in scope to better meet community needs. As RHI's programming bloomed, and our roots in the community deepened, RHI's vision and mission clearly emerged as youth development supported through community building efforts."
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Subject: Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Red Hook Initiative
Coverage: Red Hook (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
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: "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 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 , Neighborhood planning
Description: "The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) assesses and represents the needs and concerns of the Prospect Heights community in terms of housing, economic development, physical environment, safety and security, and social services."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
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: "The Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District is comprised of 16 blocks between Howard Avenue and Mother Gaston Blvd extending along Rockaway Avenue between Glenmore and Belmont Avenues. The BID delivers services to our many merchants and owners and has a meaningful impact on our community through quality of life initiatives."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "PWCN is a self directed enterprise organized to foster the neighborly connections that already exist in our diverse multi-generational environment. We gather and share information on access to benefits and services. We provide opportunities to those with like interests to come together in groups, for cultural activities, and projects of all kinds."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
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Subject: Community development , Economic development
Group: Community development
Creator: North Flatbush Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The mission of the North Brooklyn Chamber is to unite and advocate for the varied businesses of Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick around the shared goal of improving the community’s commercial landscape and stimulating the local economy."
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Subject: Community development , Economic development
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: NoHo-Bowery Stakeholders
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: New York Horticultural Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Neighbors United Below Canal (NUBC) represents thousands of stakeholders in the diverse and unique communities of Lower Manhattan. NUBC comprises residents, organizations, businesses, community activists, and elected officials. NUBC members have come together to speak with a unified voice against Mayor de Blasio’s proposal for a new jail at the Louis J. Lefkowitz building on 80 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan."
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Subject: Jails -- Design and construction, Community development , Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Community development
Creator: Neighbors United Below Canal (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Neighbors United Below Canal (NUBC) represents thousands of stakeholders in the diverse and unique communities below Canal Street and the surrounding area. We are community organizations, businesses, activists with support from our elected officials. NUBC’s members have a unified voice against Mayor de Blasio’s proposal to build the tallest jail in the world, standing 490 ft. tall at 124-125 White St, currently occupied by The Tombs and the Manhattan Detention Center, immediately adjacent to Chung Pak low income senior residence."
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Subject: Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.), Community development , Jails--Design and construction
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Neighborhood in the Nineties (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Open and public spaces
Creator: OpenPlans (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "NY Renews is a coalition of nearly 200 environmental, justice, faith, labor, and community groups, and the force behind the nation’s most progressive climate law. "
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Subject: Environmental justice, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: NY Renews (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Our Mission is to Protect the moderate to low income people from being displaced from the Flatbush Ave, Lefferts Garden area, due to gentrification. We are determined to help true affordable housing, that is based upon the current population income and to provide assistance and support to maintain the current affordable housing stock."
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Subject: Gentrification, Housing, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Movement to Protect the People (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: The Montague Street Business Improvement District covers a three-block commercial area in Brooklyn Heights.
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Montague Street Business Improvement District
Coverage: Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Midwood Park Association, founded in 1908 and was recently awarded historic district designation for the neighborhood."
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Subject: Midwood (New York, N.Y.), Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Midwood Park Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Midtown South Community Council (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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
Description: "The Meatpacking Business Improvement District (BID) is the not-for-profit business alliance of the area whose mission is to support the business community and to keep the area clean, safe and beautiful for locals and visitors alike. "
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhod planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Meatpacking Business Improvement District (BID)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Our Mission: To provide human services and supports that improve the lives of people living in our community [Midwood, Brooklyn] while fostering an inclusive and vibrant commercial district."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Midwood Development Corporation
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Midwood (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The mission of the Lower East Side Coalition Housing Development, Inc. (LEScoalition) is to improve and stabilize the quality of life for local residents by the development of new construction and the substantial rehabilitation of vacant housing stock to preserve affordable housing for individuals of low-to-moderate income. The organization is committed to providing professional, community-based not for profit management of new and rehabbed buildings in its portfolio. "
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Subject: Community development , Housing
Description: "The Partnership’s mission is to enhance the unique and diverse character of the Lower East Side by improving overall quality of life and supporting the continued growth and vitality of the local economy."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Lower East Side Partnership
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Lo-Down is a community website dedicated to daily news coverage, including in-depth reporting on urban issues, real estate, popular culture and--most significantly--the people who live and work in one of the world’s greatest neighborhoods, the Lower East Side."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Creator: Litvak, Ed, Rice, Traven
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Founded in 1996 by local, visionary property owners, businesses and not-for-profit institutions, the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit that improves the quality of life in Lincoln Square, a world-famous cosmopolitan area on Manhattan's Upper West Side ... The Lincoln Square neighborhood begins at Columbus Circle at 58th Street and extends north to West 70th Street. On the east, it's bordered by Central Park and on the west by Amsterdam Avenue."
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Subject: Lincoln Square (New York, N.Y.), Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Lincoln Civic Block Association's mission is to maintain the beauty and cleanliness of our area, to obtain improved public services for the community. To aid in awareness and enforcement of various laws and regulations affecting housing, sanitation services and public safety by working with the appropriate City, State and Federal agencies and to maintain and foster the development of the community interest in civic affairs."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Lincoln Civic Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Lefferts Manor occupies an eight-block rectangle within Prospect Lefferts Gardens--described by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as one of the finest “enclaves of late 19th- and early 20th-century housing in New York City”. Consisting of 600 homes restricted by a single-family covenant, its boundaries are Lincoln Road, Flatbush Avenue, Fenimore Street, and Rogers Avenue."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning, Prospect Lefferts Gardens (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Lefferts Manor Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Long Island City Partnership (LICP) is the neighborhood development organization for Long Island City. Our mission is to advocate for economic development that benefits the area's industrial, commercial, tech, cultural, tourism, and residential sectors. The goal is to attract new businesses to LIC, retain those already here, welcome new residents and visitors, and promote a vibrant and authentic mixed-use community."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Long Island City Partnership
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "LIC Coalition is a local, community driven, progressive group that works to promote change at the local, state, and national level."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: LIC Coalition (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Long Island City (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in 1981, the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation (KRVC), a not-for-profit organization, aims to encourage and support local initiatives that will build and enrich our community through social, cultural, environmental, health, housing, educational and business enterprises. Our target area is the business and residential community comprised of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Fieldston, Woodlawn and Van Cortlandt Village. KRVC expands our work to other programs and communities when appropriate."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Kingsbridge BID was founded in 2001 and signed into law by Mayor Giuliani. The mission of the Kingsbridge BID is to improve the shopping district for merchants, property owners and visitors. The BID provides daily sanitation services, monthly graffiti removal, street banners, holiday decorations, shopping maps, advertising, bus shelter posters and landscaping."
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Kings Bridge Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Kings Highway BID serves 225 businesses on 25 blocks between Ocean Avenue and Ocean Parkway, including part of Quentin Road, from Coney Island Avenue to East 13th Street. This stretch of Kings Highway is unique; a “regional commercial center” in a sea of dense residential development, it also forms the boundary between Brooklyn Community Districts 14 and 15. Historically, this commercial corridor was considered part of Flatbush. Over time, consensus has shifted its location to Midwood, though Homecrest and Madison lie immediately adjacent."
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Subject: Economic development, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Kings Highway District Management Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
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: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
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
Description: "Managed by MPC, the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District (JGHBID) gives support to over 200 businesses within its catchment area, which runs along Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway and East Gun Hill Road and East Gun Hill Road between Jerome and Webster avenues."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
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
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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: "The Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Coalition (HKNC) was formed in 2020 by residents, block associations, local organizations, business improvement districts and small business owners to address the dramatic change to our community in the wake of COVID-19. As a historic neighborhood in the heart of Manhattan, we believe that Hell’s Kitchen still plays a vital role in the life of our City. HKNC believes that the City must ensure public health and safety throughout the district for all permanent and temporary residents and guarantee that vulnerable residents receive the social services they need."
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Subject: Hell's Kitchen (New York, N.Y.), Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Coalition
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI) is committed to the holistic revitalization of Harlem. We provide economic development and empowerment opportunities to help Harlem residents rebuild and sustain their community. "
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Subject: Community development , Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Economic development
Group: Community development
Creator: Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Harlem Neighborhood Block Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The mission of the HUB Third Avenue Business Improvement District, (BID) is to promote the growth, vitality and visibility of our local business community. The BID’s cost effective public safety and sanitation program services has not only developed a strong working partnership with city agencies, elected officials and local organizations but has also helped to improve quality of life conditions throughout the business district. The BID extends from 148th Street to 153rd Street on Third Avenue and also included areas on Willis Avenue between 148th Street and 149th Street. Also included are areas on 149th Street and Westchester Avenue between Third and Bergen Avenues and Elton Avenue between Third Avenue and 180 feet north of a 153rd Street. The district is comprised of 47 properties and 107 businesses ranging from major chains to locally owned Mom & Pop establishments." Succeeded by: https://thirdavenuebid.org/
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: HUB 3rd Avenue BID (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Community development
Creator: Greenpointers (Organization)
Coverage: Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Our mission is to unite and advocate for the varied businesses of Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick around the shared goal of improving the community's commercial landscape and stimulating the local economy."
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Subject: Community development , Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Community development
Creator: Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The name GatewayJFK was chosen by the Board of Directors in the September of 2017 to help craft a neighborhood identity. Gateway was chosen because we are a major port of call for goods shipped through JFK airport, and because of our proximity to the Gateway National Recreation Area."
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Subject: Economic development, Community development , John F. Kennedy International Airport
Group: Community development
Creator: Greater JFK Industrial 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 Grand Street Business Improvement District (BID) is a nonprofit economic and community development organization serving Grand Street and its businesses from Union to Bushwick Avenues in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The mission of the Grand Street BID is to create a vibrant commercial district and improve the quality of life for the community. Its principal activities include supplemental sidewalk cleaning, graffiti removal, the promotion and marketing of local businesses and community activities in order to provide a clean, safe and inviting district, making it a great place to live, work and shop."
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Subject: Community development , Neighborhood planning
Group: Community development
Creator: Grand Street Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Description: "The Graham Avenue Business Improvement District, on Graham Avenue (the Avenue of Puerto Rico) from Broadway to Boerum St. including Moore St., Flushing Avenue, Debevoise St. and all the main streets side streets, is the largest, uniquely affordable, and growing shopping area in Williamsburg. The Graham Avenue BID supports retail growth by encouraging new stores and restaurants to locate here and expand its customer base from the surrounding communities.
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Subject: Community development , Economic development
Group: Community development
Creator: Graham Avenue Business Improvement District (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "As a reaction to significant community concerns with the planning process in the Brooklyn neighborhoods around the Gowanus Canal, Gowanus By Design uses the web as a vehicle to propose design solutions and comment on the ongoing clean up and development proposals."
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Subject: Urban renewal, Neighborhood planning, Community development , Canals, Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Community development
Creator: Gowanus by Design (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "GNCJ was founded as a racially and socioeconomically diverse coalition to elevate the voices of the Gowanus community in New York City’s planning process for Gowanus, Brooklyn. Over the past 5 years, GNCJ actively organized to ensure that the NYC DCP rezoning of Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood would further fair housing, as well as environmental, racial, and economic justice. "
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Subject: Community development , Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.), Housing
Group: Community development
Creator: Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Environmental quality, Neighborhood planning, Community development , Canals, Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Gowanus Canal Conservancy
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Good Old Lower East Side (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Purpose and Guiding Principles: Work towards an eco-safe and healthy Gowanus Canal corridor and watershed including restoration of the natural environment; Save and protect its industrial heritage and support its innovative and creative future; and Maintain an organization that affords communication opportunities to the community at large."
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Subject: Environmental quality, Neighborhood planning, Community development , Canals, Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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