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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: "The mission of CIVITAS is to foster, mobilize, and coordinate civic concern in the waterfront communities of Manhattan’s Upper East Side and East Harlem. To that end, CIVITAS seeks to promote, preserve and protect existing residential neighborhoods that are lively and livable."
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Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: CIVITAS (Organization)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Since 1958, the Cobble Hill Association has been a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the quality of life in this unique urban neighborhood. The CHA sponsors social and cultural events, including the concerts in the park and the Halloween parade, and serves as a vigorous advocate for Cobble Hill with elected officials, city agencies, real estate developers, public and private institutions, and others."
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Subject: Cobble Hill (New York, N.Y.), Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Cobble Hill Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Since 1958, the Cobble Hill Association has been a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the quality of life in this unique urban neighborhood. The CHA sponsors social and cultural events, including the concerts in the park and the Halloween parade, and serves as a vigorous advocate for Cobble Hill with elected officials, city agencies, real estate developers, public and private institutions, and others."
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Subject: Cobble Hill (New York, N.Y.), Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Cobble Hill Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Crow Hill Community Association (CHCA) is a community organization with the mission of providing leadership, guidance, and assistance to the residents and merchants of Crow Hill, working collectively to resolve issues facing our community."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Crow Hill Community Association
Coverage: Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Defenders of the Historic Upper East Side is a preservation advocacy group founded in 2003 and dedicated to preserving and protecting the Upper East Side historic character. The great array of architectural styles, from 19th century brownstone rowhouses to distinguished early 20th century apartment buildings make our neighborhood some of the most expensive and desirable real estate in the world and a magnet for intense development pressure. Misguided, well-funded development projects, seeking to enrich the few at the expense of the larger community, will always assault us."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Defenders of the Historic Upper East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Upper East Side Historic District (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Ditmas Park Association was founded in 1908 and is said to be one of the oldest homeowner associations in the country. In 1981, Ditmas Park was designated an historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission."
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Subject: Historic districts, Ditmas Park (New York, N.Y.), Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Ditmas Park 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: "The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
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 East River 50s Alliance (ERFA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation founded in 2015 by East River Fifties residents, co-operatives and condominiums to reform New York City’s zoning laws to prevent out-of-scale development in the East River Fifties (the area between 52nd Street and 59th Street, east of First Avenue). "
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Subject: Zoning, Land use, City planning, Real estate development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: East River 50s Alliance (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: "The Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning (GWAPP) is a coalition of over 40 community organizations dedicated to education and outreach on issues affecting the environment, waterfront and neighborhoods of North Brooklyn."
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Subject: Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.), Planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Community organization for the Fort Greene historic district in Brooklyn, New York.
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, City planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Fort Greene Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Status on live web: Unavailable
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: "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 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: "Morningside Heights has a rich history which is embodied in its buildings, green spaces and streetscapes. These elements contribute to a sense of place and certain expectations about our quality of life, and proportions of residential and commercial use. Protecting these attributes along with our social, and architectural history is the goal of the Morningside Heights Historic District Committee. To achieve this end we are seeking a historic designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission."
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Subject: Morningside Heights (New York, N.Y.), Historic preservation, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Morningside Heights Historic District Committee
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Partnership is comprised of two entities, the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project LDC (MARP) and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Business Improvement District (BID), working together to assist the small businesses located along the Avenue and improve the quality of life of the surrounding neighborhoods. Our primary focus is to promote the district."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Historic districts
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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: "NAG has fought to achieve much-needed waterfront parkland, the preservation of viable industrial and artisanal jobs, the creation of affordable housing, and development strategies that maintain neighborhood character. NAG continues to advocate for a balanced North Brooklyn."
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Subject: Community development--Environmental aspects, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.), Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Neighbors Allied for Good Growth
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Civic Council has always been on the ready to go to bat for the neighborhood--from initiating the planting of thousands of trees in the 1960s, preserving our neighborhood's future in a the Park Slope Historic District in the 1970s, and keeping Sixth and Seventh Avenues safe from speeding traffic just a few years ago."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Park Slope Civic Council
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
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: "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
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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: "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
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: "The Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance, Inc. (DBNA) is an organization working to enhance life for residents affected by the Atlantic Yards Project. DBNA seeks to create a vibrant community for those of all ages and income levels through the establishment of a comprehensive community health and wellness center; early childhood, youth, and senior citizens centers linked through an intergenerational initiative; an office of Arena-Related Programs, responsible for making Barclays Center available to the community throughout the year by providing complimentary tickets to games and events; and, a Project Gallery for documenting and celebrating the creation of the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) as well as Brooklyn's rich history."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Uptown Grand Central is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming East 125th Street into a thriving corridor by delivering programs that put advocacy into action through collaborations with businesses, residents and neighborhood organizations across East Harlem."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, East Harlem (New York, N.Y.), 125th Street (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Uptown Grand Central (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 50s Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Our Mission is to unite all residents of West 75th Streets, from Central Park West to Riverside Drive, to improve the quality of life in this most vibrant neighborhood."
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Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 75th Street Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 55th Street Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Hamilton Heights-West Harlem Community Preservation Organization ('CPO') is a non-profit grassroots volunteer organization which seeks to bring together the many and varied community organizations--tenant, block, homeowners associations, local businesses and institutions to resolve issues, advocate for services from public agencies and celebrate our unique and diverse community. Founded in 1996, the CPO's mission is to inform, educate and advocate on issues that impact the quality of life in West Harlem. We seek to celebrate the diverse people, culture and communities of West Harlem and to preserve its unique architecture and historic places."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation, Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill Historic District (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Hamilton Heights - West Harlem Community Preservation Organization
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.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West Side Federation of Neighborhood & Block Associations (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The 29th Street Neighborhood Association, The Initiative for a Sustainable Midtown, was founded to protect and foster the quality of life of our community from 24th Street to 33rd Street and from 8th Avenue to First Avenue."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: 29th Street Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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.)
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Atlantic Yards Watch is a community-based initiative to protect the health and livability of neighborhoods impacted by Atlantic Yards and the Barclays Center."
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Subject: Atlantic Yards (Project), Barclays Center (New York, N.Y.), City planning, Land use
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (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: "Victorian Flatbush is an area of turn of the century residential neighborhoods that stretches from the southern edge of the Parade Grounds south to Avenue H, and from Coney Island Avenue east roughly to Flatbush and Bedford Avenues. It is the direct historical descendent of the Town of Flatbush, one of the six towns that became the Borough of Brooklyn."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Beverley Square West (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The block association was founded to promote the safety and general welfare and to preserve and improve the quality of life of our immediate community. The residents of West 104th Street celebrate our neighborhood by keeping our block a friendly, safe and beautiful place to live."
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Subject: Historic districts
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 104th Street Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors is a nonprofit grassroots organization working to protect residents, small businesses, the neighborhood and the historic character of the Bowery."
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Subject: Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street), Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Bowery Alliance of Neighbors
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Brighton Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Chinatown Art Brigade (CAB) is an intergenerational, womxn-led collective driven by the fundamental belief that our cultural, material, and aesthetic modes of production have the power to advance social change. CAB is comprised of Asian American and Asian diasporic identifying visual artists, media makers, writers, educators, and organizers with deep roots in Manhattan's Chinatown. Together we make work that centers art and culture as a way to support community-led campaigns around issues of gentrification and displacement."
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Subject: Community development, Gentrification
Group: Neighborhood associations
Coverage: Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)
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 Crown Heights North Association, Inc. (CHNA) is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic buildings of the Crown Heights North community, and the revitalization, economic advancement, housing stabilization and cultural enhancement of its residents."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Crown Heights North Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
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
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Subject: Gentrification, Housing
Group: Neighborhood associations
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Equality for Flatbush does affordable housing, anti-gentrification and police accountability organizing in Brooklyn. We’ve organized 'No Eviction Zones' in 9 neighborhoods in Brooklyn--including Bedford-Stuyvesant/Clinton Hill, Bushwick, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Sunset Park."
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Subject: Gentrification, Housing, Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Coverage: Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association is a community group dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of life for residents of our historic community."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development, Parks, Fort Independence Park (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District, formed in 2006, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the area's reputation as one of New York's most vital and exciting neighborhoods. This is accomplished by maintaining a clean and safe environment for the district's businesses, residents, and visitors; by spearheading area improvement projects; and by marketing the diverse business and retail options in this vibrant and historic neighborhood."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Friends of the Lower East Side is a grass roots organization founded in 2011 by Linda Jones, Mitchell Grubler, and Joyce Mendelsohn. We are dedicated to preserving the architectural and cultural heritage of this historic center of immigrant life in lower Manhattan. The area, located between East Houston and Water Street, stretching from the East River to the Bowery, contains a number of significant buildings reflecting its history as the first home in America for immigrants from throughout the world."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Friends of the 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
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: "Since the early 1970s, both the West 45th and 46th Street Block Associations have been active in the public safety, beautification and livability of our Hell’s Kitchen streets. After years of collaboration, we have recently joined forces and hope you too will become actively engaged in our community."
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Subject: Parks, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Partnerships for Parks (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Hell's Kitchen (New York, N.Y.), Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Association
Coverage: 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: 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 Jane Street Block Association was founded in 1970 and incorporated as a 501❨c❩4 in 1980. We are a grassroots, all-volunteer organization of neighbors working to preserve and enhance community engagement and quality of life."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Jane Street Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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
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: "Lower East Side Preservation Initiative: we're local residents and preservationists who want to preserve what's left of the historic architecture and streetscapes of Manhattan's historic Lower East Side."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Coalition for a Livable West Side, formed in 1981, is a grass roots all-volunteer, community-based environmental organization whose members care about the city and protecting a healthy environment."
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Subject: Environmental protection, Planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Coalition for a Livable West Side
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "This web site is dedicated to providing news and information about the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is maintained by the West 112th St. Block Association under the care of Barbara Hohol and Jack Arbo."
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Subject: Morningside Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 112th St. Block Association (New York, N.Y.), Hohol, Barbara, Arbo, Jack.
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "As a living history of urban activism, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) chronicles the East Village community’s history of grassroots action. It celebrates the local activists who transformed abandoned spaces and vacant lots into vibrant community spaces and gardens. Many of these innovative, sustainable concepts and designs have since spread out to the rest of the city and beyond." Community development
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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: "The mission of The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is to continue to make Murray Hill a highly desirable place to live, work and visit. We do this through programs to preserve the neighborhood's historic character, greening and beautification, liaising with local government officials, providing information about the neighborhood to members, and social events."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Murray Hill Neighborhood Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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 St. George Civic Association works for managed growth and development, for improved schools, for public safety, for better transportation both public and private, including the Staten Island Ferry, and for increased recreational and retail amenities in our neighborhood and throughout Staten Island."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: St. George Civic Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Preserve Park Slope (Organization)
Coverage: Park Slope (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: "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
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
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Subject: Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.), Neighborhood planning, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Society for Clinton Hill
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The neighbourhood has one of the oldest active community organizations in the country, with the South Midwood Residents' Association being founded in 1901. Meetings are held up to four times a year, at the Newman Catholic Center, Brooklyn College: 2401 Glenwood Rd, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, on the corner of Glenwood Road and East 24th Street. Membership in the organization is open to any person living in the area known as South Midwood, hereby defined as extending from the middle of Foster Avenue on the north to the Long Island Railroad cut on the south, and from the middle of Ocean Avenue on the west to and including Bedford Avenue (both sides) between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road, and East 26th St. (both sides) between Farragut Road and Campus Road."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village were constructed for veterans returning from World War II. Its buildings are the iconic postwar development for middle-income families who wanted to build and maintain a full and fruitful life in New York City. We, as the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, keep as our foundation this history in mind. Our goals are to preserve our community as affordable housing for families, with proper maintenance and robust open spaces, where people at the middle of the income spectrum can live and raise a family in peace and safety."
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Subject: Stuyvesant Town (New York, N.Y.), Housing, Tenants' associations
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Stuyvesant Town--Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Mud Lane Society for the Renaissance of Stapleton is a non-profit neighborhood corporation that exists to promote and improve the village of Stapleton, located on the Northeast coast of Staten Island, N.Y."
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Subject: Economic development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Mud Lane Society for the Renaissance of Historic Stapleton
Coverage: Stapleton (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Little Italy Neighbors Association (LINA) is open to local residents who are concerned with promoting the neighborhood's quality of life while preserving its multicultural identity and historical character."
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Subject: Little Italy (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.), Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Little Italy Neighbors Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Civic Association of Utopia Estates
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: "The Mission of The West 78th Street Museum Block Association shall be to preserve and enhance the community and aesthetic character of the Museum Block of West 78th Street. It shall promote effective communication and social activities among all residents and actively support, maintain and improve the appearance, safety and well-being of its trees, plantings and sidewalks."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Trees in cities
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 78th Street Museum Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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: "The West 45th St. Block Association was formed in 1976 by Roger Puckett (owner of Triton Gallery) and other concerned neighbors as a neighborhood safety patrol. Since those earlier, rougher days in the neighborhood, the association has evolved its focus to include block beautification, community affairs, and community-building."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: West 45th Street Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Status on live web: Unavailable
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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
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Williamsburg-Greenpoint Preservation Alliance
Coverage: Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.), Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Westerleigh Improvement Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Westerleigh (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network (BAN) is a people of color-led, mass-based coalition of tenants, homeowners, block associations, anti-police brutality groups, legal and grassroots organizations working together to end the rampant gentrification and displacement of low to middle income residents of Brooklyn, New York."
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Subject: Gentrification, Housing, Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Description: "The Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Assocation (BBC) is the oldest and largest block association in Manhattan. We have over 300 members and we are easily one of the most active community organizations in New York City."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The BCCA dedicates itself to represent our area and members toward stabilization and preservation of the suburban lifestyle. We will work with other organizations such as the Bellerose Business District, Neighboring Civics, 105th Precinct Community Council, Queens Civic Congress and Community Board 13Q to ensure close attention to local issues and coordination of effort to resolve them."
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Subject: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Bellerose Commonwealth Civic Association
Coverage: Bellerose (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Gentrification, Housing, Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Equality for Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Volunteer organization of residents who seek to preserve and enhance the unique qualities of their neighborhood through advocacy, education and community building.
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Boerum Hill Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Boerum Hill (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Brooklyn Laundry Social Club (BLSC) organizes events at laundromats in and around Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Because neighbors cross paths in laundromats, we see them as potentially dynamic sites of neighborhood interaction. We envision our events as comprising a mobile community center or social club that works to make the nascent community present in laundromats into an active one."
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Community development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Brooklyn Laundry Social Club (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning, Carroll Gardens (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in 1958 by David Rockefeller, the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association is a membership organization of key Downtown stakeholders committed to a vibrant business community. It serves as a networking platform for senior corporate and non-profit executives, as well as a public policy forum and powerful advocate for Lower Manhattan."
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Subject: Economic development
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: The Dean Street Block Association (DSBA), between 6th and Vanderbilt Avenues, is an association of residents, businesses and institutions dedicated to the improvement of our community in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
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Subject: Atlantic Yards (Project), Barclays Center (New York, N.Y.), City planning, Land use, Prospect Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Dean Street Block Association (New York, N.Y.), North Prospect Heights 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: Community development, Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: East Midtown Partnership (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: East Sixties Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: 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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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
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Subject: Neighborhood planning
Group: Neighborhood associations
Creator: Harlem Neighborhood Block Association
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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