Title: 161 Street BID

URL: http://161bid.com/

Description: "The 161 Street Business Improvement District is committed to improving the community for those who live, work, visit and shop on 161 Street in the Bronx. Our goal is to keep the streets clean, promote commerce and enrich the area through special events and cultural projects. 161 Street is an exciting area for tourists, residents and employees alike. It is a neighborhood best known for Yankee Stadium, but it’s also filled with great restaurants, recreation sites, municipal resources and unique shops and services."

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Subject:   Economic development

Title: 596 Acres

URL: http://596acres.org/

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

Title: Access Queens

URL: http://accessqueens.org/

Description: "Founded in May of 2015, Access Queens is a coalition of local New York City residents committed to sustaining vibrant, diverse communities. We know that the success and economic stability of our communities and our borough, depends on access to appropriate infrastructure that supports and enables Queens to thrive. As infrastructure goes hand in hand with responsible development, and as Queens continues to grow, we will advocate for the needs of our borough."

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Subject:   Transportation

Title: Guastavino.net

URL: http://architecture.mit.edu/class/guastavino/

Description: Documentation of the works, both extant and demolished, of the Guastavino Company in the Boston area.

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Subject:   Architecture--History--19th century,  Architecture--History--20th century,  R. Guastavino Company,  Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950,  Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908

Title: Astor Place

URL: http://astorplace.nyc/

Description: "As a 501(c)3 non-profit Business Improvement District covering 44 blocks of central Greenwich Village, the Village Alliance works with area property owners, businesses, residents, 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, greener and more enjoyable environment for all who live in, work in and visit Greenwich Village."

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Subject:   Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: A walk in the park, Walk in the park

URL: http://awalkintheparknyc.blogspot.com/

Description: "A news and information resource dedicated to transparency, accountability, community-based planning & consultation, and the health and public safety of visitors and employees in New York City's public park and recreation system."

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Subject:   Parks

Title: BAMRA, Bleecker Area Merchants' and Residents' Association

URL: http://bamranyc.org/

Description: "BAMRA was formed in 1992 to serve the residents and merchants from Houston Street to West Third Street and from Mercer Street to Avenue of the Americas. An all-volunteer not-for-profit organization, we provide a wide range of services and support for our neighbors and businesses."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning,  Community development

Title: Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District

URL: http://bedstuybid.org/

Description: "The Bed-Stuy Gateway BID, located in central Brooklyn, is one of Brooklyn's most prominent commercial and cultural focal points. We represent a growing, eclectic community of entrepreneurs, nonprofit and arts organizations, families, artists, advocates who are proud to call Bedford-Stuyvesant--home. Since 2009, we have partnered with our neighbors and stakeholders to enrich our community through economic development while promoting our cultural diversity."

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Subject:   Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.),  Community development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: BLDG 92 : Brooklyn Navy Yard Center

URL: http://bldg92.org/

Description: "The mission of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92 is to celebrate the Navy Yard's past, present and future, and to promote the role the Yard and its tenants play as an engine for job creation and sustainable urban industrial growth."

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Subject:   Economic development,  Industrial sites

Title: Broad Channel Civic Association

URL: http://broadchannelcivic.org/

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Brooklyn Heights blog : dispatches from America's first suburb

URL: http://brooklynheightsblog.com/

Description: Blog about Brooklyn Heights neighborhood news, by John Loscalzo (under pen name, "Homer Fink").

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Subject:   Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance

URL: http://brooklynhpa.com/

Description: "The Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance is non-profit organization of local residents committed to preserving the residential zoning of homes from illegal conversions by educating the community."

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Subject:   Housing,  Historic districts--Conservation and restoration

Title: Brooklyn views : ideas about the proposed Atlantic Yards project in Prospect Heights

URL: http://brooklynviews.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog active from 2005-2007 discussing the plans for the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, New York.

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project),  Land use,  City planning

Title: Bushwiki

URL: http://bushwick-studio.wikispaces.com/

Description: "The Bushwiki is a pool of resources and information on the historic Bushwick Avenue community in Brooklyn, NY. It was created by a group of graduate students in the Columbia University Historic Preservation 2011 Spring Studio with the goal of highlighting Bushwick's history and community."

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Subject:   Bushwick (New York, N.Y.),  Historic preservation,  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

Title: Castle Coalition

URL: http://castlecoalition.org/

Description: "The Castle Coalition is the Institute for Justice's nationwide grassroots property rights activism project."

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Subject:   Eminent domain,  Right of property,  Land use

Title: Corona East Elmhurst Historic Preservation Society

URL: http://ceehps.org/

Description: Mission: "to build a lasting model of community empowerment that will: preserve historical data and buildings, protect the findings, promote a speaker’s bureau and research the historical and sociological origins of the communities."

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Subject:   Historic preservation,  Historic districts--Conservation and restoration

Title: Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Chelsea Coalition for Pedestrian Safety, CHEKPEDS

URL: http://chekpeds.com/

Description: "Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Chelsea Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS) was founded by residents and community leaders in September 2005, to reclaim 9th Avenue from the hellish Lincoln Tunnel traffic. The coalition works directly with elected officials, city agencies, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, business associations, Business Improvements Districts, local institutions, and Manhattan Community Board 4 to obtain crucial traffic relief and pedestrian safety measures."

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Subject:   Pedestrians,  Cycling,  Walking,  Transportation--Safety measures

Title: Citizens Defending Libraries

URL: http://citizensdefendinglibraries.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog opposing reductions in New York City public library budgets and real estate deals involving library buildings

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Subject:   Public libraries,  Historic preservation,  Historic buildings--Preservation and restoration

Title: CIVITAS: working for quality in urban life

URL: http://civitasnyc.org/live/

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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Title: Clinton Community Garden

URL: http://clintongarden.org/

Description: "Our garden is located at 434 West 48th Street in Manhattan between 9th and 10th avenues. The garden was created in 1978 by Hell's Kitchen residents who cleared out the rubble from a long-vacant lot and began planting it with flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables."

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Subject:   Community gardens,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Cobble Hill Association

URL: http://cobblehillassociation.blogspot.com/

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

Title: Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

URL: http://dddb.net/

Description: Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn is a coalition of community organizations opposed to the Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn, New York proposed by Forest City Ratner Companies.

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project),  City planning,  Land use

Title: Defenders of the Historic Upper East Side

URL: http://defenders-hues.org/

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

Title: DeKalb Market Hall

URL: http://dekalbmarkethall.com/

Description: "Showcasing 40 vendors who reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the borough, DeKalb Market Hall is raising Brooklyn’s profile as a hub of innovative cooking and dining experiences."

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Subject:   Food courts,  Economic development

Title: Ditmas Park Association

URL: http://ditmas-park.info/

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

Title: Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society

URL: http://dlnhs.org/

Description: "It is the objective and purpose of the Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society, Inc. to publicize, preserve, and protect the historical significance of the towns of Douglaston and Little Neck, adjacent nature preserves, and those other sections or buildings of the two towns worthy of preservation through the collection, research, and dissemination of historical information to the public."

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Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Historic districts--Conservation and restoration

Title: DUMBO Heights

URL: http://dumboheights.com/

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Subject:   Real estate development

Title: Dutch Kills Civic Association

URL: http://dutchkillscivic.com/

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

Title: East Harlem Preservation

URL: http://eastharlempreservation.org/

Description: "East Harlem Preservation, Inc. (EHP) is a volunteer-driven, non-commercial, 501(c)3 advocacy organization founded in 2005 to promote and preserve the neighborhood’s history and diversity. EHP seeks to empower underserved low-income, and working families in East Harlem/El Barrio and surrounding areas by providing free and unfiltered local news and information about local programs and upcoming events through our popular social media accounts, website, and monthly newsletter."

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Subject:   Historic districts--Conservation and restoration,  Neighborhood planning,  Community development

Title: East River 50s Alliance

URL: http://erfa.nyc/

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

Title: Columbia Manhattanville Project

URL: http://esd.ny.gov/Subsidiaries_Projects/ColumbiaManhattanville.html

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Title: Atlantic Yards Project

URL: http://esd.ny.gov/subsidiaries_projects/AYP.html

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Subject:   Real estate development

Title: East Village Parks Conservancy

URL: http://evpcnyc.org/

Description: "The East Village Parks Conservancy is a not-for-profit, community-based organization of volunteers who are committed to the care, restoration and expansion of East Village public parkland. Building upon our rich, local heritage of diversity and community activism, and working in partnership with governmental agencies and like-minded community organizations and businesses, we work to ensure that our green spaces survive and prosper."

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Subject:   Parks

Title: Friends of Cunningham Park

URL: http://friendsofcunninghampark.org/

Description: "Friends of Cunningham Park, Inc. is a 501C3 organization dedicated to the maintenance of Cunningham Park as the premier park of Northeast Queens. Our goal is to improve, preserve and protect the park and its facilities."

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Subject:   Cunningham Park (New York, N.Y.),  Parks

Title: Friends of Sunset Park

URL: http://friendsofsunsetpark-brooklyn.blogspot.com/

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Subject:   Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.: Park),  Parks

Title: Gardens Rising

URL: http://gardensrising.org/

Description: "Gardens Rising is a community-based environmental project to reduce stormwater flooding on the Lower East Side by building green infrastructure in our community gardens."

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Subject:   Stormwater inflitration,  Neighborhood planning,  Community gardens

Title: Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund

URL: http://gcefund.org/

Description: "The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) is a joint program of the New York State Office of the Attorney General and Department of Environmental Conservation. The GCEF program is an environmental grant program created by the State of New York with monies obtained through a settlement with ExxonMobil over its Greenpoint oil spill."

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Subject:   Historic districts--Conservation and restoration,  Community development--Environmental aspects,  Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Global Heritage Fund

URL: http://globalheritagefund.org/

Description: "Global Heritage Fund (GHF) is a non-profit International Conservancy established in 2002 in Palo Alto, California, with the mission to save the earth's most significant and endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries through scientific excellence and community involvement."

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Subject:   Historic preservation,  Cultural property--Protection,  World Heritage areas

Title: Graham Avenue Business Improvement District

URL: http://grahamavenuebid.net/

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

Title: Graham Avenue Business Improvement District

URL: http://grahamavenuebid.org/

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

Title: Greenpoint Chamber

URL: http://greenpointchamber.com/

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.)

Title: GWAPP, Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning

URL: http://gwapp.org/

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

Title: Fort Greene Association

URL: http://historicfortgreene.org/

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

Title: Jamaica BID, Jamaica Center BID

URL: http://jamaica.nyc/

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

Title: Jackson Heights Green Alliance

URL: http://jhgreen.org/

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

Title: La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden

URL: http://laplazacultural.com/

Description: "La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez Community Garden was founded in 1976 by local residents and greening activists who took over what were then a series of vacant city lots piled high with rubble and trash. In an effort to improve the neighborhood during a downward trend of arson, drugs, and abandonment common in that era, members of the Latino group CHARAS cleared out truckloads of refuse...In 2003 La Plaza was renamed in memory of Armando Perez, a CHARAS founder and former District Leader of the Lower East Side who was killed in 1999."

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Subject:   Community gardens,  Neighborhood planning

Title: Long Island City Cultural Alliance

URL: http://licca.org/

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

Title: Sustainable Urbanism International

URL: http://lv5.sustainurban.org/

Description: "Sustainable Urbanism International is a research and design initiative committed to the conservation of cultural heritage, and developing strategies for promoting culturally and environmentally sensitive strategies for urban development. SUI was established as a non-profit NGO in Bangalore in 2003 and is also a research unit at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University in New York."

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Subject:   Sustainable urban development

Title: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Conservancy

URL: http://mcpc.org/

Description: "Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Conservancy in Flushing, New York, is a park conservancy organization working to make our namesake park more productive and enjoyable. Our park offers a diversity of activities including baseball, cricket, soccer, swimming, model airplane flying, USTA tennis, kite flying, fishing, and kayaking. It also offers a science museum, an art museum, a zoo, a recreation center, and various youth educational programs."

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Subject:   Parks,  Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)

Title: MDC, Midwood Development Corporation

URL: http://middev.org/

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

Title: Midwood Park Association

URL: http://midwoodpark.org/

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

Title: Historic Morningside Heights

URL: http://morningsideheights.org/

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

Title: Mosaic Man : Jim Power and his Mosaic Trail

URL: http://mosaicmannyc.com/

Description: Blog by artist Jim Power, creator of public Mosaic Trail in NYC's East Village.

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Subject:   Artists--Blogs,  Mosaics

Title: Neighborhood in the 90's

URL: http://n90s.org/

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

Title: Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, NAG

URL: http://nag-brooklyn.org/

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.)

Title: New York City walk

URL: http://newyorkcitywalk.com/

Description: A website created by Caleb Smith to mark the completion of his project from 2002-2004 to walk every block in Manhattan. Includes images from photographs taken during his walk and later (including images of the Hagstrom map he carried to mark off completed blocks) as well as historical images.

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Subject:   Walking

Title: New York Wheel

URL: http://newyorkwheel.com/

Description: Website for the New York Wheel; "New York Wheel promises to become one of the city's - and the world's - great landmark attractions, located in St. George on the New York Harbor."

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Subject:   New York Wheel (Project)

Title: NoHo BID, NoHo Business Improvement District

URL: http://noho.bid/

Description: "The NoHo Business Improvement District (BID) is a non-profit organization of property owners, businesses, residents, and government officials working to improve NoHo's quality of life and promote its economic and cultural vitality."

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning,  Economic development

Title: New York neon

URL: http://nyneon.blogspot.com/

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Subject:   Neon signs

Title: Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn

URL: http://osanb.org/

Description: "The Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA) works with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, elected officials, and our community to maintain, activate, enhance, and expand parks and public spaces in North Brooklyn."

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Subject:   Open spaces,  Parks

Title: Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy

URL: http://otfbgconservancy.org/

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Subject:   Cemeteries,  African American cemeteries

Title: Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America's Great Public Spaces

URL: http://palacesforthepeople.com/

Description: "Palaces for the People, illuminates the work of the Spanish immigrant, Rafael Guastavino Sr. (1842-1908), arguably the most influential, but now nearly forgotten, master-craftsman of late nineteenth and early twentieth century America, and the family company he created. "

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Subject:   Architecture--History--19th century,  Architecture--History--20th century,  R. Guastavino Company,  Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950,  Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908

Title: Park Odyssey

URL: http://parkodyssey.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog about visiting all NYC parks

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Subject:   Parks

Title: Park to Park 103

URL: http://parktopark103.com/

Description: "Park to Park 103 will expand the NYC Open Street between Riverside & Amsterdam into a continuous, people-friendly corridor that connects Riverside to Central Park, & everything & everyone in between."

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Subject:   Pedestrian areas,  Open spaces

Title: Seneca Village Project : the history and archaeology of a community of African Americans & Irish immigrants in nineteenth century New York City

URL: http://projects.mcah.columbia.edu/seneca_village/

Description: "The Seneca Village Project is dedicated to the study of a 19th-century African-American and Irish-immigrant community that was located intoday's Central Park in New York City. The goal of the project is to conduct further research on the site and to commemorate it in an educational context. The Seneca Village Project includes several integrated components: archaeological and archival research and education."

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Subject:   Excavations (Archaeology),  Historic districts--Conservation and restoration,  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Seneca Village (New York, N.Y.),  Central Park (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Red Hook Preservation.Org

URL: http://redhookpreservation.org/

Description: "Residents of Red Hook and visitors to Valentino park are alarmed at a recent proposal for the construction of a very large Comfort Station and more pavement throughout the park. They feel that the construction project is too elaborate and will significantly reduce the green area of this very small park. The large footprint of the Comfort Station alone will reduce the park’s lawn area by about one-third."

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Subject:   Parks,  Red Hook (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Rego-Forest Preservation Council

URL: http://regoforestpreservation.blogspot.com/

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

Title: Reimagining the Waterfront : Manhattan's East River Esplanade, CIVITAS East River Esplanade Vision Plan

URL: http://reimaginethewaterfront-civitas.com/

Description: "This key CIVITAS initiative grew from recognition of the deteriorated condition of the East River Esplanade from 60th-125th Streets and the documented lack of high-quality park space in the eastern areas of our community."

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Subject:   Waterfronts,  Parks,  Design

Title: Resiliency Innovations for a Stronger Economy, RISE : NYC

URL: http://rise-nyc.com/

Description: "RISE : NYC is a Superstorm Sandy business recovery and resiliency program that helps New York City small businesses adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change through the use of innovative technologies. The competition funds projects at Sandy-impacted small businesses to prepare their buildings, energy systems, and telecom networks for extreme weather. RISE : NYC launched in January 2014 and received over 200 applications from over 20 countries around the world."

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Subject:   Economic development,  Hazard mitigation,  Coastal zone management,  Climate change mitigation,  Hurricane Sandy, 2012

Title: Rocky Hill Civic Association

URL: http://rockyhillcivicassociation.com/joomla30/index.php

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning,  Community development

Title: Save Bedford Stuyvesant

URL: http://savebedfordstuyvesant.blogspot.com/

Description: "Why this blog exists: To show why it is important to safeguard and preserve the aesthetic and cultural heritage of Bedford Stuyvesant Historic Districts."

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Subject:   Historic districts--Conservation and restoration,  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Historic preservation

Title: Save Brooklyn's industrial heritage

URL: http://saveindustrialbrooklyn.org/

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Subject:   Industrial buildings--Conservation and restoration

Title: Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation

URL: http://savelpc.org/

Description: The CECPP is a watchdog group monitoring the work of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

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Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission

Title: Hotel Pennsylvania Preservation Society

URL: http://savethehotelpenn.blogspot.com/

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Subject:   Hotel Pennsylvania (New York, N.Y.),  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

Title: Save the View Now

URL: http://savetheviewnow.org/

Description: "This website is dedicated to preserving the iconic views from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade"

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Subject:   Historic sites--Conservation and restoration,  Land use,  Real estate development,  Brooklyn Heights Promenade (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Washington Street Historical Society

URL: http://savewashingtonstreet.org/

Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society is a New York State-chartered educational institution. The charitable mission of the organization is to foster education and awareness about the history of migration to the "Washington Street" neighborhood of the financial district of Manhattan, also known as the "Lower West Side" or "Little Syria." The historical society maintains artifact collections; works to install plaques, memorials, and signs in the neighborhood; supports local historic preservation campaigns; and advances independent historical research.

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Subject:   Historic preservation,  Historic buildings,  Historic districts

Title: Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition

URL: http://sdrpc.mkgarden.org/

Description: "A shimmering stretch of green amidst the sea of concrete, asphalt, and tightly-packed buildings, Sara D. Roosevelt Park provides a refreshing respite for residents and visitors of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Named for philanthropist and Presidential mother Sara Delano Roosevelt in 1934, the park remains a vibrant common ground for senior citizens, children, and recent immigrants, as well as the more recent addition of artists and young professionals."

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Subject:   Sara D. Roosevelt Park (New York, N.Y.),  Parks

Title: Shore Road Parks Conservancy

URL: http://shoreroadparks.org/

Description: The Conservancy's objective is "to beautify, improve, promote and protect the acres of parkland in Bay Ridge, from the Verrazano Bridge to and including Owl’s Head Park, for the enjoyment of the public, by coordinating the efforts of government agencies and volunteers and securing public and private funding."

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Subject:   Parks

Title: Smart growth online

URL: http://smartgrowth.org/

Description: "'Smart growth' covers a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse."

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Subject:   City planning--Environmental aspects,  Sustainable urban development

Title: St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund

URL: http://smhlf.org/

Description: "The St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund was founded by a group of concerned citizens in 1979 following a devastating fire at St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery, a remarkable East Village ensemble of buildings and landscaped property dating back to 1799. Originally founded as the Friends of St. Mark's in 1975, which became the Citizens to Save St. Mark's and then formalized as the St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund, the volunteer organization raised over $2.5 million after a fire in 1978 to support an ambitious renewal project and--in a program that drew national attention--rebuilt the church."

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Subject:   St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.),  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Historic preservation

Title: Soho Strut

URL: http://sohostrut.com/

Description: "Soho Strut is a network that connects SoHo-based business owners, retail managers and residents through a robust online community and monthly & quarterly meetups. Soho Strut promotes local businesses and the unique charm of New York City’s SoHo district via business interviews and reviews, as well as special events that bring together the neighborhood business community."

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Subject:   Economic development,  Neighborhood planning

Title: South Beach Civic Association

URL: http://southbeachcivic.org/

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

Title: Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities

URL: http://splia.org/

Description: The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to understanding, celebrating, and preserving Long Island’s cultural heritage.

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Subject:   Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration,  Historic preservation

Title: Friends of St. Nicholas Park - Harlem’s Historic Green

URL: http://stnicholasparknyc.org/

Description: "The Friends of St. Nicholas Park is a coalition of residents and community based organizations, working together to revitalize our neighborhood’s natural resource. We advocate for the increase in programming, beautification projects, and the over all positive use of our 23-acre park."

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Subject:   Saint Nicholas Park (New York, N.Y.),  Parks

Title: Structures of Coastal Resilience

URL: http://structuresofcoastalresilience.org/

Description: "Our goal is to provide specific and actionable project recommendations for hurricane protection and climate adaptation that could result in US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) feasibility studies."

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Subject:   Coastal zone management,  Hurricane protection,  Storm surges

Title: Stuyvesant Cove Park Association

URL: http://stuyvesantcove.org/

Description: "The SCPA is committed to bringing people of all ages to the park and presents free programming open to all during the summer season. The SCPA has also provided financial support to Solar 1, the organization contracted to manage and maintain the park."

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Subject:   Stuyvesant Cove (New York, N.Y.),  City planning,  Parks,  Waterfronts

Title: Siempre Verde Garden – A LES NYC Community Garden

URL: http://svgarden.org/

Description: "Siempre Verde Garden celebrates the ethnic riches and intergenerational connections of our LES community by providing a place to be with nature. SVG improves quality of life, offers sustainable living—an educational resource for the neighborhood."

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Subject:   Community gardens

Title: Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance

URL: http://thedbna.org/

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

Title: The Lowline

URL: http://thelowline.org/

Description: The Lowline aims to convert a historic trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street into an extraordinary subterranean public park.

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Subject:   Parks,  City planning

Title: QueensWay

URL: http://thequeensway.org/

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Subject:   City planning,  Parks,  Historic sites--Conservation and restoration,  Railroads, Elevated,  Railroads--Abandonment,  QueensWay (New York, N.Y.),  LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch (Viaduct)

Title: Times Ratner report

URL: http://timesratnerreport.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog by journalist Norman Oder on the Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn, New York, and its developer Forest Ratner Companies and the coverage of the project in the New York Times. Succeeded by the author's newer blog, Atlantic Yards report.

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Subject:   Atlantic Yards (Project),  Forest City Ratner Companies,  City planning,  Economic development projects,  New York times,  Basketball arenas

Title: Uptown Grand Central

URL: http://uptowngrandcentral.org/

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.)

Title: Village Alliance

URL: http://villagealliance.org/

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

Title: Vision Long Island

URL: http://visionlongisland.org/

Description: "Vision joins with others to prmote livable, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth on Long Island through Smart Growth. Smart Growth focuses on infill re-development and open space preservation. It supports mixed-use, mixed-income communities that are convenient, attractive, pedestrian-friendly and make affordable housing and public transportation desirable and realistic."

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Community development--Environmental aspects

Title: West 75th Street Block Association

URL: http://w75ba.org/

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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Title: West 55th Street Block Association

URL: http://west55ba.blogspot.com/

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Subject:   Neighborhood planning

Title: Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation

URL: http://whedco.org/

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

Title: Wooden House Project

URL: http://woodenhouseproject.com/

Description: "The Wooden House Project is intended to be a community for those owners and lovers of Brooklyn’s wood-frame row houses. It is our hope is that in building this community these underappreciated, hearty little survivors earn the love, recognition, and preservation they deserve."

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Subject:   Wooden-frame houses,  Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

Title: West Side Federation of Neighborhood & Block Associations

URL: http://wsfed.org/homepage/

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.)

Title: 100 Resilient Cities

URL: http://www.100resilientcities.org/

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Subject:   Emergency management,  Sustainable urban development,  City planning