All units of the NYPL will be closed July 4.
Selected material and links from The New York Public Library.
This database, produced by the Brooklyn Public Library, provides access to the full-page image with searchable text of the Eagle from 1841-1902.
The Brooklyn Expedition Website is a project of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Public Library.
Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society, is a nationally renowned urban history center dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present. Website includes an interactive timeline
Brooklyn On Line presents articles on the Battle of Brooklyn, Historical Homes, The USS Monitor, Brooklyn Baseball, and other topics.
An online exhibit on life in Brooklyn during the Civil War. Provided by the Brooklyn Public Library.
Learn about how Brooklyn workers have confronted racial bias, women's changing work roles, issues facing immigrants, and unemployment. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Historical Society.
A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
The Children's Museum offers 5 floors of interactive exhibits for learning and family fun. Consult this website to find out about the exhibits, classes and programs scheduled at the museum.
A History of Coney Island from PBS.
El Museo's collections and programs respond to substantial growth in the Mexican, Central and South American, and Caribbean communities, both in New York and nationally.
Official Website of the collection housing "masterpieces of Westernpainting, sculpture, and decorative art, displayed in a serene and intimate setting." In addition, the "Library is one of the world's great repositories for the documentation and visual study of Western Art and serves as the research arm of The Frick Collection."
The museum is a national landmark that collects, preserves and exhibits historical objects relating to the lives of General Giuseppe Garibaldi and Antonio Meucci.
A full listing of events for children, like plays, concerts, puppet shows, museum events and more. There are listings in all five boroughs of New York City (and other cities as well).
GoCityKids is the city guide and an event database that offers information on various activities for children of all ages through out the country including New York City and Staten Island.
Lots of New York City activities for children.
The Greater Astoria Historical Society, chartered in 1985, is a non-profit cultural and community oriented organization dedicated to preserving the past and promoting Long Island City's future.
The Greenbelt Conservancy, founded in 1989, works with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to promote conservation and preservation of natural areas of Staten Island's 2800 acre Greenbelt.
In the "Browse" menu select any of the following topics under "New York City": Castle Garden, East River, Ellis Island, Ferries, Governor's Island, Forts, Harbor, Hell Gate, Hudson River, Statue of Liberty or Wharves & Docks.
Contains rare images and texts of 19th century Hudson River art and history.
New York State history, travel fun, games, and more.
Provides detailed information about the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid turned museum, its exhibits, programs and upcoming events.
This site is intended for grades four through eight. It is based on NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM, by award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. The site uses New York City as an example of how cities and communities across America developed into unique centers of commerce, politics, architecture, culture, and ethnicity.
Originally a series published by Newsday, provides information about Queens (plus Nassau and Suffolk) communities at the turn of the 19th century.
Selected material and links from The New York Public Library.
A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
Documentation of early high-steel construction and daring vantages depict the rise of the tallest building in New York City, captured by reform and child labor photographer Hine (1874-1940). Also facts about the Empire State Building.
19th-century prints celebrating the ever-changing face of a thriving, bustling, confident city trace Manhattan's urban evolution. Provided by The New York Public Library.
Modern and contemporary art,including paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photos, architectural models and drawings, decorative arts, furniture.
Images from the New York Public Library's Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.
The Museum of Television & Radio is a nonprofit organization founded by William S. Paley in 1975 to collect and preserve television and radio programs and to make these programs available to the public.
The museum covers all five boroughs of NYC. Use the "Search" box to find Staten Island information.
Learn about New York City's plants, animals, rocks, weather and more. Companion site to the National Geographic book: Go Wild in New York City.
Find out what's happening at your local park.
Monitored by an independent webmaster and unaffiliated with MTA, this site provides information about the NYC subway and bus systems, the Transit Museum, history, events, facts and figures contributed by volunteers.
More than two hundred online images by American photographer Abbott (1898-1991) from her 1935-1938 Federal Art Project documentation of the city's rapidly changing built environment.
3-D virtual views of 12 New York City locations in all 5 boroughs.
The educational Web companion to the PBS series NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM.
The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. Search the collection for New York City images.
View the virtual exhibits.
Historical harbor images, links, and a booklist provided by The New York Public Library.
Celebrates the diversity and abundance of New York City wildlife and traces how various artists since the mid-17th century have portrayed the animals that are New York Citys "urban neighbors." Provided by The New York Public Library.
Click the map to find your local branch.
Facts for kids from the New York State Department of State.
The New York Public Library has created this site to make rare images and texts available to researchers, students and lovers of Hudson River history and art. These resources bring together some of The Library's most celebrated materials from the heyday of the Hudson River in the 19th century.
The official site for New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation with links to recreation, sports facilities, city dog runs, nature tours, art exhibits, street tree information, upcoming events, and volunteering.
Comprehensive information for devotees of inline skating in the New York area, including places to skate, clubs, events, pertinent laws, and much more.
Arts activities for children of all ages
This searchable collection of over a quarter million online historical images of all types includes over 1,000 Staten Island images as well as many more from around New York City.
The online counterpart to the illustrious Mid-Manhattan Librarys Picture Collection, this resource is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. Browse under the subject New York City
History of the Borough of Queens, and each of its neighborhoods.
A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
July. NYPL Art and Architecture Collection.
One of 700,000 pictures in the NYPL Digital Gallery
