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Websites of many Bronx high schools provide information about their surrounding neighborhoods.

List of Community Boards by borough, and police precincts, sorted by Community Board provided by the Mayor's Community Assistance Unit.

Community health profiles for 42 NYC neighborhood areas from the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, NYC Dept. of Health. Search by zip code available.

A solo effort, this award winning, well organized and searchable site, has a real neighborhood feel and is very user friendly. Includes information on community boards, a calendar of local events, a chat area, East Harlem facts and history and much more.

This site acts as a directory of East Village cultural life.

Established by local tenant and neighborhood leaders in 1980. Formed to prevent the spread of housing deterioration so prevalent in other parts of the Bronx and NYC at the time, the Housing Corporation now provides management and oversight for more than 70 tenant and community controlled buildings with 1400 affordable apartments.

A guide to one of the world's greatest fashion centers, this elegant site includes a calendar of fashion industry events updated monthly, a clickable map of the area and a searchable directory of fashion related businesses in the Greater New York area.

From the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Directory of Health Care Facilities. Includes links to adult day care facilities, certified home health agencies, diagnostic and treatment centers, hospices, hospitals, long-term home health agencies, and nursing facilities.

Links to hospitals in the Bronx from NOAH (New York Online Access to Health).

Features information on major sites such as the George Washington Bus Terminal, Church of the Intercession, Audubon Ballroom Complex and the Trinity Cemetery.

Stately but accesible, the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association's website showcases the impressive local architecture as well as providing historical information, local events, important contact numbers and neighborhood information.

311 provides access to non-emergency City government services. All calls to 311 are answered by a live operator, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and services are provided in over 170 languages. Dial 311 from within the City or (212) NEW YORK outside of the five boroughs. TTY service is also available by dialing (212) 504-4115.

Click the map to find your local branch.

From the New York City's Mayor's Office.

Community organization with a 25 year history of fighting for the northwest neighborhoods of the Bronx.

Find maps of the City showing the 59 Community Districts & hundreds of neighborhoods. Click on links to access Community District Profiles and statistics.

Three to four-page photo essays of Central Park, Chinatown, Greenwich Village, Little Italy, SoHo, South Street Seaport and Times Square.

Find houses, coops, condos in the Bronx.

The South East Bronx Neighborhood Centers (SEBNC), is a not-for-profit multi-service agency, with strong community roots that has been serving the Morrisania area of the Bronx since 1929. SEBNC provides a series of programs and services that focuses on youth, children, seniors and families using education, counseling, training, recreation, and day treatment as primary service delivery strategies.

Founded in 1997, the Bronx Defenders is staffed by more than thirty criminal defense lawyers. Their staff of attorneys, social workers, investigators, administrative support, and community developers is committed to working with their clients, their clients' families, and their communities to address the problems that drive many into the criminal justice system

Focus on those who grew up in the Pelham Parkway neighborhood from 1930 to 1960. Some portions of the site, including a message board and a chat room, require registration. Other features, including links to photo albums of the Pelham Parkway neighborhood, class pictures, and area high school Websites, do not require registration.

This fresh and charming site, presented by the Turtle Bay Association, treats you to an illustrated historical narrative, local events, and other useful neighborhood information.

Founded in 1983, UNHP works to create, preserve, and finance affordable housing through community lending, neighborhood organizing around issues that impact affordable housing, and by providing technical assistance to tenant and not-for-profit housing groups.