Best of the Web: New York City

The Bronx County Historical Society was founded in 1955 to preserve the heritage of this thriving community. The Society administers the colonial era Valentine-Varian House, which serves as the Museum of Bronx History The Bronx County Archives an extensive Research Library and Poe Cottage, the final home of America's great 19th century poet and author, Edgar Allan Poe.

Links to a full-text searchable database of decisions, calendars, official court rules, judicial biographies, jurisdiction and history, and phone directories.

Comprehensive Website that contains links to Bronx based businesses, professional services, community organizations, and cultural events.

Includes Bronx Empowerment Zone and information on special loan programs and services.

Identifies major highways and roads, bridges, attractions, parks, and parking facilities.

A not-for-profit organization located on the campus of Lehman College. Administers four access channels and produces programs for, by, and about The Bronx. Website provides information about current programming and training.

Bus maps for all five boroughs of New York City

Schedule and information about the public carousel located at Eton Place off Richmond Terrace.

Staten Island schools include the Seton Foundation for Learning and the Joan Ann Kennedy Memorial Preschool.

The official site for New York City's Central Park. You'll find information about everything going on in the park including music, walking tours, flowers in bloom, animal life, family programs, large events, sports and education. There are links to information on ball fields, pools, basketball and tennis courts, Shakespeare in the Park, Summer Stage, New York Grand Opera performances, and classical music under the stars.

Goodhue Center is a community center that has been providing services to the Staten Island community since 1912. The Center's beautiful 42 acre facility, made up of woodlands, ballfields, outdoor pool, pond, gymnasium, computer Learning Center and Center building, is the perfect setting for the many recreational, educational and mental health services offered which include Afterschool, Summer Day Camp, Teen, Tutoring, Nature, Sports and School Vacation Programs.

A directory of Staten Island's public beaches and swimming pools from the NYC Parks Department. (Does not include federal or state facilities.)

District: 50. Represents: Arrochar, Bulls Head, Concord, Dongan Hill, Emerson Hill, Fort Wadsworth, Grant City, Graniteville, Grasmere, Island of Meadows, Midland Beach, New Drop, Prall's Island, Richmondtown, South Beach, Todt Hill, Travis, Westerleigh, Willowbrook and parts of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

District 51. Represents: Arden Heights, Annadale, Bay Terrace, Tottenville, Oakwood, Great Kills, Richmondtown, Charleston, Rossville, New Drop, New Sprinville, Eltingville, Woodrow, Richmond Valley, Huguenot, Princes Bay, Pleasant Plains

City Lore was founded in 1986 to produce programs and publications that convey the richness of New York City's cultural heritage.

You can search for city parks in the Bronx using this site.

The City University of New York system includes 6 community colleges and 11 institutions offering four-year and graduate programs throughout the five boroughs. The three institutions in the Bronx are Bronx Community College, Hostos Community College, and Lehman College.

COAST, a New York/New Jersey legislative committee created for the conservation of the marine resources of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary and New York Bight. Contains links to major projects, issues, and regional organizations that impact the marine and coastal waters of NY and NJ, a virtual estuary with real time data, charts, maps and images of the NY/NJ Estuary and NY Bight.

CSI is a senior college within the City University of New York system. Located on a 204 acre campus at 2800 Victory Boulevard the college offers associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees.

Website of the History Department of the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Information about the Department, student projects, and links.

The Special Collections unit collects in several primary subject areas related to Staten Island, including political history, immigration, and public policy. Major components of the Special Collections include The Senator John J. Marchi Papers, The Assemblywoman Elizabeth A. Connelly Papers, The Eric N. Vitaliano Papers, The Theodora Dubois Papers, and The Staten Island Collection.

The primary collecting focus of the Archives is on the official (administrative) records of the College of Staten Island and its predecessor institutions, Staten Island Community College and Richmond College. These records document the functions, policies, and decisions of the College and include correspondence, reports, minutes, directives, announcements, photographs, and publications. The Archives also collects semi-official records and publications of College-sponsored student, alumni, and faculty organizations that document College life. Finally, the Archives selectively collects personal and professional papers of faculty, administrators, staff, students, and alumni that reflect the life of the College.

The organization offers a variety of services to Staten Islanders living with HIV/AIDS, their families and others affected by the disease, including HIV testing, housing assistance, job counseling and addiction treatment. The website includes information on becoming a client and a Community Resource Manual.

CommuterLink provides free transportation information and assistance to both businesses and commuters traveling in the New York City area.

Operating since 1999, the library collects material about the colonial and Revolutionary War periods.

Search the full text of hundreds of documents relating to New York State. Local documents include: Proceedings of the bi-centennial celebration of Richmond county, Staten Island, New York. November 1st, 1883 (includes hundreds of names of participants and descriptions of the festiviites) and Facts against rumor: being a brief statement, without note or comment, of the most important facts which transpired in the late difficulties between the vestry and the people of St. Andrew's and Trinity parishes, Staten Island, N.Y., prior to the 5th of February, 1857. By order of committee.

Located at Pier #6 in Tompkinsville, the Cromwell Center includes fitness rooms, sports and craft programs, after school programs and a computer resource center, all at lower prices than many other organizations.

Information from NOAA, National Ocean Service, New York Harbor Operational Forecast System.

Founded in 1969, Dance Theatre of Harlem established new horizons in the history of classical ballet, bringing to it a uniquely American perspective - one born and nurtured in New York City.

The Lenapes lived on Staten Island before its settlement by Europeans. This site covers the larger Delaware Tribe, which included the Lenapes.

The Making of America is a digital library of primary sources in American social history . Items are currently located in two separate databases at the University of Michigan and Cornell University. Search each of these databases for "Staten Island" to find the full text of hundreds of books and articles that mention Staten Island. The Cornell database spans the years 1815-1926. Items of interest include: The Huguenots of Staten Island (1862), History of the City of New York (1860), A Spring Jaunt in Staten Island (1878), The Emerson-Thoreau Correspondence (1892), The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series 3 - Volume 1 (1899) and more.

The Learn Your Way Center for Teenagers (LYWCT) is a Learner's Advisory Service specifically geared towards the young adult. The LYWCT provides information on college admissions, financial aid, alternatives to school, high school equivalency preparation, careers, recreational and leisure-time activities for those aged 12-21. Staff is available to speak to groups about educational resources and career information for young adults and be contacted at (212) 621-0633.

Restaurant, bar, lounge, and live music.

Films from the period 1898-1906, from the collections of Library of Congress. You can watch them online or order from their website.

Through responsive programs and services in a safe and supportive environment, East Side House empowers people of all ages in the South Bronx to improve the quality of their lives.

Statistics from the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation on population demographics, labor force, employment/firms by industry and real estate.

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.