Best of the Web: New York City

Some Staten Island library branches of the New York Public Library offer classes in English for speakers of other languages.

An organization dedicated to exposing students to quality live professional theater, music, puppetry and dance.

NYPL offers great numbers of programs every month for children, teenagers and adults. Set the "location" to Staten Island to see just Staten Island events. You can also limit your search by date, age level, and type of programs (such as computer classes or musical programs). All library programs are offered free of charge.

Provides statistical information for Bronx County, including Economic Censuses.

Learn about ferry service throughout the New York Metropolitan area: between Manhattan and Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Jersey, Manhattan and Staten Island and to Yankees and Mets games.

Information on all Film Society's programs and events, ranging from screenings at Walter Reade Theater to summaries of major events such as the New York Film Festival

Users can learn about the historic fireboat, John J. Harvey, as well as support information and upcoming events.

A gallery located on City Island in the Bronx.

Some very old cemeteries on the Island from "Forgotten New York."

The Foundation Center Library is a central part of the Foundation Center's mission to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. The library offers many services including research, grant-writing education programs and other useful programs for non-profit organizations and grant seekers. The website has links to specialized directories and important electronic resources in philanthropy.

NYC Department of Planning's timetable for development of the Fresh Kills Park.

Its mission has always been to gather photographs of paintings, drawings, sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts executed between the fourth and the mid-twentieth century by European and American artists to collate with each photograph facts relating to the objects history and present location and to create a comprehensive research library for the study of Western art.

Provides updates on the development status of the four sections of Hudson River Park with links to news, events & programs, a photo gallery and a virtual tour.

Home page for the Friends of the Upper East Side. This group encompasses five historic districts: Upper East Side, Metropolitan Museum Historic District, Carnegie Hill Historic District, Treadwell Farm Historic District and Henderson Place Historic District. The site is supported by Preserve and Protect.

A festival of independent theater.

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.

Site includes testing schedules, FAQ's and other valuable information.

Island geological history.

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation promotes the advancement and perpetuation of humanistic inquiry and artistic creativity by encouraging excellence in scholarship and in the performing arts, and by supporting research libraries and other institutions that preserve the resources which transmit this cultural heritage.

History, statistics and photos of the bridge.

Provides a description and history of the island as well as a general management plan.

A community orchestra established in 1986 featuring players from all walks of life who bring great music to audiences at affordable ticket prices. Information is provided for talented musicians looking to play with a community orchestra, people interested in volunteer work with a performing musical group, and music lovers in search of schedule information.

The Spanish language version of "A Guide to Free Food and Assistance-Staten Island," published by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger.

This near surface current velocity vector plot was created from the latest NYOFS nowcast for the New York Harbor.

An online exhibition from The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.

Health plus is a not-for-profit health care plan committed to quality health care and dedicated to the health and well-being of our culturally-diverse communities through partnership with members, providers and communitiy-based organizations.

A city-wide grassroots organization dedicated to historic district communities and the Landmarks Law that protects them.

The Historic House Trust of New York City has information on four historic houses in the Bronx: the Bartow-Pell Mansion, Poe Cottage, the Valentine-Varian House, and the Van Cortlandt House.

Take a stroll through history at this 100-acre village featuring buildings representing 300 years of StatenIsland life, including the oldest schoolhouse still standing (built 1695). In season, costumed craftspeoplere-enact life in colonial times, depicting typical chores, crafts, and trade.

Histories of notable buildings on Staten Island from the Metropolitan Historic Structures Association.

An illustrated tour of some of Staten Island's famous historical sites written by Barnett Shepherd.

Tracing genealogical records from the public hospitals on Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands.

HopStop.com provides door to door subway and bus directions for getting around New York City.

The Library collects material on practical horticulture, garden design, and garden history. Represented within these broad categories are: Specific Plants and Groups of Plants, Urban Horticulture, Gardening with Children, Indoor Gardening, Folklore of Flowers and Plants, Botanical Illustration, Flower Arranging, Careers in Horticulture, Plant Exploration, and Basic Botany. The collection contains nearly 12,000 volumes, subscriptions to 125 periodicals, more than 200 current nursery, seed and supply catalogues and hundreds of ready-reference files. These are supplemented by electronic information resources.

Buildings that have recently received New York City Landmark status include: Public School 28, Port Richmond Branch of The New York Public Library, Stephens-Prier House, 120th Police Precinct Headquarters, Louis A. and Laura Stirn House, August and Augusta Shoverling House, Staten Island Family Courthouse, and the Edwards-Barton House. Buildings receiving NYC landmark status between April 1965 and February 1998 are listed in The Guide to New York City Landmarks.

A wealth of information for recreational fishermen in the New York Bight area and surrounding water systems including fishing reports, trips and contests, charter boats, launch ramp locations, water conditions, tackle shop locations and a striper size calculator.

Connects to the S89 bus line (Staten Island to Bayonne)and to PATH trains and New Jersey based ferry routes to Manhattan. The site includes information on fares, ticketing and park and ride options.

Information from the Bronx Tourism Council about upcoming events and numerous tourist attractions in the Bronx.

An online exhibition of charcoal drawings and paintings by Leslie Lowinger.

Infoshare aggregates demographic as well as school and business data. This website will allow you to construct comparison reports down to the block level.

"The Staten Island Inter-Agency Council for Aging (IAC) is an advocacy group established to identify and address the needs of Staten Island's elderly population. The Inter-Agency Council for Aging is comprised of over 65 organizations whose mission is to facilitate and promote programs and services for our aging population."