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  • Staten Island Weather and Pollen Forecast from the Weather Channel
  • Staten Island Weather from USA Today
  • Staten Island Web

    Provided by the Busacom Corporation.

  • Staten Island's Marine Hospital

    A history of the Island hospital that was the birthplace of the National Institute of Health

  • Staten Island-Bayonne, NJ bus service

    The S89 line connects Staten Island commuters to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at the 34th Street station in Bayonne. The light rail connects to Path trains and New Jersey based ferry routes to Manhattan.

  • Staten Island: An Economic Review, October 2000

    The Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for the City of New York's Report on Staten Island's economic development, population, employment and wages, personal income, public assistance, etc.

  • statenisland.areaguides.net

    Provided by MyAreaGuide.com Inc.

  • Statue of Liberty
  • Stone Carvings of New York

    Beautiful black and white photographs of the city's stone carvings -- from three New York neighborhoods including Harlem and Avenue C.

  • Subsidized Housing Search

    Listings from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Subway Service Advisories
  • Sundog Theatre

    Sundog Theatre intends to provide to Staten Island with "local main-stage productions with paid resident actors, stage crew, and staff and a local haven for original works to evaluate and experiment with new plays and playwrights.

  • SUNY Maritime College

    The Maritime College of the State University of New York offers undergraduate and graduate programs in international business, engineering, science, and technology, with particular emphasis on the maritime industry. The campus is located near the Throgs Neck Bridge where the East River meets Long Island Sound.

  • SUNY Maritime College, Stephen B. Luce Library
  • Supreme Court Law Library

    Contact information for a public access law library open week-days 9:00 - 4:30. Select "R" for Richmond County. The Library is now located at 130 Stuyvesant Place, Room 300. The "Libraries" link leads to the LION catalog, which has a "location" limit in the "keyword searching" option.

  • Taxi and Limousine Commission

    Agency responsible for licensing and regulating New York City's taxicabs,limousines, neighborhood car services, vans and wheel-chair accessible ambulettes. Contacts for complaints, lost property and other consumer affairs.

  • Teacher Collection at the Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library

    A collection of materials for teachers, including: lesson plans, professional journals, author study materials, and other resources for the classroom.

  • Teatro Pregones

    Puerto Rican-American troupe from New York's South Bronx.

  • Ten Penny Players, Inc

    The Waterways Project of Ten Penny Players, an arts in education program, uses the arts to integrate literacy, creative expression, publishing, performance, computer skills, and critical thinking into a curriculum created for a network of schools, libraries, community based organizations, and distant learners.

  • The Beekman School
  • The Big Apple Fest

    "The Big Apple Fest is a philanthropic art exhibit designed to promote a revitalized image of New York City by capitalizing upon "The Big Apple" moniker, fostering creativity and stimulating the tourism trade. The goal is to raise money for New York City-based non-profit organizations."

  • The Big Picture: the New Born City, as seen from above.

    Part of The New York Times NYC 100 project. Offers panoramic views of all five boroughs from the first decade of the 20th Century.

  • The Black Whale

    We feature contemporary, American cuisine including pastas, meats and seafood.

  • The Bronx Board

    Users must register in order to post messages to the Bronx Board. Other features, including photo galleries, school alumni databases, polls and surveys about Bronx related topics, do not require registration.

  • The Bronx County Historical Society Theodore Kazimiroff Research Library

    3309 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY&nbsp 10467
    (718) 881-8900
    Hours:&nbsp Monday - Friday,&nbsp 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., by appointment only

  • The Bronx Defenders

    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

  • The Bronx Mall's Cultural Mosaic

    The creators of the Bronx Mall and Bronx Sidewalks Websites feature such Bronx cultural institutions as the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wave Hill, the Bronx Arts Ensemble, and the Bronx Opera Company in their Cultural Mosaic Web page. Check out Bronx Mall's Calendar of Events for upcoming programs as well.

  • The Bronx Museum of the Arts

    Founded in 1971 to serve the diverse community of the Bronx and the metropolitan area. The Museum offers exciting exhibitions, provides quality education programs to children and adults, and presents popular public programs.

  • The Bronx Opera Company

    The Bronx Opera Company was founded in 1967. All its productions are sung in English and are performed at Lehman College's Lovinger Theatre. Bronx Opera's modest ticket prices allow its high quality professional productions to be accessible to all.

  • The Bronx YMCA

    Bronx YMCA

  • The Bronx Zoo

    Provides general zoo information, directions by both car and public transit, upcoming zoo events, a zoo map and animal information sites. There are also links to other Wildlife Conservation Society parks and centers around the city.

  • The Browning School
  • The Calhoun School
  • The City Hall Newsboys Strike

    The 'newsies' form a union and challenge the city's major papers [1899].

  • The Dalton School
  • The Dwight School
  • The Grace Foundation

    The Grace Foundation was created to support and advocate for Staten Island and Brooklyn families of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders. This support takes the form of social, educational and information resources.

  • The International Center of Photography

    The International Center of Photography is a museum, a school and a center for photographers and photography. ICP's mission is to present photography's vital and&nbsp central place in contemporary culture, and to lead in interpretation issues central to its development.

  • The Living City

    A look at life, health, and urban transformation from the Civil War to the end of World War I.

  • The Naming of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

    The story of how the bridge got its name.

  • The New Museum

    Founded in 1977, the New Museum is the premier contemporary art museum in New York City and among the most important internationally. Dynamic solo exhibitions and landmark group shows define key moments in the development of contemporary art, reflect the global nature of art today, and span a vast array of cultural activities and media.

  • The New York Botanical Garden

    Provides links detailing this national historic landmark's botanical collections (such as the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory's reopening), its educational programs, scientific research, and upcoming events.

  • The New York Botanical Garden LuEsther T. Mertz Library
  • The New York City Police Museum
  • The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

    Information about Genealogical Research in New York City. The Society is located in Manhattan but holds records for Staten Island as well.

  • The New York Harbor School

    "New York Harbor School was borne of the belief that the youth and maritime experience of New York City combine to form an untapped potential for excellence in secondary school public education." The School has a campus in Bushwick, Brooklyn and at the South Street Seaport, Manhattan.

  • The New York Public Library

    Learn about the resources and services of the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.

  • The New York Public Library Branch Libraries

    The Branch Libraries provide a wide array of study manuals for the High School Equivalency Diploma exam in their Reference and Circulating collections. In addition, videos from the KET/GED television series are available for in-house viewing at the Donnell Media Center.

  • The New York Public Library Centers for Reading and Writing

    The New York Public Library's literacy program, the Centers for Reading and Writing (CRW), offers free tutoring in reading and writing to English-speaking adults, 16 years of age and older, through small group instruction. Centers located in Manhattan including the Harlem, St. Agnes and Seward Park Branches. Please call to verify program times and service hours.

  • The New York Times
  • The New York Times - Search New York City Restaurants

    This site allows you to search for New York City restaurants by name, cuisine, location, price, rating, and meal.

  • The New York Times on the Web Learning Network

    The New York Times Learning Network is a free service gathering, organizing and presenting information emphasizing the particular needs and interests of students, teachers and parents. The site is updated Monday through Friday throughout the year.

  • The New York Yankees

    Includes the Yankees' regular season schedule (under Game Day). The Seating Map/Stadium Viewer (under Ticket Central) allows you to preview an approximate photo vista from yourchosen section.

  • The NYC Subway in History

    The history and other interesting information about the NYC subway system.

  • The Original Crab Shanty Restaurant

    A variety of Seafood and more.

  • The Pelham Parkway Times

    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.

  • The Point CDC Theatre

    The Point CDC Theater is a lively 100-seat, Black Box performance venue. This versatile 352 square foot performance space can be adapted to meet the needs of many types of performing and visual arts events.

  • The Point Community Development Corporation

    THE POINT is an emergent non-profit organization dedicated to youth development and the cultural andeconomic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.

  • The Political Graveyard: Bronx County

    Comprehensive list of politicians who were born, lived, or died in Bronx County. Also arranged by cemetary or memorial site.

  • The Preservation League of Staten Island

    Since its organization in 1977, the Preservation League of Staten Island has supported the preservation of Staten Island's historic built environment through a variety of activities.

  • The Riverdale Garden

    The Riverdale Garden welcomes you with a comfortable fine dining experience in the tree-lined Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York.

  • The Riverdale Review

    Covers the community of Riverdale. Website includes a one-year archive of previous issues.

  • The Soundart Foundation

    Presenting a series of concerts in New York City featuring music in open forms often involving electronics, graphic notation, performance art, fluxus, computers, and other experimental forms.

  • The Staten Island Historian 1938-2002

    Index to the Staten Island Historical Society's publication "The Staten Island Historian". Contains hundreds of articles about Staten Island history and is available on Staten Island at the St. George Library Center and the Staten Island Historical Society Library at Historic Richmond Town. (PDF Format)

  • The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

    Learn the history of these national monuments and find visitor information such as hours of operation, ferry schedules and other practical details.

  • The Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904-1984

    A comprehensive history of tenant organizing in Manhattan, from the first World War through the 1980's.

  • The Tenement As History And Housing
  • The Tenement House Act (1901)
  • The Trees of Historic Richmond Town

    The Winter/Spring 2001 issue of the Staten Island Historian describing the development of forests and agricultural trees in Historic Richmond Town and on Staten Island.

  • The Village Light Opera Group of New York City

    Twice a year this amateur group puts together a very professional operetta or musical play, often from the repertoire of Gilbert and Sullivan. Whether you want to join the production activities or simply enjoy the shows, the VLOG is certain to entertain you. Information is provided on upcoming events and past performances.

  • The Waterfront Museum

    Provides information on the history of the museum and the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, links to ongoing programs and a bibliography of Brooklyn-related books.

  • Theater.com

    Theater.com is one of the most comprehensive destinations for live theater on the Internet. The site also features theater reviews, interviews, visual exerpts, show synopses, online ticket purchasing, and more.

  • Thoreau's Staten Island Experience

    An article about Henry David Thoreau's stay on Staten Island from "Literary Traveler".

  • Timeline of Maritime New York 1524-1860

    Important events in the history of New York Harbor and vicinity.

  • TKTS/Theater Development Fund

    Theatre Development Fund is the largest not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts in the country.TDF's website offers information on TKTS booths, TDF vouchers, ticket programs and more.

  • Tottenville Businesses of the Past

    An article from the Staten Island Register by Angie Mangino

  • Tottenville Businesses of the Past: Part 2

    The second part of Angie Mangino's article.

  • Town School
  • Townhouse Tours

    Distinctive ways to get to know New York. Description and schedule of upcoming tours with online reservations.

  • Transportation Alternatives

    Manhattan based non-profit advocacy organization for cyclists and pedestrians.

  • Travel Advisories for Bridges and Tunnels

    Travel advisories provided by the MTA.

  • Trevor Day School
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Working conditions exposed [1911].

  • Tug Pegasus Preservation Project

    Users can learn about the history of the tugboat Pegasus, built in 1907, current programs for children and teens, view photographs of the boat and link to tugboat related sites.

  • Turtle Bay

    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.

  • United Bronx Parents, Inc.

    Not-for-profit community-grown human services agency providing a variety of social services in the South Bronx community and on a city-wide basis.

  • United Nations International School
  • United States House of Representatives - 13th District of New York, Staten Island

    Contact Representative McMahon, explore his legislative initiatives, or read his biography.

  • United States Merchant Marine Academy

    The mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy is: "To educate and graduate professional officers and leaders of honor and integrity, who are dedicated to serving the economic and defense interests of the United States in our Armed Forces and Merchant Marine...." Located at King's Point, New York, the Academy has an extensive museum of maritime art and artifacts.

  • United States Senate

    More information on Kirsten Gillibrand or Charles Schumer. Select New York from the menu of states, or by picking their name from an alphabetical list.

  • United States Supreme Court

    Locate information on your favorite Supreme Court Justice, or on a recent opinion.

  • University Neighborhood Housing Program

    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.

  • US Army Corps of Engineers: New York District

    Learn about the history, mission, and current projects of the army corps. The site also provides information on geospatial data systems and activities in the New York District

  • USGS Studies in the New York Bight

    Includes information from the US Geological Survey's studies on Geologic Background, Sea Floor Maps, Fate of Pollutants, Sand Resources, Circulation, Coastal Vulnerability, and the Historic Area Remediation Site in the New York Bight Area.

  • Van Cortlandt House Museum

    Van Cortlandt House located in Van Cortlandt Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its interior and exterior are designated New York City Landmarks.

  • Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Historic Overview

    History, statistics, and photos of the bridge.

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center Medical and General Library
  • Village Vanguard

    Described as the "Carnegie Hall of Jazz clubs" and "The Mecca of Hip", the Village Vanguard has servered as the heart and soul of live jazz in Manhattan for many years.

  • Village Voice: New York City Guide

    This guide features cultural and entertainment events and more in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. It covers both commercial and non-commercial activities and is searchable by category, day, and borough.

  • Vital Records Application Forms

    Vital Records application forms from the Official New York City Website.

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