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Fitness classes, spinning, yoga, swimming, basketball, racquetball and more.

Wonderful photos and walking tours of Manhattan's gargoyles and other architectural ornaments.

A complete inventory of existing underground stations in the New York area that are not in use.

The collection contains over 485,000 volumes, including books, journals, pamphlets, and reprints and is rich in retrospective materials, some dating to the 15th century. Major topics covered in the collection are zoology, geology and mineral sciences, paleontology, history of science, anthropology and astronomy.

Excerpted from William Dean Howells *Impressions and Experiences* [1896].

Aperture is a not-for-profit public foundation devoted to photography and related visual arts.

Gallery Guide is the most comprehensive source of gallery and museum exhibitions nationwide. It has established a highly respectable place in the art world by providing a targeted audience (museums, art galleries, collectors, curators, journalists, art dealers, bookstores, art fairs, and the general art enthusiasts) with the most up to date information pertaining to the art world. The site contains an online version of Gallery Guide magazine.

Artists Space was founded in 1972 to support contemporary artists working in the visual arts, including video, electronic media, performance, architecture and design. See the Submisssions link under Exhibitions.

Links from NYC's Parks Department to baseball, tennis, skating, basketball, swimming pools, beaches, and golf. Find out how to reserve a ball field or court in NYC.

The official website for Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World, features the club's schedule, menu, CDs and a history of this important jazz landmark.

The Branch Libraries in the Manhattan Borough offer many standard educational resources in their Reference and Circulating collections. All Manhattan Branch Libraries will have the following titles available to the public in their non circulating Reference collections: The College Handbook REF 378.1057 C Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees REF 378 I

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.

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.

Manhattan is, after all, an island. One of the best ways to see and learn about it is to circle it on a boat. Investigate this opportunity and other adventures on the harbor offered by Circle Line Tours.

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

23 Sephardic Jews seek asylum in New Amsterdam [1654] and later form first congregation.

The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design.

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 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.

The toll paying system used for New York's tunnels, bridges and highways. Sign up and account information. Links to automobile related sites.

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

The official site for this skyline landmark.

A NYC Department of Transportation site listing public and privately owned ferries to and from New York City.

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

Archaeologists and historians rediscover a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

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.

Daily motorcoach service between Manhattan and Long Island beaches.

An exhibition from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture that includes a timeline, biographies, a section for teachers and other information about the African American community in Harlem.

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.

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

Jazz at Lincoln Center is the world's largest not-for-profit arts organization committed to promoting the appreciation and understanding of jazz through performance, education, and preservation.

Getting to and from JFK, getting around JFK, airlines, terminal services, services for travelers with disabilities, links to other airports around the country and the world, and information on helicopter travel.

The New York Knickerbockers, known as the Knicks, are one of only two charter members of the National Basketball Association still in their original cities (the other being the Boston Celtics).

Getting to and from LaGuardia, getting around LaGuardia, airlines, terminal services, services for travelers with disabilities, links to other airports around the country and the world, and information on helicopter travel.

Landmark West! Is a non-profit community group working to preserve the best of the Upper West Side. Newsletter of this group published on-line. Great map of all the current and hopefully future landmark buildings, monuments, etc. on the Upper West Side.

As part of the New York Institute, the library's mission is to "provide and preserve source material and services to support research on the collective history and culture of German-speaking Jewry." It includes a Family Research Department.