New York
City Online Information
Main
Page: www.nycphotography.com
This compilation of New York City online resources was created in 2005 and is meant to be a useful selection of recommended things, places and perspectives. New York City has the kind of historical and cultural depth that’s melded with a state of near constant flux thus making it the one of the most dynamic, sophisticated and intense cities in the world.
For observer or participant the NYC experience
is always enhanced if one remains aware of one’s surroundings and its possibilities.
New
York City’s Current Weather
New
York City’s weather from Yahoo Weather.
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USNY0996_f.html
CNN
New York’s Weather. http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp?locCode=NYC
New York Area’s weather.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/
Official New York City
Websites
NYC.gov
is the official website of the City of New York. Here you can find information
for visitors to New York City, living in New York City, doing business in
New York and the government of New York City. http://home.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?front_door=true
NYC & Company
is official New York City tourism promotion organization.
http://www.nycvisit.com/home/index.cfm
The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/
The New York Observer
is one of the independent voices of New York City newspapers.
The New York Daily
News offers a middle of the road view of New York City news.
The New York Post,
the newspaper with the most striking headlines.
Newsday; the newspaper for the city’s outlying
areas including Queens and Long Island.
The Village Voice
has been a longtime bastion of liberal bohemian thought:
Ask A New Yorker.
Good mix of local insights and listings.
PAPERMAG online.
Reading it could make you feel somewhat hipper. http://www.papermag.com/
Newslink, an online
resource for all the New York region news outlets.
http://newslink.org/nynews.html
New York Newspapers
has online listing on New York State newspapers.
http://www.50states.com/news/newyork.htm
The New York Public
Library system is the city great institution that has provided sanctuary
for millions of seekers of knowledge.
Museum of the City
of New York. http://www.mcny.org/Exhibitions/abbott/abbott.htm
The New York
Times
The world famous New York Times states
its dedication to delivering “All the News That’s Fit to Print” on its masthead.
The New York Times is more than just a city newspaper, it is considered
by many to be the chronicle of New York City life and events. It
includes news and events from other places but in particular it is fixated
on the daily documentation of this city’s complex and fascinating existence.
Most New Yorkers know that any mention
of them in “The Times” (as most New Yorkers call it) means that they are
forever part of the city’s history, at least in print and therefore they
most certainly did exist. “The Times” also delights in recording
the machinations of the city’s numerous holders of power, the big money
institutions, grandstanding “visionaries”, municipal politicos, the entanglements
of power and corruption and the unceasingly sought after self aggrandizing,
glorious, seemingly eternal metropolitan legacy of being considered a noteworthy
New Yorker.
A great deal of the New York Times staff’s
energy seems to be directed at trying to maintain the paramount position
as arbiter of social, political, artistic and financial trends and status
in New York City. This Sisyphean challenge requires that the newspaper’s
relevance to the stratas of power remain beyond reproach. Thus the city’s
chronicler itself needs to fashion its place and legitimacy within the city’s
society and the world itself on a daily basis, just like so many other New
Yorkers.
The fact that there are so many different
sections in the New York Times everyday seems almost ridiculously wasteful.
But there seems to be an enormous audience of millions and millions
who want their “House & Home” section, their “Circuits” section, their
“Science” section, their “Dining Out’” section, their “Styles” section and
so on. And why is that? one might well ask, “Why do they need all these
sections?.” Well the reason is “because they’re there” and secondly because
“their being there” makes anything printed in them “official” meaning whatever
it is in that issue or section has been historically recorded as being legitimate
and noteworthy for the moment and for the sake of posterity. The “City”
section is of particular importance because it illuminates many of the up
and coming trends and personalities in New York City and presents small,
sharp vignettes of the many eccentric existences that somehow thrive within
the teeming somewhat jaded metropolis.
All these special sections coupled with
the epic length and width of the New York Times combines to make it a cumbersome
read on the subway and elsewhere. Hence the need for all New York Times
reading subway readers to learn how to do the “subway fold” so as not to
intrude on the brittle personal space of their fellow subway passengers.
The “subway fold” has not been learnt by most of the city’s internet generation,
tourists and out-of-towner types. Here’s a basic primer on the “subway fold”
to help impress fellow straphangers, strangers and tourists: Fold a New York Times section
in half vertically, then fold back each page as needed and then fold horizontally
to make it quarter size. Unfold, refold half size, quarter-size, repeat
as needed.
By W.T. Zarak, New York City 2005
New
York City Travel, Transportation & Subways, Buses News & Info
Lonely Planet Guide
to New York City. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_america/new_york_city/
Fodor’s Travel Guide
to New York City. http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=new_york_city%40111
New York City Subway
Map. http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/subway/SubwayMap.gif
Metropolitan Transit
Authority’s Manhattan Bus Route Information.
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/bus/mhtnsch.htm
The official website
of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Includes subway maps and service
advisories. Click here: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/
New York City Subway
Resources has a ton of information about the NYC underground.
Click here: http://www.nycsubway.org/index.html
New York Department
of Transportation official site. http://www.dot.state.ny.us/
New York Travel Information.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/ny.htm
NYC Alternate Side
Parking Rules Calendar. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/scrintro.html
Non-expert travel
advice for NYC visitors.
Click here: http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/the_nonexpert_when_in_manhattan.php
Everything New York.
Guide for NYC things. http://www.everythingny.com/
New York City Bicycling
Coalition has a ton of useful info for bikers.
Click here: http://www.nybc.net/
Manhattan Carriage
Co. Horse & Carriage rides. http://www.ajnfineart.com/mcc.html
Manhattan Rickshaw.
Pedicabs for hire. http://www.manhattanrickshaw.com/
Transportation Alternatives
site has bicycling maps etc.
Click here : http://www.transalt.org/info/maps.html
New York City Downtown
Boathouse. http://www.downtownboathouse.org/links.html
New York City ferry.
http://www.nywaterway.com/
Newyorkology. NYC
travel tips collection. http://www.newyorkology.com/index.html
Inexpensive Hotels List. http://www.vortexhealing.com/hotels-newyork1.html
Central
Park website with info about events, sporting activities, history and photos.
http://www.centralpark.org/
Empire
State Building website. http://www.esbnyc.com/modules/leasing_popup.cfm
Carnegie
Hall. http://www.carnegiehall.org/jsps/intro.jsp
New
York City Beaches.
http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=361
New
York City Ballet. http://www.nycballet.com/programs/reference.html
NYC
Events Guide. Click here: http://new.york.eventguide.com/
Guide
to NYC Argentine Tango Venues. http://www.newyorktango.com/
International
Center for Photography. http://www.icp.org/
New
York Historical Society. http://www.nyhistory.org/store.html
National
Parks Service official website for the Statue of Liberty. http://www.nps.gov/stli/
National
Parks Service list of historic sites including Teddy Roosevelt’s Birthplace.
http://www.nps.gov/masi/
Free
Events & Things to Do in New York City
Even though we live
in one of the most expensive cities in the world. New York City has several
institution and organizations dedicated to making events available to the
public with no admission fee. Below is a listing of many of these surveyed
in 2005, which are of course subject to change.
Club Free Time. Listing
of free events around New York City. http://www.clubfreetime.com/new_york.asp
New York Metro Guide
Freebie Events Calendar. http://www.newyorkmetro.com/urban/guides/summerfun/summerfreebies/
The Public Theatre’s
Shakespeare in the Park. http://www.publictheater.org/sicp/home.cfm
New York City Parades
and Annual Events. http://www.carnaval.com/cityguides/newyork/parades.htm#April
NYC Literary Events.
Readings around town. http://www.livejournal.com/community/nyc_lit_events/
Free New York TV
Shows Tickets. http://www.nytix.com/index.html
Bernard College Center
for Research on Women Events Listing.
http://www.barnard.edu/bcrw/events.htm#apr
Chekhov’s Mistress.
Literary events at NYC’s independent bookstores. http://www.chekhovsmistress.com/reading_railroad_events/index.html
New York City Street
Fairs Calendar. Seasonal calendar.
http://www.nycstreetfairs.com/sched.html
Scandinavia House.
All events & exhibitions are free and open to the public. http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/programs.html
Recycling Items Organization.
Wasteth not. http://www.recyclethisnyc.org/
Learning Leaders.
Volunteers helping NYC school students with studies. http://www.learningleaders.org/
Volunteer NYC. The Mayor’s Volunteer Center. http://www.volunteernyc.org/volunteer/
NYC
Maps with full Manhattan and individual neighborhood maps. http://www.cityguidemagazine.com/nycmaps.html
Manhattan
Address Locator. http://www.manhattanaddress.com/
NYC
and Region Map. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/new_york_city.jpg
U.S.
Postal Service Zip Code Locator. Just input street address. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
New
York Area Topographic Map. http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/ny.gif
Interactive
NYC & Region Map.
http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse?lon=-74&lat=40.75&wid=.2&ht=.2
New
York Public Library’s Collection of NYC Map Archives. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/map/mapping.html
Map
Quest. http://www.mapquest.com/
Digital
Map of New York with sociological categories.
http://130.166.124.2/nypage1.html
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Chinatown |
Little Italy |
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Upper Westside. http://www.nysite.com/index.html
Upper Eastside. http://www.uppereast.com/newyorklinks.html
Little Italy. http://www.littleitalynyc.com/
East Village. http://www.east-village.com/
Lower Manhattan Cultural
Council http://www.lmcc.net/
Lower Manhattan Info.
http://www.lowermanhattan.info/
Times Square Shopping
etc. http://www.timessquare.com/shopping/
Northern Manhattan
Info. http://www.columbia.edu/~nad7/neighborhood/
Turtle Bay. http://www.turtlebay-nyc.org/places.html
Historic Five Points
Site. http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm
East Harlem Information and Resources. http://www.east-harlem.com/index.htm
Harlem History. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/iraas/harlem/
New
York, New York, (Song Lyrics)
http://www.brave.com/bo/lyrics/nyny.htm
Inexpensive
New York City Food, Accommodation, etc.
Many
things like food, drink and accommodation are not likely to be absolutely
free in Fun City but less expensive options for these can still be found.
Chinatown remains the premier neighborhood for less expensive dining with
some fine establishments with great deals. It is highly recommended that
the inquiring diner explore beyond Mott Street by going further towards
East Broadway and beyond.
Cheap New York Thrills.
Listings for inexpensive things
to do in NYC. http://www.thelivingweb.net/cheap_ny_thrills.html
Cheapo New York.
Another set of listings for inexpensive living & visiting in NYC. http://www.cheapotravel.com/ny/
Menu Pages for Diners
& Coffee Shops. http://www.menupages.com/restaurants.asp?areaid=0&cuisineid=22
Coffee Shops &
Diners Listing.
http://newyork.citysearch.com/find/results/new_york_ny/coffee_shops_diners/1.html?flavor_id=2
Museums
& Other NYC Places & Events of Interest
The
Frick museum http://www.frick.org/
Film
Forum. Great NYC cinema house. http://www.filmforum.org/
AAF
Contemporary Art Fair. ehttp://www.aafnyc.com/
The
New York Society Library. Founded
in 1754. http://www.nysoclib.org/
Children’s
Museum of Manhattan. http://www.cmom.org/
Children’s
Museum of the Arts. http://www.cmany.org/
Great Art NYU Gallery.
http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/
American Indian Community
House. http://www.aich.org/index2.htm
The New York City
Chinese Cultural Center. http://www.chinesedance.org/
The Municipal Art
Society of New York. http://www.mas.org/Events/tours.cfm
Scandinavia House.
Nordic cultural center in Manhattan. http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/programs.html
The Japan Society.
http://www.japansociety.org/events/
Merchant’s House
Museum. Historically preserved 19th century home in the Village.
http://www.merchantshouse.com/a_calendar.htm
Irish Arts Center.
http://www.irishartscenter.org/
Center for Traditional
Music and Dance. http://www.ctmd.org/pages/mission.html
City Lore. Organization
dedicated to conveying the richness of New York City’s cultural history.
http://www.citylore.org/
Onassis Cultural
Center. http://www.onassisusa.org/onassis.art.alexander_the_great.2004.shtml
Rubin Museum of Art.
http://www.rmanyc.org/
American Craft Museum.
http://www.americancraftmuseum.org/
El Museo Del Barrio.
Caribbean and Latin American Culture. http://www.elmuseo.org/
The Ukrainian Museum.
http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/perm.html
Volunteer Lawyers
for the Arts. http://www.vlany.org/
Art Dealer Association
of America. New York City Galleries.http://www.artdealers.org/exhibitions/newyork.uptown70s.html
The Alternative Museum.
Cyberspace based online museum. http://www.alternativemuseum.org/
Whitney Museum of
American Art. http://www.whitney.org/index.php
Lincoln Center for
the Performing Arts. http://www.lincolncenter.org/default.asp?version=to
Chelsea Art Museum.
http://chelseaartmuseum.org/events/2005/medialiteracy/
Harlem Jazz Photo.
Explore jazz history through one photograph. http://www.harlem.org/
New York River to
River Festival. http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/
Museum of American
Illustration. http://www.societyillustrators.org/info.html
Arts Business Council.
http://www.artsandbusiness.org/home.htm
New York Arts Program.
Support for students in the arts. http://www.newyorkartsprogram.org/about.html
Materials for the
Arts. Provide art supplies for education.
http://www.mfta.org/about_us.php?PHPSESSID=3d69b03cd72a7f564fec8294bc3bbd96
Blue Heron Arts Center
and Theatre. http://www.blueheron-nyc.org/
James Graham and
Sons. Manhattan arts gallery established in 1857. http://www.jamesgrahamandsons.com/
Galapagos Art Space.
Many free arts performance events.
http://www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html
Arts New Online.
Arts Reporting. http://www.artnewsonline.com/index.cfm
Columbia University
Events Calendar. http://calendar.columbia.edu/arts.html
Graduate Center,
City of New York Events Calendar. http://www.gc.cuny.edu/calendar_of_events/
Long Island City
Web page. http://www.licweb.com/
The Elliot Smith
Gallery. http://www.elliot-smith.com/
AXA Art Gallery.
Seventh Avenue and 51st Street. http://www.axa-art.com/gallery/2004-12/
Feast of San Gennaro
Street Fair in Little Italy. http://www.sangennaro.org/event.htm
New York City Badminton
Club. http://www.nycbadminton.com/
The Mark Twain Circle
of New York. http://salwen.com/mtahome.html
New School Lecture
& Events Calendar. http://www.nsu.newschool.edu/02_special.htm
New York Academy
of the Sciences. Many interesting events. http://www.nyas.org/about/newsDetails.asp?newsID=146&year=2004
Doll and Toy Museum
of New York. http://www.dollandtoymuseumofnyc.org/
Aesthetic Realism
Foundation of New York. http://www.aestheticrealism.org/events2.htm
Lonely Planet Guide
to New York City.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_america/new_york_city/printable.htm
New
York Arm Wrestling Events. http://www.nycarms.com/Images/03_19_05_AppleGrapple/031905_Details.htm
New York City
Art Galleries, Cultural Organizations
Agora Gallery in Soho & Chelsea. http://www.agora-gallery.com/
New
York Art World. http://www.newyorkartworld.com/
Online
Art Gallery. http://www.webgallerynyc.com/
The
Kitchen; Music, Dance, Video, Film, Literature, etc. http://www.thekitchen.org/
Dia
Arts Foundation. http://www.diacenter.org/
Great
Art Gallery NYU. http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/
Municipal
Art Society. Lots of interesting ongoing NYC cultural history. http://www.mas.org/
Contemporary
African Art Gallery. http://www.contempafricanart.com/
Ronin
Gallery; Largest U.S. Collection of Woodblock Prints. http://www.japancollection.com/
White
Columns Gallery. http://www.whitecolumns.org/
American
Indian Community House Gallery. http://www.aich.org/gallery/exhibiti.htm
Asian
Art.Com. Nice summary of current Asian art goings on. http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/aany2004/
Art
Daily.Com; Nicely produced online art news, a great resource. http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp
Paul
Rogers 9W Gallery. http://www.paulrodgers9w.com/
Adelson
Galleries. Period to Modern American Impressionism and Realism. http://www.adelsongalleries.com/
Museum
of Comic & Cartoon Art. http://www.moccany.org/index.html
Dollhaus Art Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
http://www.dollhaus.org/
Eyewash
Gallery. A migratory gallery with exhibits throughout NYC. http://www.home.earthlink.net/~larryeyewash/
C
R G Gallery. http://www.crggallery.com/
Lehmann
Maupin Gallery. http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/home.html
Pace
Wildenstein Gallery. http://www.pacewildenstein.com/
Brent
Sikkema Gallery. http://www.brentsikkema.com/
Sperone
Westwater Gallery. http://www.speronewestwater.com/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
David
Zwirner Gallery. http://www.davidzwirner.com/
Caren Golden Gallery. http://www.carengoldenfineart.com/
Throck
Morton gallery http://www.throckmorton-nyc.com/
Neue
Galerie, Museum for German & Austrian Art. http://www.neuegalerie.org/neue.html
Tibet
House. http://www.tibethouse.org/
E
& J Frankel, Antique Asian and Chinese Art. Click here: http://www.ejfrankel.com/
Louder
Arts Project. Poetry Slams etc. http://www.louderarts.com/
Manhattan
Theatre Source. A Non-profit Organization for Off-Broadway Theatre. http://www.theatresource.org/
Society
of Illustrators. Founded in
February 1, 1901. http://www.societyillustrators.org/
Chisolm
Larsson Gallery. Vintage posters. http://www.chisholm-poster.com/
Jane
Kahan Gallery. Olde masters. http://janekahan.com/
Allen
Koltz Gallery. Fine black & white photography. http://photocollect.com/
OK
Hariss Gallery in Soho. http://www.okharris.com/
Aerial
Myerowitza Gallery. Photography exhibitions. http://www.arielmeyerowitzgallery.com/main.html
Bonnie
Berubi Gallery. Photography exhibitions. http://www.bonnibenrubi.com/
Bruce
Silverstein Gallery. Wide range of photographers. http://www.brucesilverstein.com/
Daniel
Cooney Fine Art Gallery. http://www.danielcooneyfineart.com/
Edwynn
Houk Gallery. http://www.houkgallery.com/
E3
Gallery with Mary Fahey. Photography
and paintings. http://www.e3gallery.com/
Foley
Gallery. http://foleygallery.com/
Gitterman
Gallery. http://gittermangallery.com/html/home.asp
Howard
Schickler Fine Art. Photography collections. http://www.schicklerart.com/
Hunter
Fox Fine Art Photography. http://64.23.103.76/
In
Camera Gallery. Photography exhibitions. http://www.incameragallery.com/
John
Stevenson Gallery. Photo Gallery. http://www.johnstevenson-gallery.com/
Julie
Saul Gallery. Photography and misc. art. http://www.saulgallery.com/
Keith
de Lellis Gallery. http://www.keithdelellisgallery.com/indexHomeFrame.html
Kent
Gallery. http://www.kentgallery.com/
Lawrence
Miller Gallery. Fine art and contemporary photography. http://www.laurencemillergallery.com/
Leica
Gallery. Fine photography. http://www.leica-camera.com/kultur/galerie/nyc/index_e.html
Ricco Maresca