Looking to search ethnic and minority newspapers? Try Ethnic NewsWatch! Ethnic NewsWatch (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates), a full-text database of newspapers and journal articles from ethnic, minority, and native press. Ethnic NewsWatch includes both English and Spanish languages titles from across the U.S., and the interface includes the ability to narrow your search […]
Category: NYC
Radical Cartography
Radical Cartography is a really cool website put together by Bill Rankin, a graduate student at Harvard University. He’s created some very interesting maps that present new ways of looking at transportation, commerce, income distribution and other topics in a variety of cities, including New York. Additionally, all of the maps, text and images on […]
Cemetery Records
More people live in New York City than any other city in the US, and, consequently, many die here as well. Some of New York’s biggest cemeteries have placed their burial records online, which can be a useful place to start looking for information on New York residents of the past. Here’s a few links […]
Stay Connected – eNYPL
Stay connected with your local library’s e-holdings! NYPL has a number of audio and ebooks available for download with a library card. Go to eNYPL – http://ebooks.nypl.org/ – 24/7. Don’t have a library card? Click here for details on how to get one or head to our neighborhood branch – Morningside Heights – to sign […]
President Bollinger on Charlie Rose Tonight!
Tune In! Columbia University President Lee Bollinger on Charlie Rose, tonight January 13th at 11:30 p.m. on PBS. […]
The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection
News from Avery! The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection was donated to Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library by Yale Robbins, Henry Robbins, and David Magier in 1986. The collection consists of over 9,200 advertising brochures, floor plans, price lists, and related materials that document residential and commercial real estate development in the five […]
NYPD Crime Statistics
You can get NYPD crime statistics both city wide and also for borough and precinct – City Wide Crime Statistics Weekly Borough and Precinct Crime Statistics Also, check out the Precinct Maps to see where each of the precincts are located. […]
NYC Board of Elections Data
Looking for past and upcoming election data for NYC? Then stay tuned to the Board of Elections in the City of New York websites: NYC Political District Maps (special note: Political Districts are different from Community Districts!) – http://vote.nyc.ny.us/maps.html Election Results & Statisticcs – http://vote.nyc.ny.us/results.html Election Calendar – http://vote.nyc.ny.us/electioncalendar.html […]