Looking for audio recordings and interview transcripts of some influential New Yorkers? Look no further than the unique digital collection of Notable New Yorkers at the Oral History Research Office of the Columbia University Libraries, collected from 1955-2001. This special collection includes interviews with influential figures such as Frances Perkins, Kenneth Clark, and Ed Koch. […]
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NYC Green Book Online
The New York City's Green Book, a staple for directory information on city agencies, offices, boards, and commissions, is now "greener" than before! Beginning this year, the publication is available online – NYC Green Book Online – with searchable, up-to-date city directory information. Need a historical directory? Columbia Libraries has a collection of previous editions […]
NYC Election Research
Looking for research on NYC elections and campaign finance information? Try these sites! New York City Board of Elections website provides: election calendars of upcoming elections Commissioners of Elections meeting minutes district maps for all five counties election results and statistics for primary, special, and general election results going back to 1999 New York City Campaign […]
Independent Budget Office of NYC
Looking for non-partisan information about the city’s budget? The Independent Budget Office (IBO) is a great source! Find spending information and fiscal history, budget basics, including Understanding New York City’s Budget, economic forecasts, federal and state aid, and more. […]
Labor Day Stats
Did you know: the first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City? the mean travel time to work for New Yorkers is 39.2 minutes? there are currently 153.2 million people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force? Find these […]
NYT & WNYC to Launch SchoolBook
A new project – SchoolBook – will launch on September 7th, 2011 – a collaboration of the New York Times and WNYC, which will be a site offering daily news, data, and discussion about New York City schools, including customized pages for each of the 1,700 pubic schools and 800 private schools in the city. […]
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 […]