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ArtsJournal		Updated daily. The daily digest of arts & cultural journalism.
Metropolis Magazine		Covers architecture, culture and design. A lot of New York City material.
World Monuments Fund		World Monuments Fund is a New York-based non-profit dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered works of historic art and architecture around the world. The World Monuments Watch, a program of World Monuments Fund, issues the List of 100 Most Endangered Sites every other year.
Gotham Gazette		NYC News and Policy: ublished each weekday by the Citizens Union Foundation
Amusement Business		The International entertainment & Amusement Industry Newsweekly
NYRock		Rock & roll served up New York City style. Full-length RealAudio and RealVideo clips. Some news that's fit to print, some that's not. Gossip, slander and more.
New York City History		NYChistory.org includes information about the collections of 45 institutions and agencies in New York City's five boroughs. This site was inspired by the 100th anniversary of the consolidation of Greater New York, celebrated in 1998.
The Town Crier		The Town Crier is an active forum of educators, historians, students, researchers and journalists with one common interest: Early America.
Gangs of New York		Profiles of some of the city's early gangs.
The Lost Museum		The Lost Museum is an intellectual and spatial exploration of P. T. Barnum's American Museum. Barnum's American Museum was destroyed on July 13th, 1865 in one of the most spectacular fires in New York City's history. No one knows for certain who or what caused the fire.
Museum of the City of New York		online museum
The American Museum of Natural History		online museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art		online museum
Museum of Modern Art		online museum
Columbia University		Links to a wide range of New York City sites on the web
Archivists Round Table		A not-for-profit organization representing a diverse group of more than 330 archivists, librarians, and records managers in the New York metropolitan area. It is one of the largest local organizations of its kind in the United States with members representing more than 160 repositories.
New York City Convention & Visitor's Bureau		online guide to the city
New York City Subway Resources		Independently run site about all things New York City transit and history
New York City dot com		Arts, attractions, government, hotels, music, nightlife, real estate, restaurants, shop, sports, theater and visitor guide
NY.com		NY.com provides 24-7 access to the city that never sleeps with over 1,000 pages of ever-changing content and helpful online reservation systems. This free resource provides vital information to visitors and residents alike; from NYC history to local news.
New York City Tourist		Attractions, Broadway, dining, hotels, maps, museums, shopping and tours
New York Road Runners		These are the folks who produce the New York City Marathon.
Statue of Liberty Collector's Club		Everything you will want to know about the Statue of Liberty, it's past and future.
History of New York & "B" and "D" of Jazz Artists in New York		If you like jazz, this page is one of the best timelines we've seen, combining the history of jazz and the history of New York City. Very comprehensive and lovingly prepared.
New York Public Library Exhibition		In pictures and text, the story of how the population moved uptown away from lower Manhattan. Lots of good images. "Moving Uptown"
Forgotton NY		Wonderful site with details, details, details about all things in NYC's past and present. Continuously updated by passionate people.
Gotham Center		The Gotham Center's goal will be to boost the visibility - for citizens, tourists and students - of New York's badly under-appreciated and under-developed historical assets. Hosted by one of the authors of the Pulitzer prize winning book: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
New York City Subway Resources		Mainly subway nostalgia and minutiae." Not the site for fares and schedules (that's mta.nyc.ny.us) but offers historically interesting, out of the way information about the subway system. Includes features like a line by line visual tour.
New York State History		Covers the wide range of the state's history. Lists historians available online.
World Trade Center Living Archive		Hosted by the author of Divided We Stand, A Biography of New York's World Trade Center, should be better maintained than it is here in January 2002, but there is hope.
Nosh News		Chronicles NYC's ethnic neighborhoods and where to eat and shop. Profiles best, most interesting and fun fun markets and eateries in ethnic neighborhoods.
The Seneca Village Story		New York Historical Society's account of this village formerly located in what became Central Park, re-discovered just a few years ago.
Preserve & Protect		A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the World Wide Web for Historic Preservation and Environmental Protection Organizations.
Clinton Chronicle		All about the area of NYC that used to be known as Hell's Kitchen. Personally, I like Hell's Kitchen better.
IKONOS images taken from space		Attack on America gallery of photos, World Trade Center, Pentagon.
New Yawk		Advertises itself: Soon to Be New York City's Leading Link Directory A New Web Site In the Works. Not so sure . . .
Gotham Terror		A fellow named Vincent has been effected by the events of September 11. He has created this site as a memorial and a page of resources related to terrorism.
The Political Graveyard		The website that tells where the dead politicians are buried. Hey, everyone has a hobby.
Movie Maker		Online version of the industry magazine. If you are not involved in the industry, this site provides a sneak peek into this entertainment profession.
Cheapnights		The Rough Guide to Accommodation in New York City. Book online.
Layover		Everything you buy rides on a truck. This site is about the professional trucking industry. For those of you who have never thought about this business, this site is just a bit interesting.
Webmaster World		If you are interested in technology issues about running a website.
NYC "Firsts" or Things Invented Here
First home electrified		Thomas Edison provides a generator and household electricity for JP Morgan on Madison Avenue.
First ship electrified		The Columbia installation became the first commercial order for Edison's light bulb. The ship was launched in February 1880 and sailed to New York where the electrical equipment was installed.
First cross-dressing governor		Lord Cornbury liked to wear his wife's clothing
First trascontinental telephone call		The first transcontinental telephone line opened between New York City and San Francisco. Phone call made by Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson.
First passenger elevator installed		The first passenger elevator was installed by Otis in New York in 1857.
First skyscraper		Everything about skyscrapers is chronicled here.
First elevated train track		World's first elevated railcar ran on tracks between Prince and 14th streets.
First Black Chess Grandmaster		Of the 85,000 members of the United States Chess Federation, 45 are grandmasters, including 10 in the New York City area.
First children's museum		. . . in Brooklyn! 1899
		The world's first successful steamboat run was from New York City to Albany
First steel suspension bridge		The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the great engineering milestones of the 19th century. Opened in 1883, it ranks among the world's first great suspension spans.
First theater for jazz		Mayor Giuliani said, "The recently unveiled plans for Jazz at Lincoln Center's new home in Columbus Circle, Frederick P. Rose Hall, will make New York City home to the world's first performing arts center designed specifically for jazz."
First fraternity flag		First fraternity to design and fly a characteristic flag. Theta Delta Chi: The flag was first flown from the Astor House in New York City, February 1870, and had a blue field with three black letters edged in white. Brother F. I. Vald'es, Pi Deuteron, 1886, redesigned the flag. At the 1888 convention in New York City, brother Vald'es' design was officially adopted with slight modification.
First comic book museum		World's first comic book museum
First desktop flat-panel monitor		PixelVision deploys the world's first large, color, high resolution, desktop flat-panel monitors on a trading floor in New York City.
First premature infant center		The world's first center for the study and care of premature infants
Seamboat Willy premieres		The world's first fully synchronized sound cartoon, Walt Disney's Steamboat Willy, starring Mickey Mouse, premieres at the Colony Theatre in New York City.
Rainforest-friendly guitar premieres		The world's first environmentally friendly "smartwood" guitars premiere at sold-out concert to benefit the Rainforest Alliance
First electronic musical instrument		The remarkable story of Leon Theremin, a Russian-born inventor whose adventures spanned the avant garde music world in New York City in the 1920s to the clandestine world of the KGB in the 1930s and 40s.
First speeding law		The world's first speed limit law was passed in New York City in 1652.
World's first Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in toy design		. . . at the Fashion Institute of Technology
First electronic MIDI harp		Gary Garritan
First dog playground		The dog playground-the brainchild of Bash Dibra, Celebrity Pet Trainer to the Stars, and Chairman of Pets, People & Parks-was originally intended, and approved, only for the pastoral environs of New York City's Van Cortlandt Park.
First sewing machine showroom		First Singer showroom and headquarters located at 458 Broadway, New York City.



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