New York Get-Aways — and more
Places of Interest
— Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy: brooklynbridgepark.org
— Central Park Conservancy: centralparknyc.org
— Coney Island: www.coneyisland.com/tourism.shtml
— Governors Island: www.nyharborparks.org/visit/gois.html
The houses in Nolan Park on Governors Island
are distinctive by their bright yellow color.
Several of these houses are open to the public
with art exhibits during the public access season.
— Harlem One Stop: harlemonestop.com
— placeMATTERS: placematters.net (a joint project of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society)
— Prospect Park: prospectpark.org
— Riverside Park: www.riversideparkfund.org/
Museums
 Much-loved whale at
Museum of Natural History
— American Museum of Natural History: www.amnh.org/
— Brooklyn Historical Society: brooklynhistory.org
— Brooklyn Museum: www.brooklynmuseum.org/
— Guggenheim Museum: www.guggenheim.org/
— Metropolitan Museum www.metmuseum.org/
— Museum of City of New York www.mcny.org
— Museum of Modern Art: www.moma.org/
— National Academy of Design: www.nationalacademy.org/
— New-York Historical Society nyhistory.org
— Queens museum of Art. www.queensmuseum.org
— Transit Museum nycsubway.org
— Whitney Museum of American Art: www.whitney.org/
— and lots more museums!: www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.html
Tours, Lectures, Lore
— Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment: bcue.org
— Bronx River Alliance: bronxriver.org
— Bus & Walking Tours (Justin Ferate. Register to receive communications regarding NYC history, events, more. Highly recommended by Louis Kleinman): justinsnewyork.com
— Center for the Living City: www.centerforthelivingcity.org/
— City Lore: citylore.org
— Gotham Center for New York City History (sponsored by CUNY Graduate Center): gothamcenter.org
— Gowanus Dreders Canoe Club: gowanuscanal.org
— NYC Depart of Parks & Recreation: greenapplecorps.com
— Green-Wood Cemetary: green-wood.com
— Harlem Discover (Harlem Chamber of Commerce): harlemdiscover.com
— Historic Districts council (advocacy org): hdc.org
— Historic House Trust: historichousetrust.org
— LandmarkWest! iiPhone walking tour app for UWS:Click here to download the app for free. NEW
— Park West Block Association: landmark76.org
— Municipal Arts Society: mas.org
— Newtown Creek Alliance: newtowncreekalliance.org
— Photowalks: nyc-architecture.com
Historic House Trust:
The Morris-Jumel Mansion in
Washington Heights is the oldest
house in the borough
of Manhattan.
History & Architecture
See also: Resources: Environment & Preservation
— Forgotten New York: forgotten-ny.com
— General Society of Mechanics & Tradesman (NYC architectural presentations): generalsociety.org
— Greater Astoria Historical Society: astorialic.org
— Roosevelt Island Historical Society: www.rihs.us
— New York Architecture: www.nyc-architecture.com 
Forgotten New York:
This sylvan setting is in the Riverdale area.
Delafield Avenue was named after a family
that owned large tracts of land here
in the mid 1800s.
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