Resources
In the Resources section, you will find contact information and useful links. If you would like to suggest links, please do; send them to us at info@w75ba.org with LINKS in the subject line.
Community Organizations
 Broadway Mall Association: www.broadwaymall.org/home/
Until January, "Odalisca" by Manolo Valdés stood
on the plaza at 72nd Street, one of 16 bronze
sculptures by the artist on Broadway from Columbus Circle to 166th Street. The sculpture's subtle
forms refer to works of Henri Matisse and Pablo
Picasso. Valdés is one of the most important and respected Spanish artists working today.
Coalition for a Livable West Side: www.livablenewyork.org
West 55th Street Block Association: www.w55ba.org
West 80s Neighborhood Association:www.west80s.org/
West 104th Street Block Association: bloomingdale.org
General Interest
Almanac, World: www.infoplease.com/world.html
Businesses (reviewed by users): www.insiderpages.com/
Catalog choice (help the environment; opt out of receiving catalogs!): www.catalogchoice.org
Computer viruses and hoaxes: mcafee.com./hoax.asp and www.symantec.com/
Currency converter: www.xe.com/ucc/
Do Not Call (national registry for stopping telemarketing calls): www.donotcall.gov/
Donate, buy, or sell gently used goods: www.nyc.gov/stuffexchange
EveryBlock (NYC news pinpointed by location — business reviews, building permits, crime stats, photos, and a lot more!) nyc.everyblock.com/
Handymen: www.servicemagic.com/
Jewish Community Center: www.jccmanhattan.org/
The JCC is the only health club on
the
Upper West Side to offer free fitness & wellness
classes for both members and nonmembers.
Kid Stuff (NYC and other places, too): gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/
Map search: maps.google.com/
Neighborhood merchants support W75BA: merchantsupport
Post Office: www.usps.com/
Reference (links to just about anything you want to know) www.refdesk.com/
Restaurants (NYC, by location, cuisine — menus, prices, ratings, more) www.menupages.com/
Sports Statistics: www.infoplease.com/sports
Telephone numbers from NYS Senator Duane (PDF)
Transportation: www.straphangers.org/
Weather (local to international): www.accuweather.com/index.asp
Upper West Side neighborhood places and more: www.upperwestside-eats.com/
Upper West Side blog with links to other WS blogs: myupperwest.com/
Check out urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformations: www.snopes.com
Entertainment & Recreation
You can take a kayak out for a short 20-minute paddle inside the protected embayment in front of the boathouse on weekends and holidays from the middle of May to the middle of October, and on many weekday evenings, weather permitting.
Waterfront Alliance "Design the Edge" Project
 Environment & Preservation
(check these sites for events & activities, too)
Kid Stuff
Child care: www.care.com
Fun things for kids in the city: care.com
TimeOut for Kids in NYC: www.timeout
Libraries
More links and information than you knew!
NOTE: New York Public Library includes the Bronx, but Queens & Brooklyn Public Libraries are entirely separate and their websites do not overlap.
Brooklyn Public Library: brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/index.html
New York Public Library: www.nypl.org
Queens Public Library www.queenslibrary.org
 You can visit Winnie the Pooh and his friends
at the NY Public Library on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street.
News Media
CNN (breaking news, U.S., World, more) www.cnn.com/
Forbes: www.forbes.com/
The Guardian (UK): www.guardian.co.uk/
New York Sun: www.nysun.com
New York Times: www.nytimes.com/
Wall Street Journal: online.wsj.com/public/us
Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/
Seniors
AGIS (Eldercare): www.agis.com/
CSCS (Council of Senior Centers & Services): www.cscs-ny.org/
Discount shopping (links & info): www.therubins.com/aging/discount.htm
Elderhostel:www.elderhostel.org/
NY Foundation for Senior Citizens: www.nyfsc.org/
NYS Office for the Aging: aging.state.ny.us/
Project FIND: www.projectfind.org
Project FIND offers a variety of programs
and activities for seniors
Senior Care Resources: www.care.com
Theatre Development Fund (discounts for senior members): www.tdf.org/
Separate pages give useful links fo
City, state, and national government
New York get-aways (excursion destinations, city tours, and more)
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