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New York City:

Information Sources of the Columbia University Libraries

Information about New York City can be found in several Columbia libraries. This is a guide to get you started. The categories listed in the Table of Contents are not mutually exclusive. Information on health data and statistics may be found in the sections titled Health Data, Indexes and Abstracts, and Economic and Social Services Data, as well as in subsections under General and Demographic Data, for example. Check CLIO and the card catalogs for additional sources, and for newer titles. For assistance, ask at the reference desk in any of the libraries listed in the last section, "Libraries and Information Centers."

Titles marked with the Columbia Crown Service restricted to members of the Columbia community are paid subscription titles, and the web versions are available to current Columbia faculty, staff and students only.

Guides


White, Norval. AIA guide to New York City. 4th ed. 2000.
A listing of approximately 4500 buildings and other structures of architectural interest in the five Boroughs, with brief notes on their history and style.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 Am35113 Reference
  • Journalism Reference, Barnard Reference - NA 735 .N5 A78 2000
Bailey, A. Peter. Harlem today: a cultural and visitors guide. 1994.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 B154
  • Journalism Reference, Lehman Reference - F 128.68 .H3 B3 1994g
  • Butler Reference - R 978 N48 B151
Beatrice Benjamin Cartwright Memorial Collection.
Located in the Browsing Room of the Periodical Reading Room in Butler Library, this is a small, friendly, very browsable collection of guidebooks to, and popular histories of, New York City.
  • Butler Library Periodical Reading Room (Room 307)
Bloom, Ken. Broadway : an encyclopedic guide to the history, people, and places of Times Square. 1991.
  • Barnard - F 128.65 .T5 B56 1991
  • Butler Reference - R 810.128 B62
Dajani, Virginia. Jurors guide to lower Manhattan: five walking tours. 1984.
  • Lehman Reference - F 128.18 .D34 1984
Diamonstein, Barbaralee. The landmarks of New York II. 1993.
  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 D541
  • Barnard, Lehman Reference - F 128.7 .D56 1993
Diamonstein, Barbaralee. The landmarks of New York III. 1998.
  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 D5411
  • Barnard Reference/Journalism Reference - F 128.7 .D57 1998
Dolkart, Andrew. Guide to New York City landmarks. 1998.
  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 1998 D69
  • Journalism - F 128.18 .D65 1998
Dolkart, Andrew. This is Brooklyn : a guide to the Borough's historic districts. 1990
  • Avery - AA 735 N4B7 D68
Dolkart, Andrew. Touring the Upper East side: walks in five historic districts. 1995.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 1995 D69
  • Barnard - F 128.68 .U63 .D65 1995
Dolkart, Andrew. Touring historic Harlem: four walks in Northern Manhattan. 1999.
  • Barnard - NA 737 .N5 1999
Dreschler-Marx, Carin. Broadway, from the Battery to the Bronx. 1988.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 1988 D81
  • Barnard, Butler - F 128.67 .B7 D74 1988
Encyclopedia of New York City. 1995.
  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 En197
  • Barnard Reference, Butler Reserves, Health Sciences Reference, Journalism Reference, Lehman Reference - F 128.3 .E75 1995
  • Butler Reference - R 978 N48 En191
Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn. Brooklyn neighborhood book. 1985.
  • Lehman Reference - F 129 .B7 B759 1985g
FYI: a comprehensive guide to statistical sources for the New York City metropolitan area. 1997.
  • Lehman Reference - HA 547.N5 .F99 1997g
Goldstone, Harmon H. History preserved: a guide to New York City landmarks and historic districts. 1974.
  • Avery, Avery Reference, Avery Reserves - AA 735 N4 G57
  • Barnard, Lehman Reference - F 128.7 .G64
Gourse, Leslie. The best guided walking tours of New York City for residents and visitors: exploring the neighborhoods of Manhattan and the other boroughs. 1989.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 G74
Hamilton, Marian. The best things in New York are free. Rev. ed. 1991.
A comprehensive listing of free and inexpensive things to do in New York City.
  • Lehman - F 128.18 .H347 1991
Harris, M. A. A Negro history tour of Manhattan. 1968.
  • Lehman Reference - F 128.9 .N3 H35 1968
Hurewitz, Daniel. Stepping out : nine tours through New York City's gay and lesbian past. 1997.
  • Barnard - HQ 75.26 .U6 H87 1997
King, Moses. King's handbook of New York City, 1893. 2nd Ed. 1972.
  • Barnard, Lehman Reference - F 128.18 .K52
Knapp, Fred D. New York public records guide: southern New York region. 1994.
  • Butler Reference - R 978 N48 K721
  • Lehman Reference - CD 3404 .K53 1994g
Kroessler, Jeffrey A. A guide to historical map resources for greater New York. 1988.
  • Butler Reference - R 016.91272 K913
Kronman, Barbara. The guide to NYC public records. 4th ed. 1992.
  • Avery Reference - AA735 N4 K921
  • Butler Reference - R016.978 N48 K9251
  • Lehman Reference, Lehman Reserves - KFN 5752 .K76 1992g
  • Health Sciences Reference - Z 1318 .N5 K76 1992
Leon, Ruth. Applause: New York's guide to the performing arts. 1991.
  • Journalism Reference - PN 2277 .N5 L377 1991
Lopez, Manuel D. New York, a guide to information and reference sources. 1980.
  • Barnard Reference, Lehman Reference - Z 1317 .L66
  • Butler Reference - R 016.978 L88
Lopez, Manuel D. New York, a guide to information and reference sources, 1979-1986. 1987.
  • Barnard Reference, Lehman Reference - Z 1317 .L663 1987
  • Butler Reference- R 016.978 L88
McDarrah, Fred W. Museums in New York. 5th ed. 1990.
  • Fine Arts Reference - N 920 .N4 M1412
McNamara, John. History in asphalt: the origin of Bronx street and place names, Burough of the Bronx, New York City. 1984.
  • Journalism Reference - F 128.68 .B8 M3 1984
Marden, William. Marden's guide to Manhattan booksellers. 1994.
  • Rare Book - REF Z 478.6 .N5 M37 1994
Moscow, Henry. The street book: an encyclopedia of Manhattan's street names and their origins. 1990.
  • Avery - AA735 N4 M8541
  • Barnard, Journalism Reference - F 128.67 .A1 M67 1990g
Myers, Dowell. Analysis with local census data: portraits of change. 1992.
Once you've found your New York City census data, then what? This book is the best guide to understanding and working with small area census data.
  • Health Sciences, Lehman, Lehman Reference, Ware - HA 29 .M94 1992

Reed, Henry Hope. Central Park: a history and a guide. Rev. ed. 1972.

  • Butler - F 128.65 .C3 R4 1972
Ricciuti, Edward R. The New York City wildlife guide: wild creatures of New York City and where to find them. 1984.
Not a guide to NYC nightlife, but to those denizens presumably not as advanced on the evolutionary scale as those of us using these materials.
  • Biology Reference, Milstein (Butler Library) - QL 195 .R53 1984
Rutgers University Press in association with the Museum of the City of New York. Greenwich Village: culture and counterculture. 1993.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 G853
  • Barnard, Butler, Journalism - F 128.68 .G8 G74 1993
Salwen, Peter. Upper West Side story: a history and guide. 1989.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 Sa39
  • Barnard, Butler, Journalism - F 128.68 .U67 S35 1989
Stokes, Isaac N. Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909. 6 vols. 1998.
An invaluable sourcebook for the history of the city from the earliest European explorations to the end of the 19th century, with an extensive collection of views of maps, documents, bibliography, a detailed chronology, and an excellent index.
  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 St611
Tauber, Gilbert. The New York City handbook: a comprehensive, practical guide for natives and newcomers living and working in New York to the ins and outs of the five boroughs' assets, systems, neighborhoods, services and opportunities. 1966 or rev ed. 1968.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 T19
  • Barnard - F 128.18 .T3
  • Butler Reference - R 978 N48 T19
  • Social Work - R 917.471 T222
Ulmann, Albert. A landmark history of New York; also the origin of street names and a bibliography. 1916.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 UL512
Ullman, Albert. A landmark history of New York, including a guide to commemorative sites and monuments. 1939.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 UL5
  • Butler - 978 N48 UL5
Ultan, Lloyd. The Bronx in the innocent years, 1890-1925. 1985.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4 B8 UL8
  • Milstein (Butler Library), Ware - F 128.68 .B8 U583 1985
Ultan, Lloyd. The beautiful Bronx (1920-1950). 1979.
  • Barnard, Butler, Journalism, Lehman Reference - F 128.68 .B8 U57
Winkleman, Michael. The fragility of turf: the neighborhoods of New York City. 1986.
  • Journalism - F 128.44 .W6 1986g
Wolfe, Gerard R. New York, a guide to the metropolis: walking tours of architecture and history. 1994.
  • Avery, Avery Reference- AA 735 N4 W83113
  • Lehman, Barnard, Journalism Reference - NA 735 .N5 W64 1994
WPA Guide to New York City : the Federal Writers' Project guide to 1930s New York : a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis-- Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond. 1992.
  • Barnard, Journalism Reference, Lehman Reference - F 128.18 .N375 1992
Zavin, Shirley. Staten Island walking tours. 1986.
  • Avery - AA 735 N4St2 Z19
  • Lehman Reference - F 127. S7 Z38 1986g

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Bibliographies

Bailey, Rosalie. Guide to genealogical and biographical sources for NYC (Manhattan), 1783-1898. 1954.

  • Butler Reference - R016.978 N48 B155

Burnham, Alan. New York City, the development of the metropolis: an annotated bibliography. 1988.

  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 B92nn
  • Barnard Reference - Z 1318 .N5 B94 1988

Buttenweiser, Ann L. Bibliography of New York City history. 1982.

  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 B98

Eiberson, Harold. Sources for the study of the New York area. 1960.

  • Butler Reference - R016.978 N48 Ei17
  • Health Sciences Reference - Z 7165 .U6 .N42 Eil 1960

New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Dictionary catalog of materials on New York City. 3 vols. 1977.

  • Butler Reference Oversize - R016.978 N48 N48 F

Pouvat, Richard V. The ecology and natural resources of New York City: a bibliography: a reference guide to literature for scientists, planners, and natural resource managers. 1991.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 En1 P86

A reference guide and bibliography to the ecology and natural resources of the New York City metropolitan area, 1997.

  • Lehman Z7408.U6 R44 1997g

Reynolds, James B. Civic bibliography for greater New York. 1911.
An important bibliography of works on New York city history, government, institutions, economic and social conditions, ethnic and religious groups, and public works and philanthropy, particularly valuable for the second half of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.

  • Butler Reference - R016.352 N48

Rodriguez, Narciso. The Bronx in print: an annotated catalogue of books and pamphlets about the Bronx. 1981.

  • Butler Stacks - Z 1318 .B7 R63

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Directories


Address directory: 1980 census tracts, 1990 census tracts, community districts, health areas, police precincts, school districts, Zip codes. 5 vols. 1994.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 Ad281
Alexander, P.M. Theatre research resources in New York City. 1992.
  • Butler Reference - R 016.80 A126
Big Apple street smarts: names, addresses, phone numbers & information enabling you to survive smart in Manhattan. 1992.
  • Avery - AA 50 B48
  • Barnard Reference - F 128.18 .B54 1992g
The Blue book: building and construction. New York. Annual. 1992- .
Contains a classified and alphabetical list of general contractors, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, material & equipment dealers, manufacturers, providers of construction related services.
  • Latest at Avery Reference - AB B6242
CARES directory : guide to human services in the greater New York City Area. 1998- (Continues The source book: social and health services in the greater New York area. Biannual. 1984/85-1995/1996).
  • Barnard Reference, Health Sciences Reference, Lehman Reference - HV 99 .N59 S61
City services for older New Yorkers / prepared by the New York City Department for the Aging, with the cooperation of the Interdepartmental Council on Aging of the City of New York. 3rd ed. 1988.
In two parts -- (1) Listing of 23 City departments, agencies, and offices, with general information & description of "programs of special interest to seniors", (2) Listing of Senior Centers and Service Programs by Borough - includes map zip code/Community District chart, alhabetical list of programs, short program descriptions (by CD number).
  • Social Work - HV 1471 .N52 C5 1988g
Directory of community boards in New York City. 1984.
  • Avery - AA9127 N4G5 D621
Directory of community services = Directorio de servicios para la comunidad. Annual. 1981-
A bilingual (English and Spanish) directory of social and community services. Health Sciences Library keeps the current year only.
  • Latest in Health Sciences Reference - F 128.18 .D62
  • Butler, Social Work - F 128.18 .N381
Directory of Services to Immigrants. 1997.
  • Lehman Reference - HV 4012 .N4 D57 1997g
Directory of N.Y.C. women's organizations. Annual. 1982- .
  • Barnard Reference - HV 1447 .N5 W651
The Green book: official directory of the City of New York. Annual. 1984- .
The phone book for New York City government.
  • Avery (Latest in Reference) - AB G78
  • Barnard Reference (Latest only), Business Reference (Latest only), Butler Reference, Lehman Reference Desk (Latest only) - JS 1222 .A3 N4
Hispanic human service directory = Guia hispana de servicios humanos. 1988.
A bilingual directory of 267 agencies in the tri-state area established by Hispanics, or whose governing boards are mostly Hispanics. For each Borough, a map followed by an alphabetic list of agencies with descriptions. Multiple indexes.
  • Social Work - HV 98 .N7 H57 1988g
New York City: a basic guide to services and community resources. 1997.
  • Journalism Reference - HV 99 .N59 N58 1997g
New York State census records, 1790-1925. 1981.
  • Butler - Z 7554 .U52 N7
New York City Directory.
Under this heading in the serials card catalog in Butler Reference can be found listings for a variety of residential and business directories for New York and its Boroughs from the 18th through the 20th centuries, housed in Butler, Avery, and Business. Copies of a number of the early directories can also be found in two large microfiche sets -- City Directories of the United States Through 1860 and City Directories of the United States, 1860-1801 -- available in the Microform Reading Room.
  • Butler Library - Reference (Room 325)
  • Microform Reading Room (Room 501)
New York City resources: a directory of New York City directories. 1996.
  • Lehman Reference - HV 99 .N59 N49 1996g
New York in focus. Semiannual. 1984-1985/86.
Although it has ceased publication, it's still useful for its listing of 250 institutions and organizations in New York State which have sponsored research projects concerning the State's economy and the effect of government on the economy.
  • Lehman - HC 107 .N7 N49
Register of foreign consulates and associated government offices in New York City. Biannual. 1988/89- .
  • Latest in Lehman Reference - JX 1705 .A29
Restoration directory: a listing of services in the New York City area. 7th ed. 1998.
  • Avery Reference - AA 50 R31111
Social register [combined edition]. Annual. 1977- .
Includes New York City among others; continues The Social Register, New York (below).
  • Latest in Butler Reference - F 154.7 .S67

Social register, New York. Annual. 1893-1976.
  • Butler Stacks - F 128.ss .S63

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Indexes and Abstracts

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of New York City research, general indexes to periodicals (e.g., Social Sciences Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Humanities Index) should be consulted along with the more specialized indexes listed below. Many of these general indexes are available in print, on CD-ROM, and on LibraryWeb.

Service restricted to members of the Columbia community Avery index to architectural periodicals. 2d ed. and supplements, 1975- .
Produced by the reference staff of Avery Library, the Index has in-depth coverage of New York architecture and related fields from over 800 current periodicals, from the late 19th century to the present.

  • Avery - AC C724 Ed. 2 and suppls.
  • Butler Reference - R057.2 C72 Ed. 2 and suppls.

Current index to journals in education: CIJE. Monthly. 1975- .
One half of the Service restricted to members of the Columbia community ERIC system (the other is Resources in education,below); can also be searched as part of the ERIC CD-ROM in Teachers College.
  • Teachers College Reference - Index Table - Z 5813 .C8

Falk, Byron A. Personal name index to "The New York Times Index", 1851-1974, and annual supplements, 1975- .
  • Butler Reference - R070 F18

Service restricted to members of the Columbia community  GPO Monthly Catalog. Monthly. 1976- .
The cumulated electronic index to all United States government publications, 1976-present. Older government documents can be located through the Monthly Catalog, located in the Documents Service Center and Butler Reference.

Index to current urban documents. Quarterly. 1972- .
Use the Index to search the most complete set of current New York City government documents at Columbia. Use with the Urban Documents Microfiche Collection, New York City Subset, filed at Lehman Microfiche FX3 4549.

  • Lehman Reference - Z 7165 .U5 I6

Journal of planning literature. Quarterly. 1986- .

  • Avery - AB J8362

Journal of real estate literature. Quarterly. 1993- .

  • Avery - AB J82245

Library of Congress. Processing Dept. Monthly checklist of state publications. 1910- .

  • Barnard - 328.734 Un35 or Microfiche FX3 1151
  • Latest in Butler Reference - Z1223.5 .A1 U5
  • Health Sciences Reference - Serial M
  • Law - Bibl. B Un3732

The New York Daily Tribune index, 1875-1906.

  • Butler Reference - R070 N496
  • Lehman - Check CLIO (through 1892 only)
  • Microform Reading Room - Microfilm FN43

New York State Library. A checklist of official publications of the State of New York. Monthly. 1947- .
The Documents Service Center is a full or research-level depository for New York State documents. The collection is on microfiche, and dates from 1983 to the present. Earlier material can be located through the card catalog in the Butler Reference Department. Use the Monthly Checklist to locate materials on a particular subject. Use the Statistical Reference Index (below) to identify useful statistical materials from New York State the New York State Library's catalog.

  • Lehman Reference - Z 1223.5.M57 N55
  • Law - Z 1223.5 .N45 N4

The New York Times index. Biweekly. 1913- .
This, along with the following title and the Falk index (above), is an essential source for any study of the history and affairs of the city from the mid-19th century to the present. Holdings vary for individual departments. Complete set in Butler Reference. Also see information about newspapers in The Power of the Press section.

  • Barnard Reference, Lehman Reference, Microform Reading Room - AI 21 .N45
  • Butler Reference - R070 N481
  • Lehman Reference - AI 21 .N45

The New York Times index ("Prior Series"), 1851-1912.

  • Butler Reference - R070 N48

Service restricted to members of the Columbia community Newspaper abstracts.
 This online database indexes "significant items" from over 25 national and regional newspapers, including the Amsterdam Times, Barron's, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Coverage generally is 1989 to the present, with weekly updating.

Service restricted to members of the Columbia community PAIS international. Monthly. 1915- .

  • Avery Reference - AB P143
  • Business Reference - Z 7163 .P922
  • Butler Reference - R053 P963111
  • Lehman Reference - Z 7163 .P922

Rand Corporation. Selected Rand abstracts. Quarterly. 1964- .
In 1968, the City of New York asked for assistance from the RAND Corporation in developing a research program focused on some of the City's more urgent and complex problems. This request led to the formation in 1969 of the New York City-RAND Institute, the purpose of which was to assist the City and its agencies in improving operations and in providing a better basis for decisionmaking. Before closing in 1975, the Institute completed a number of studies that contributed to major policy analysis, bringing about changes in City agency policies and practices. The major areas of research for the Institute were welfare, health, housing, fire protection, law enforcement, criminal justice, and water resources.
The Lehman Library has received all unclassified RAND publications since 1953, including many on New York City, both RAND-New York City studies and others.The RAND web site offers both a search capability for the RAND Abstracts, and full text access to many RAND documents and reports.

  • Law - AS 36 .R284
  • Lehman Reference - Index Table - Z 7911 .R151

Resources in education: RIE. Monthly. 1975- .
One half of the Service restricted to members of the Columbia community ERIC system (the other is Current Index to Journals in Education, above); includes current research findings, books, technical reports, etc., including many publications by the NYC Board of Education; can also be searched as part of the ERIC CD-ROM in Teachers College.

  • Teachers College Reference - Index Table - Z 5813 .E76

Sage urban studies abstracts. Quarterly. 1973- .

  • Lehman Reference - Index Table - HT 51 .S24

Service restricted to members of the Columbia community  Statistical Universe. Monthly.
Washington, D.C. Congressional Information Service, 1973-
The Statistical Universe database provides comprehensive access to statistical data. Many of the U.S. government sources are linked to the full text of the data, while state, private, and IGO sources are cited, allowing the researcher to then locate the statistical source in the library, either in print or as part of the microfiche service which accompanies the printed index.
Print versions are:
  • American Statistics Index (ASI): Z 7554 .U5 A46 - Lehman Index Table
  • Index to International Statistics (IIS): Z 7552 .I53 - Lehman Index Table
  • Statistical Reference Index (SRI): HA 202 .S8 - Business Reference

Urban affairs abstracts. Weekly. 1985- .

  • Avery - AB Ur1205

Wall Street Journal index. Monthly. 1955- .
 Also indexes Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly.

  • Business Reference Index Table - HG 1 .W15

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Immigrants and Ethnic Groups


Asians in New York City: A demographic summary. 1988.
  • Lehman Reference - F 128.9 .O6 A84 1988g
Bogen, Elizabeth. Caribbean immigrants in New York City: a demographic summary. 1988.
  • Lehman Reference - F 128.9 .C27 B63 1988g
Bogen, Elizabeth. Immigration in New York. 1987.
  • Barnard, Lehman, Lehman Reference, Social Work - JV 7048 .B63 1987
Ernst, Robert. Immigrant life in New York City, 1825-1863. 1994.
  • Butler - F 128.9 .A1 E7 1994
Fisher, Maxine. The Indians of New York City: a study of immigrants from India. 1980.
  • Barnard, Butler, Lehman - F 128.9 .E3 F5 1980g
Hanson-Sanchez, Christopher. New York City Latino Neighborhoods Databook. 1996.
  • Lehman Reference - F 128.9 .S75 H3 1996g
Hernandez, Ramona. Dominican New Yorkers: a socioeconomic profile, 1997. 1997.
  • Lehman Reference- F 128.9 .D6 H473 1997
Immigration Is Transforming New York City.
A report from the Taub Urban Research Center, New York University.
  • Lehman F 128.9 .A1 I44 1997g
The Jewish population of Greater New York: a profile. 1984.
  • Lehman, Lehman Reference, Social Work - F 128.9 .J5 J4

Leeds, Mark. Passport's guide to ethnic New York: a complete guide to the many faces & cultures of New York. 1996.
  • Journalism Reference - F 128.18 .L397 1996
The newest New Yorkers, 1995-1996. 1999.
  • Barnard Reference, Journalism Reference, Lehman Reference - F 128.9.A1 S395 1999g
Mann, Evelyn S. Characteristics of new Hispanic immigrants to New York City: a comparison of Puerto Rican and non-Puerto Rican Hispanics. 1984.
  • Lehman, Lehman Reference - F 128.9 .S75 M36 1984g
Margolis, Maxine L. An invisible Minority: Brazilians in New York City. 1998
  • Lehman - F 128.9 .B68 M35 1998
New immigrants in New York. 1987.
  • Barnard, Journalism, Lehman, Lehman Reference, Lehman Reserves, Milstein (Butler Library) - F 128.9 .A1 N38 1987
Papademetriou, Demetrios G. Undocumented aliens in the New York Metropolitan Area: an exploration into their social and labor market incorporation. 1986.
Presents data on sex distribution, size of household, marital status, education, labor fields and skills, household incomes, taxation, and utilization of the social infrastructure. Includes a literature review on undocumented immigration.
  • Lehman - JV 7048 .P37 1986
Puerto Rican New Yorkers in 1990.
  • Avery Reference - AA 9127 N4 P9653
  • Lehman Reference, Ware - F 128.9 .P85 P84 1993g
Shokeid, Moshe. Children of circumstances: Israeli emigrants in New York. 1988.
  • Barnard, Milstein (Butler Library) - F 128.68 .Q4 S565 1988
Stein, Zelda. The complete guide to ethnic New York. 1980.
  • Barnard Reference - F 128.18 .S68
  • Butler Reference - R 978 N48 St45

Youssef, Nadia Haggag. The demographics of immigration: a socio-demographic profile of the foreign-born population in New York State. 1992.

  • Barnard, Health Sciences, Lehman Reference - JV 7045 .Y68 1992

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Government and Politics


Brecher, Charles. Power failure: New York City politics and policy since 1960. 1993.
  • Barnard, Butler Stacks, Lehman Reserves - F 128.52 .B725 1993
CBC [Citizens Budget Committee] quarterly. 1981-1988.
Although it has unfortunately ceased publication, the CBC Quarterly provided useful independent analysis of the NYC budgets and expenditures.
  • Business Serials C
Citizens Budget Commission (New York, N.Y.). Political leadership in the two New Yorks: fiscal policy in the 1990s. 1993.
  • Lehman - HJ 9289 .N7 C57 1993g
Citizens Budget Commission (New York, N.Y.). Budget 2000 project. 7 vols. 1996.
  • Lehman - HJ 9289.N46 C57 1996g
Fuchs, Ester R. Mayors and money: fiscal policy in New York and Chicago. 1992.
  • Barnard Course Reserves, Butler Reserves, Business Stacks, Lehman/Social Work Reserves - HJ 9289 .N46 F83 1992

Giuliani, Rudolph W. Preliminary strategic policy statement. 1994.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4G5 N484
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - JS 1234.A1 G58 1994g
Kivelson, Adrienne. What makes New York City run? 1991.
Subtitled "A citizen's guide to how city government works," published by the League of Women Voters, this short guide describes in brief the confusing mixture of governing bodies which determines the life of the City.
  • Journalism Reference, Lehman Reference - JS 1228 .K58 1991
The Mayor's management report. Semiannual. 1977- .
The preliminary report gives performance results for the first months of the current fiscal year and establishes service and performance goals for the next fiscal year. The final report details final performance results for the previous year. Recent volumes contain an executive summary and separate chapters on enforcement services, capital services, community development, human services, and citywide services. Within each area there are reports on each of the city agencies, including a narrative review and statistical tables. The place to look to find out how your tax dollars are being spent: Percent of parking meters operable, Scofflaws certified, Sick leave rates by agency, Average number of inmates using the Law Library daily, etc.
  • Barnard, Lehman (Latest in Lehman/Social Work Reserves) - JS 1228 .N38
McNickle, Chris. To be mayor of New York: ethnic politics in the city. 1993.
A history of how ethnic groups have influenced New York City's politics form the late 1880s to the present, especially in their struggle to control the mayor's office. Includes ethnic voting statistics from 1949-1957 and a substantive bibliography.
  • Barnard, Butler, Journalism, Lehman, Milstein (Butler Library) - F 128.5 .M39 1993
Mollenkopf, John H. A phoenix in the ashes: the rise and fall of the Koch coalition in New York City politics. 1994.
  • Butler Reserves - F 128.55 .M65 1994
Morris, Charles R. The cost of good intentions: New York City and the liberal experiment, 1960-1975. 1980.
  • Barnard, Butler, Lehman, Ware - HJ 9289 .N4 M67 1980 or 1981
New York (N.Y.). New York City charter: as amended to December 31, 1992. 1992.
See Thomas, Dorothy. Index... (below) for a current, annotated Charter and Code.
  • Barnard Reference, Lehman Reference - KFX 2003 .A44 1992g
New York State Financial Control Board. Staff report, New York City financial plan FYs 1992-1995. 1991.
  • Business Reference - HJ 9289 .N4 S743 1991g
Organization charts of New York City agencies. 1996.
  • Lehman - KFX 2017.4 .O74 1996g

Sayre, Wallace S. Governing New York City: politics in the metropolis. 1965.
The best overview of the workings of NYC government at the time. Sample chapters deal with Elections, Appointments and Removals, Leaders of the Overhead Agencies, Leasers of the Organized City Bureaucracies, the Council, the [late and unlamented] Board of Estimate, the Mayor, etc. Each chapter concludes with a summary and bibliography. Also included are 68 tables of statistics about the City and an appendix of sources of information about New York City, which lists special collections, libraries, books, and periodical articles.
  • Barnard, Business, Health Sciences Stacks, Lehman, Milstein (Butler Library), Social Work - JS 1228 .S37 1965
Shefter, Martin. Political crisis, fiscal crisis: the collapse and revival of New York City. 1992.
One of several books about the City's fiscal crisis, Shefter's thesis is bolstered by a number of interesting data tables. His "Notes" section (p. 237-256) serves as a bibliography for this topic.
  • Journalism, Lehman, Ware - HJ 9289 .N4 S54 1992
Thomas, Dorothy. Index, New York City Charter and Administrative Code, annotated: a complete text of the New York City Charter and the New York City Administrative code with court decisions from the time of the enactment of the Code and Charter. Multiple vols. Looseleaf. 1976- .
  • Law - S NY81 1976i
Urban politics, New York style. 1990.
  • Barnard, Butler Reserves, Lehman/Social Work Reserves - JS 1228 .U73 1990

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Economic and Social Services Data


Adult entertainment study. 1994.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 L1 Ad93
  • Business - HQ 146 .N7 A38 1994g
Affordable housing for New Yorkers: city assisted housing since 1978. 1989.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 Af28
Lee, Moon Wha. Housing New York City 1996. 1999.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HD 7288 .N5 L34 1999g
Challenges of the changing economy of New York City. Annual. 1968-.
Each volume contains the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Council on Economic Education at Baruch College. The articles are authored by a mix of academics and city officials, and deal with issues such as education, competitiveness, trade policies, small business, and quality of life.
  • Barnard Reference, Business, Social Work - HC 108 .N7 C4
Changes in occupancy components 1980-1990: persons in households, persons in group quarters, occupied housing, vacant housing units, average household size: New York City by borough. 1991.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 C36
Citizens Budget Commission. The state of municipal services. Annual. 1982- .
  • Social Work - HD 4606 .N5 M85
Citizens Budget Commission. The state of municipal services in the 1990s: crowding, building conditions and staffing in New York City public schools.
  • Social Work - LB3241.3.N7 C58 1997g
Citizens Budget Commission. The state of municipal services in the 1990s: Social Services in New York City.
  • Social Work - HV99.N5 C5 1997g
The Cohort report. 1991- .
A statistical report on the graduating high school class and follow-ups for previous classes.
  • Lehman (Latest volume in Reference) - LC 144 .N48 C65
Comparative analysis, financial and economic indicators. Annual. 1982- .
  • Business (Latest volume in Reference) - HJ 9289 .N4 C59
Comprehensive retail strategy for New York City. 1995.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 In1 C73
  • Business - HF 5429.5 .N5 C66 1995g
Daykin, David. HIV/AIDS current issues in New York City. 1993.
  • Social Work - RA 644 .A25 D39 1993g
Eldercare in the '90s: a consumer's guide for New York friends and relatives. 1995.
Information about nursing homes, adult homes, and other alternatives. In general, designed to help in the selection/evaluation of a home. Appendices include listings of homes, agencies, services, and a nursing home checklist.
  • Social Work - RA 997.5 .N7 E43 1997g
Eu, Hongsook. Families on public assistance in New York City, 1980-1990. 1994.
  • Social Work - HV 99 .N59 E8 1994g
Felstein, Carol. Toward the twenty-first century: housing in New York City. 1987.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 F33
  • Social Work - HD 7304 .N5 F45 1987a
Guzewicz, Tony. Down and out in New York City: homelessness, a dishonorable poverty. 1994.
  • Social Work - HV 4506 .N7 G88 1994
HRA Facts. Monthly. 1987-1995.
Ceased publication. However, valuable for data it contains: Two pages of statistical and tabular data about poverty and welfare in New York City; includes figures on the number of people housed in shelters each month.
  • Social Work - HV 87 .N5 H6
Hanrieder, Barbara D. The elderly in New York City, 1970-1980: selected demographic characteristics by borough. 1982.
  • Health Sciences Reference, Social Work - HV 1471 .N42 H19 1982
Housing database: public and publicly aided housing. 6 vols. 1983.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 H814
  • Social Work - HD 7304 .N5 H68 1983g
Louis Harris and Associates. Why people move to and away from New York City. 1993.
  • Lehman - F 128.9 .A1 W49 1993g
McNamara, Robert P. The Times Square hustler: male prostitution in New York City. 1994.
  • Lehman - HQ 146 .N7 M24 1994
New York (N.Y.). Board of Education. School profiles. Biannual. 1975/76-1982/83.
Very detailed statistics about every aspect of NYC schools, with summaries citywide and by District, level, Chapter I status, and Borough; some longitudinal studies. Continues: Community and High Schools Profiles. See also New York (N.Y.) City Planning Commission. Community School District Profiles in the General and Demographic Data: the 1970s section.
  • Teachers College Reference - LB 2846 .N5
New York (N.Y.). Board of Education. School buildings: enrollment, capacity, utilization, 1987-1988. 1988.
  • Teachers College Reference - LB 3218 .N5 N495 1988
New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission. Shaping the city's future: New York City Planning and Zoning report: for public discussion, spring 1993. 1993.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 N4248
  • Lehman - HT 168 .N5 N48 1993g
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Citywide industry study. 7 vols. 1993.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 In1 N47
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Comprehensive housing affordability strategy, federal fiscal year 1994. 1993.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 N48563
  • Social Work - HD 7304 .N5 C75 1993g
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Proposed consolidated plan: federal fiscal year. Annual. 1994-
For submission to the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development, including the city's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy and applications for the Community Development Block Grant and other housing entitlement programs.
  • Social Work - HT 168 .N5 N494
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 So1 N4837
New York (N.Y.). Statement of community district needs, the City of New York. Annual. 1983- .
As part of the city's annual budget process, New York City's Community Boards assess the needs and conditions in their respective Districts. As well as providing District-level tabulations for population, housing, vital statistics, land use, and income support, these documents also list a variety of District assets, including schools, libraries, parks, shelters for the homeless, and HRA day care centers.
  • Avery (Latest in Reference) - AA 9127 N4 N417
  • Journalism, Lehman (Latest in Reference) - HT 168 .N3
Oppenheim, Vicki Ann. Building blocks: community-based strategies to counteract housing disinvestment and abandonment in New York City. 1994.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 Op55
Police Department, City of New York, Office of Management Analysis, Crime Analysis Section. Statistical report, complaints and arrests. Semiannual. 1983- .
  • Social Work (Latest in Reference) - HV 7597 .A6
Rent regulation after 50 years: an overview of New York State's rent regulated housing, 1993. 1994. Includes detailed statistical data on rent regulated housing in NYC, including a listing of every "Regulated" building in the City.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HD 7304 .N5 R35 1994g
Rent stabilized housing in New York City: a summary of Rent Guidelines Board research. Annual. 1993- .
  • Social Work - HD 7288.85 .U62 N56
Residential facilities in New York City 1993: an index of beds by type of facility and community district. 1993.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 N45463
  • Social Work - NT 166 .N5 R47 1993g
Rights and remedies: a legal resource manual for battered women's advocates in New York City. Looseleaf. 1988- .
  • Law - HV 6626 .R34 1988
Rosenberg, Terry J. Poverty in New York City, 1991: a research bulletin. 1992.
Examines poverty trends by several variables: age, family type, employment, education, race/ethnicity. Separate chapters deal with ethnic groups, children, and the City's benefit programs.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference, Social Work - HC 108 .N7 R682 1992g
Rosenberg, Terry J. Poverty in New York City, 1980-1985. 1987.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HC 108 .N7 R67 1987
Rosenberg, Terry J. Poverty in New York City, 1985-1988: the crisis continues. 1989.
  • Barnard Reference, Lehman/Social Work Reference, Social Work - HC 108 .N5 R67 1989g
Rosenberg, Terry J. Updated poverty tables for New York City with March 1994 current population survey estimates. 1995.
  • Social Work - HC 79.P6 U6 1995
Rosenberg, Terry J. Poverty in New York City, 1996: an update and perspectives: a report to the Community Service Society of New York.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HV 4046 .N6 R783 1997g
Stegman, Michael A. Housing and vacancy report: New York City, 1991: a report. 1993.
  • Avery - AA7544 N48 St3224
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HD 7304 .N5 S74 1993g
Tenants' rights and how to protect them. 5th ed. 1992-1993.
  • Avery - AA 7544 N48 T25
Tourism & the arts in the New York-New Jersey region. 1993-1994.
A 2-volume set detailing the results of surveys sponsored by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, to determine the impact of the arts in attracting tourists to the metropolitan area.
  • Business Reference, Ware - NX 180 .T67 T68 1993
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Housing Division. 1987 New York City housing and vacancy survey. 2 vols. 1988.
The survey is conducted every 3 years to comply with the City's rent control laws, sampling 18,000 housing units in all five Boroughs. Survey data include, among others: rental vacancy rate, rent control status, units in buildings, amount of rent, condition of buildings, neighborhood quality, and some demographic data.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HD 7304 .N5 U74 1988g
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Housing Division. 1991 New York City housing and vacancy survey. 3 vols. 1992.
  • Avery Reserves - AA 7544 N48 Un3

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Health Data

AIDS in boroughs & neighborhoods of New York City.
  • Health Sciences (Latest in Reference) - RA 644 .A25 A6
AIDS surveillance quarterly update [NYS]. Quarterly. 1991- .
  • Social Work (Latest in Reference) - RA 644 .A25 A37662
AIDS surveillance update [NYC]. Quarterly. 1991- .
Provides data at ZIP code level.
  • Health Sciences - Serial A
  • Social Work - RA 644 .A25 A3767
Ambulatory care in New York City, 1984. 3 vols. 1985.
Part of the Patient Origin Information System Report Series, published by the United Hospital Fund of New York.
  • Health Sciences Reference - RA 971 Am12 1985
A Decade of change in New York City hospital services: a special study prepared for the New York City Congressional Delegation. 1981.
  • Health Sciences Reference - RA 982 .N42 D35 1981
Estimates of persons living with AIDS in New York City.
  • Health Sciences - RA 644.A25 E85 2000
Hanrieder, Barbara D. Characteristics of the population in New York City health areas, 1970. 4v. 1973.
  • Health Sciences - HB 3527 .N48 H19 1972
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HB 3527 .N7 H36
Health and health care in New York City. Annual. 1983-1989.
Produced by the United Hospital Fund of New York, this book presents tabular data on the demographics, health status, and medical care of City residents, as well as data on health care financing.
  • Health Sciences Reference - RA 407.4 .N7 H34 1984-
  • Social Work - RA 407.4 .N7 H43
Health care annual: an update on trends and facilities in New York. 1990- .
Continues the preceding title.
  • Health Sciences (Latest in Reference) - RA 447 .N48 H33
Health of the city [New York, N.Y. Dept of Health]. 1989.
Part One of this volume contains a map of New York City Health Center Districts, followed by chapters on measuring health status over time, births, children, adults, and a look at 1988 and the future. These chapters contain 29 tables of health statistics. Part Two consists of essays on disease outbreaks, the campaign against smoking, immunization, and AIDS.
  • Health Sciences Reference - RA 407.4 .N7 H36 1989
  • Social Work - RA 407.4 .N7 H435 1989g
Inpatient hospital use in New York City, 1985. 3 vols. 1987.
Part of the Patient Origin Information System Report series, published by the United Hospital Fund of New York.
  • Health Sciences Reference - RA 971 .In7 1987
Lowenstein, Regina. Health profile of upper Manhattan. 1975.
  • Lehman/Social Work Reference - HB 3527 .N7 L6
New York City community district vital statistics data book. Annual. 1988- .
  • Health Sciences Reference - HA 730 .N42 N45
New York City health code. Looseleaf. 1981.
This current, updated service contains the in force health regulations for New York City.
  • Health Sciences Reference - KFX 2048 N42 1981
New York City health facts: a profile from the National Health Interview Survey. 1989.
  • Business - RA 407.4 .N7 C36 1989
The New York environment book. 1990.
Chapters on solid waste, waterways and the coast, air pollution, drinking water toxins, and suggestions for citizen involvement in cleaning up the NYC environment.
  • Barnard, Geology, Geoscience Reserves, Health Sciences, Lehman, Lehman/Social Work Reference, Lehman/Social Work Reserves - TD 171.3 .N5 G64 1990
New York (N.Y.). Dept of Health. Summary of vital statistics. Annual. 1898-1973.
  • Health Sciences Reference (1940-1973) - HA 730 .N42 N48
New York (N.Y.). Dept of Health. Summary of vital statistics, the City of New York. Annual. 1974- .
  • Butler Stacks - HA 730 .N5 A4 (1982-1988)
  • Annex - 317.8 N48191 (1964-1981)
  • Health Sciences Reference - HA 730 .N42 N48
United Hospital Fund of New York. Profiles & trends. Annual. 1983-1985.
  • Health Sciences Reference - Serial P
Vital statistics by health areas and health center districts. Annual. 1932- .
  • Health Sciences Reference - HA 730 .N42 V83

Vital Statistics of New York State. Annual. 1971- .
Contains information about the live births, deaths, and fetal deaths for New York City.
  • Butler Reference, Lehman, Social Work (Latest in Reference) - HA 544 .D46a
  • Health Sciences (Latest in Reference) - HA 541 .V83

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Architecture and Real Estate

Blackburn, Anthony J. Housing New York City 1993. 1995.

  • Avery - AA7544 N48 B56
  • Lehman Reference - HD7288.N5 B56 1995g

Cooperative sales report ... [Real Estate Board of New York]. Annual. 1993- .

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 C78

Cooperative conversion digest: a survey of offering plans. 8 vols. 1981-1993.
Provides building and unit descriptions for sales offerings of co-op and condominium apartments in Manhattan. Includes financial features, schedule of income and expenses, and floor some plans.

  • Avery - AA 7860 C78

The Corcoran report. Semiannual. 1986- .
 An in-depth survey and analysis of conditions and trends in the NYC co-op and condo marketplace.

  • Avery - AB C793

Cudahy, Brian J. Under the sidewalks of New York: the story of the greatest subway system in the world. 2nd Rev. ed. 1995.

  • Avery - AA9127 N4T6 C891
  • Barnard TF847.N5 C75 1995
  • Lehman Reference TF725.N5 C8 1988 earlier ed.

Directory of Manhattan office buildings [Published and leased by TRW-REDI]. Annual.

  • Avery Reserves - AA6230 C954 F (Latest Ed. Only)

Downtown New York office market report [Cushman & Wakefield]. 1995- .

  • Avery - AB D758

Fainstein, Susan S. The city builders: property, politics, and planning in London and New York. 1994.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 L1 F14
  • College - HT 178 .G72 L56365 1994

Francis, Dennis Steadman. Architects in practice, New York City, 1840-1900. 1979.

  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 F844

Gilmartin, Gregory. Shaping the city: New York and the Municipal Art Society. 1994.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 G42

The Gordon office market report. Annual. 1986- .

  • Avery - AB G67

Hermalyn, Gary. Landmarks of the Bronx. 1989.

  • Avery - AA 735 N4 B8 H42
  • Lehman Reference - F 128.68 .B8 H47 1989g

Lustbader, Ken. Preservation manual: a guide to working on New York City landmarks. 2nd ed. 1994.

  • Avery - AA 107 L97

Manhattan office buildings ... Annual? 1983- .
Latest volume for each section in Avery Reference:

  • Downtown - AB M3135
  • Midtown - AB M3136
  • Midtown south - AB M3137

Manhattan retail space report [Garrick-Aug Associates] Annual. 1987- .

  • Avery - AB M3137

Midtown New York office market report [Cushman & Wakefield]. Annual. 1995- .

  • Avery - AA 58453

Midtown South New York office market report [Cushman & Wakefield]. Annual. 1995- .

  • Avery - AB M5845

New York architects: NYC/AIA directory of architecture firms. 1991- .
Contains information about NYC/AIA sustaining member firms, listings of professional service providers, and industry advertisements.

  • Avery Reference - AA 50 N44

New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commision. Zoning Resolution. 3 vols. Looseleaf. 1994- .
A current, updated record of zoning regulations for New York City; includes maps. See the Zoning Handbook, below.

  • Avery Reserves - AA 9127 N4L1 N485111 F

New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commision. Shaping the city's future: New York City Planning and Zoning report: for public discussion, spring 1993. 1993.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 N4248
  • Lehman - HT 168 .N5 N48 1993g

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Neighborhood land disposition plan. 1992-1993.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 L1 N48667
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. New York City comprehensive waterfront plan. 6 vols. 1993.

Plan for Lower Manhattan

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 N4249
  • Ware - HT 168 .N5 N4925 1993g

    Plan for the Bronx waterfront

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 B8 W2 N48

    Plan for the Brooklyn waterfront

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 B7 W2 P69

    Plan for the Manhattan waterfront

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 W2 N488

    Plan for the Queens waterfront

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 Q3 W2 N48

    Plan for the Staten Island waterfront

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 St2 W2 N43
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Quality housing zoning: follow-up study and textual amendments. 1992.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 N4246933

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Zoning handbook: a guide to the New York City zoning resolution. 1990.
The Handbook helps to explain the Zoning Resolution (above); "The handbook is a guide to the development and preservation regulations enacted by the City Planning Commission and the Board of Estimate." -- Preface.

  • Avery Reserves - AA 9127 N4L1 N4866

New York (N.Y.). Mayor (1990-1994: Dinkins). New York City comprehensive waterfront plan: reclaiming the city's edge.
Avery Library also has the detailed plans for each of the boroughs.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 W2 N487
  • Business - HT 168 .N5 N45 1992g

New York Society of Architects. Manual [of] New York building laws. Annual. 1926-

  • Current volume on Avery Reserves - AA 1 Ar22

Norton, Thomas E. Living it up: a guide to the named apartment houses of New York. 1984.

  • Avery Reference - AA 7860 N82

Planning A to Z: a dictionary of planning terminology. 1983.
Published by the NYC Dept. of City Planning, this is a dictionary of housing and planning terms and acronyms, with specific reference to NYC usage and organizations.
  • Avery Reference - AA 9005 P69

Plunz, Richard. A history of housing in New York City: dwelling type and social change in the American metropolis. 1990.
  • Avery Reserves - AA 7544 N48 P743
  • Barnard, Burgess, College Reserves - HD 7304 .N5 P54 1990

REBNY [Real Estate Board of New York]update. 6/year. 1990- .
Features the Manhattan market profile forthe following markets: Hospitality, Office, Residential, Retail.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 R24

Realty report. Weekly. Library retains latest year only.
 Updates the sales information in the annual Manhattan Landbook, above.

  • Avery - AB R2331

Residential construction in Manhattan. Irregular. 1985- .
Includes floor plans, maps, photos and some elevations for new multi-unit construction in the NY Metropolitan area.

  • Avery Reserves - AA 7860 R55

The Select register of apartment house plans for Manhattan. 18 vols. 1985-1995.
  • Avery Reserves - AA 7860 Se48D

Studley report & spacedata: New York. 6/year. 1985- .

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 St94

Ward, James. Architects in practice, New York City, 1900-1940.

  • Avery Reference - AA 735 N4 W21

* Also, see the AIA Guide to New York City, Wolfe, Gerard R. New York, a Guide to the Metropolis, and other titles in the Guides section, several housing titles in the Economic and Social Services section, and various real estate maps in the next section.

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Atlases, Maps, and Views

Atlas of the census: a portrait of New York City from the 1980 census: population and housing data by census tract. 1985.
The Atlas consists of computer-generated thematic maps compiled from the 1980 census. Key demographic, socioeconomic, and housing variables are presented by census tract.

  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 At65
  • Lehman Reference - HA 730 .N5 A84 1985g

Homberger, Eric. The historical atlas of New York City: a visual celebration of nearly 400 years of New York city's history. 1994.

  • Avery - AA 735 N4 H74
  • Butler Reference - R978 N48 H75
  • Barnard Reference - F 128.3 .H65 1994

Krasner, Melvin I. New York City community health atlas 1994. 1994.

  • Health Sciences Reference - G 1254 .N4 E55 K7 1994

Krasner, Melvin I. New York City Planning health atlas. 1988.
Produced by the United Hospital Fund of New York, the Atlas provides tabular information on demographic characteristics, vital statistics, physician availability, and hospital utilization and resources, for the City, for Boroughs, and for neighborhoods. Neighborhoods used in the Atlas consist of adjoining zip code areas with similar characteristics, designed to approximate Community Planning Districts. The Atlas includes maps as well as tabular data.

  • Barnard Reference, Health Sciences Reference, Lehman Reference - G 1254 .N4 E55 K7 1988

Mollenkopf, John. New York City in the 1980's: a social, economic, and political atlas. 1993.
  • Avery Reference - AA 9127 N4 So1 M73
  • Barnard Reference, Butler Reference, Lehman Reference - G 1254 .N4 E1 M6 1993

New York boroughs [Real Estate Data, Inc.] [microform].
Detailed maps of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, and real estate sales information.

  • Avery - Micfiche FX3 4118 [Library has current ed. only]

New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission. Plan for New York City, 1969: a proposal. 6 vols. 1969.
The first volume of this set is entitled Critical Issues; each of the other five volumes is devoted to an individual Borough. The Borough volumes contain textual descriptions of neighborhoods, as well as maps, graphs, tabular data, renderings and photographs. Although the data are no longer current, the set is still very useful for researchers interested in doing work at the neighborhood level. The maps in particular are excellent. This is the best place at Columbia to find detailed aerial photographs of the City. The work might be better served by the title, An Atlas of the City of New York.
  • Avery - AA 9127 N4 N42361 F
  • Lehman Atlas Collection - HT 168 .N5 A52
  • Ware - HT 168 .N5 A5 F

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning. Sectional maps of New York City. 1982.
  • Avery Reference - AA 9127 N4 N48871

New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development. Urban Renewal Unit. Atlas of urban renewal project areas in the City of New York. 2 vols. 1988.