Maps
- Collections
- David Rumsey Map Collection (Manhattan)
- The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-Now
- Early maps of Manhattan (nych2o.org)
- Early NYC maps at Library of Congress
- Old maps of Manhattan (old-maps.com)
- NY map collection of U. of Texas library (with street overlays)
- NY Subway and Elevated historical maps
- NYC Landmark maps
- 1660 (1665–1670), Cortelyou, Afbeeldinge Van de Stadt Amsterdam in Nieuw Neederlandt (The Castello Plan)
- 1660, Jacques Cortelyou, A 1660 map of the city of New Amsterdam called the Castello Plan.
- 1695, J. Miller, New Yorke
- 1731, James Lyne and William Bradford, A Plan of the City of New York from an Actual Survey
- 1766, John Montresor, A Plan of the City of New York
- 1767 Ratzer map: at LOC; NY Times article (at NYPL); walking tour of Ratzer map (nycurbed.com)
- 1776, A Plan of the City of New York
- 1789, Tiebout, A Plan of the City of New York
- First settlement to 1836
- 1811, Bridges and Maverick, The Commissioner’s Plan; wikipedia page
- 1817: Actual map and comparative plan (Longworth’s Map)
- 1836, Colton, Topographical map of the city (LOC); Rumsey map collection; map with present day buildings superimposed (Kottke); interactive map comparing 1836 to today (Smithsonian)
- 1842
- 1847
- John Bachmann Bird’s eye view maps (Library of Congress)
- 1855, New York City, County and Vicinity (Matthew Dripps)
- 1865, Viele
- 1867, Lexow, Peters, and Kupfer, New York and the Surrounding Area
- 1872, New York, Brooklyn (F. W. Beers)
- 1920, Whitney Studio Club map of Greenwich Village
- 1920: Lusk Committee ethnic map; Police Demographics Unit Casts Shadows From Past (NY Times 2012)
- 1920 Lower Manhattan
- Rise of Wall St. (1852-1927)
- 1925 (from the Greenwich Village Quill)
- Streets of NY: Commissioner’s Plan (1807), 19th century expansion, 3-dimensional (1856-)
- 1926, A Map of the Wondrous Isle of Manhattan (Charles Vernon Farrow)
- 1930, Nostrand’s map of New York house numbers and subway guide (George J. Nostrand)
- 1946, Complimentary map of New York from Hagstrom Services
- 1950, Wonders of New York (Nils Hansell)
- 1956, Shell Greater New York City (Eastern Section)
- History of NYC subway system
- Mapping the African American Past (Columbia U.)
- Manhattan Community Districts: Baruch College map; University Neighborhood Housing Program
- Panoramic view from the top of 1 World Trade Center
- Hipsters vs. Bros in NYC
- Judgemental NYC
- Discover NYC landmarks
- New Yorkistan (Rick Meyerowitz, New Yorker)
- NYC Musical References, Mapped
- Mapping the evolution of NYC
- Animation view from WTC elevator from 1500-present (on YouTube)
- New York–Before the City (Manahatta Project)
- New York City Evolution Animation
- welikia.org (Manahatta map)
- Beyond the Village and Back Maps (Village Preservation)
Downtown Pop Underground: Places
Photos of Old New York
- See What Any NYC Property looked like in 1940
- Find the block and lot number
- Plug those numbers here (for Manhattan; for other boroughs, select on the left menu)
- Old NYC (NYPL photo archive)
- Historical photos, residences, etc
Downtown Venues
- Village Vanguard (178 Seventh Ave. South)
- Le Poisson Rouge (formerly Village Gate, 158 Bleecker St.)
- The Bitter End (147 Bleecker St.)
- Cafe Wha?
- Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South)
- The Stone (16 Ave. C at 2nd St.)
- Nuyorican Poets Café (236 E. 3rd St.)
- St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery (Second Ave. and 10th St.)
Music calendars
- http://www.villagevoice.com/events/music/region-group/below-30th-474379/
- http://www.gothamjazz.com/index.html
Midtown and Uptown Concert Venues
- Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St.)
- Lincoln Center (Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Metropolitan Opera House) (Broadway and 65th St.)
- Carnegie Hall (Seventh Ave. and 57th St.)
- Beacon Theater (Broadway and 74th St.)
- Apollo Theater (253 W. 125th St.)
Museums
- List of Museums in New York
- Tenement Museum (103 Orchard St.)
- Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue (12 Eldridge St.)
- Museum of Chinese in America (215 Centre St.)
- Museum of Modern Art (11 W. 53rd St.)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Ave., at 82nd St.)
- The Jewish Museum (1109 Fifth Ave, at 92nd St.)
- Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Ave, at 103rd St.)
- El Museo del Barrio New York (1230 Fifth Ave., at 104th St.)
- Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
- Yippie Museum
Arts Councils and Organizations
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
- Center for Traditional Music and Dance
- Citylore
- Danspace Project
- Bronx Council on the Arts
- Bronx Music Heritage Center
Parks
Libraries
- NYU Fales Library, Downtown Collection (70 Washington Square South, 3rd floor)
- NYU Bobst Library (70 Washington Square South)
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza)
- New York Public Library, Schwarzman Building (Fifth Av. at 42nd St.)
- New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Blvd.)
- Columbia University Libraries