New York City

The Central Park Conservancy is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1980 that manages Central Park under a contract with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

The Community Service Society of New York is a 160 year-old institution that has been on the cutting edge of public policy innovations to support poor New Yorkers in their quest to be full participants in the civic life of the nation?s largest city.

LMDC was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, by then-Governor Pataki and then-Mayor Giuliani to help plan and coordinate the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan, defined as everything south of Houston Street.

Information, schedules and fares for subways, buses, railroads, bridges and tunnels.

The Municipal Art Society of New York is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote a more livable city. Since 1893, the MAS has worked to enrich the culture, neighborhoods and physical design of New York City. It advocates for excellence in urban design and planning, contemporary architecture, historic preservation and public art.

Founded in 1870, current membership is over 23,000 --- the NYC Bar does much of its work through 'more than 160 committees each charged to consider a specific area of law or the profession.'

The New York Landmarks Conservancy is dedicated to preserving, enhancing, revitalizing, and reusing architecturally significant buildings in New York City and State.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council is an association of governments, transportation providers and environmental agencies that is the metropolitan planning organization for New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley.

The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign has been a respected voice for the city's nearly 7 million daily subway and bus riders since 1979.

Posts related to the city from the New York Public Library.

UMEZ was formed to sustain the economic revitalization of all communities in Upper Manhattan through job creation, corporate alliances, strategic investments and small business assistance.