West 104th St. Block Association: Neighborhood and City Links

West 104th Street Block Association

Neighborhood and New York City Links

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Bloomingdale Branch of the New York Public Library
The Bloomingdale Regional Library is bright, spacious, fully wheelchair accessible and houses a comprehensive general reference collection and collections for adults and teenagers for borrowing on the ground floor. The children's collection shares the second floor with an auditorium used for library programs and community meetings.

Bloomingdale School of Music
The Bloomingdale School of Music offers high-quality music services at reasonable cost to the people of the Upper West Side. To that end, the school offers a broad program of private music instruction, classes, community outreach projects, ensembles, and concerts.

Broadway Mall Association
This organization, composed of residents, merchants and property owners who are concerned with the beauty and livability of their neighborhoods, have taken it upon themselves, with the assistance of New York City's Parks Department, to become responsible for planting new shrubs and flowers and maintaining and transforming all the Malls.

Citizens Committee for New York City
The Committee encourages and supports volunteer action that improves the quality of life in New York City's neighborhoods. The Committee provides vital support for the more than 12,000 volunteer community groups and hundreds of thousands of volunteers throughout the city. Every year, the Committee provides hundreds of small grants, as well as practical skills training, self-help materials, special program initiatives and hands-on support for thousands of neighborhood leaders.

City of New York Parks & Recreation
See also Partnerships for Parks below.

Columbus/Amsterdam Business Improvement District (BID)
The BID was created to increase commercial activity and create a more vital and active business center along Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues from 96th to 110th street by providing services and initiating capital improvements to make the neighborhood cleaner, safer and more prosperous. View the area's social service agency wish list, compiled by the BID.

Community Board 7
The Community Board makes recommendations on land use, zoning matters, and NY City budget issues by holding public hearings and working with community groups and individual constituents. Board 7 assists Upper West Side residents and businesses with their concerns regarding municipal service delivery and many other matters relating to the community's welfare.

El Taller Latino Americano
El Taller is an arts and education organization, founded in 1979 by Latin and North Americans to afford opportunities for artistic expression and the exchange of ideas and experiences between people of different cultures. They offer conversational Spanish classes, plus art exhibits, Latin and world music, salsa and tango dance classes, and more. Visit them at the corner of 104th and Broadway or check out their web site to see what's happening. Be sure to look up and see the colorful display in their big picture windows overlooking Broadway!

Harlem Open Artists Studio Tour
The Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour (H.O.A.S.T.) is a community-based arts organization that was established in 2004. Their mission is to foster artistic expression by uniting and promoting the visual artists of Harlem and to strengthen the community by stimulating awareness of the contemporary arts movement. Block resident, Asia Ingalls, is a featured artist.

Hudson Beach Cafe
Hudson Beach Café can be accessed by way of 103rd Street and Riverside Drive. It is a casual, family orientated, split level outdoor restaurant. The upper level surprises patrons with a breathtaking view (particularly at sunset) of the Hudson River and the New Jersey shoreline. The lower level supplies similar views along with a birds-eye-view of the local beach volleyball, soccer and softball teams and traveling rings. A definite must on weekends and early evenings. Each level is equipped with its own bar and B.B.Q. grill. Live music adds to the relaxing atmosphere. Tel: 917 370 3448

Humphrey Bogart Place
In 2006, West 103rd Street between Broadway and West End Avenue was given the secondary name Humphrey Bogart Place. Read about the naming ceremony (which was attended by Lauren Bacall) and the campaign by block resident Gary Dennis to make the naming possible. View photos.

Landmark West!
A non-profit community group working to preserve the best of the Upper West Side's architectural heritage from 59th to 110th Streets between Central Park West and Riverside Drive. Since 1985 it has worked to achieve landmark status for individual buildings and historic districts.

Read about LW!'s effort to landmark the 104th St. automat. Listen to Mark Foley's "Automat-ic Pie" song, which was inspired by and recorded in the 104th St. automat.

Manhattan School of Music
MSM is one of the premier private music conservatories in the nation, with nearly 275 faculty members dedicated to shaping over 800 students from 40 countries into world-class musicians.

Morningside-Heights.net
Comprehensive site about the Morningside Heights neighborhood.

New York City Subway System
An unofficial web site on the history of city subway systems around the world. Chock full of info for both the train buff and the City history fan.

New York Festival of Song
Steven Blier, a co-artistic director of NYFOS, lives on our block. Jeff Miller, the chairman of the board, also lives on the block.

Nicholas Roerich Museum
A major center for the exhibition of paintings by Nicholas Roerich. Also a cultural center, presenting a broad program of concerts and poetry readings.

NYCDOG: New York Council of Dog Owner Groups
Dedicated to improving our communities by promoting the establishment and maintenance of humane off leash recreation opportunities, responsible dog ownership and respectful park stewardship.

NYSite: West side
List of stores on the West Side of Manhattan.

Old Streets.com
Oldstreets.com helps you identify Manhattan locations mentioned in old books, articles, and documents relating to New York City. It contains more than 1,600 old names of streets and other urban features that are no longer on the map. The site was compiled and annotated by block resident, Gil Tauber.

119th Street Tennis Association
The 10 hard courts at 119th St. in Riverside Park are open to the public and under jurisdiction of The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. The Courts are open for play 7 days a week, usually from mid-April until early December.

Partnerships for Parks
An initiative of the the City Parks Foundation and the City's Parks department, Partnership's mission is to spur more community support for and involvement in New York City's parks.

Riverside Clay Tennis Association
The 10 red clay courts at 96th Street in Riverside Park are open to the public and under the jurisdiction of The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. The Courts are open for play 7 days a week, usually from mid-April until early December.

Riverside Park Fund
The Fund's mission is to preserve and improve New York’s classic waterfront green space.

Straus Park
Straus Park is a charming little park in our neighborhood at Broadway and 106th St. designed in memory of Ida and Isidor Straus, victims of the Titanic. A beautiful reclining lady, a statue by Augustus Lukeman, overlooks a birdbath reflecting pool, surrounded by lush central gardens kept up by a private gardener. Friends of Straus Park, a not-for-profit organization run by dedicated volunteers, makes sure that this very special place on the Upper West Side is thriving, and regular events are offered throughout the year. For more information, read Friends of Straus Park's seasonal newsletters on this site.

Supermud Pottery Studio
Started in 1979, Supermud is a resource for unique gifts, pottery instruction, clay parties, and paint bar.

Symphony Space
Our very own world-class cultural center at the corner of 95th St. and Broadway celebrates 25 years of music, literature, film, and dance in the 2002-2003 season.

Traveling rings, Riverside Park
Traveling rings are outdoor physical fitness equipment that provide enjoyable and challenging exercise for the whole body. Riverside Park has two sets of rings: one for adults and one for juniors. Located next to the Hudson Beach Cafe, where you can also play beach and "pavement" volleyball and walk the slackline (an impromptu activity).

Westside Crime Prevention Program
An independent community-based organization that seeks to make the Upper West Side of Manhattan a safe place for everyone who lives, works, and goes to school here.

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Updated 16 December 2007