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NYC Get-Aways

Since 1937, the 79th Street Boat Basin has been the "Recreational Boating Gateway to New York City." Visitors can stroll on the public A-dock to enjoy the West Side waterfront, and the Boat Basin Café offers waterview dining.

New York Get-Aways — and more

Places of Interest

— Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy: brooklynbridgepark.org
— Central Park Conservancy: centralparknyc.org
— Coney Island: www.coneyisland.com/tourism.shtml
— Governors Island (will reopen 5/31/08): www.govisland.com/Visit_the_Island/default.asp
— Harlem One Stop: harlemonestop.com
— placeMATTERS: placematters.net (a joint project of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society)
— Prospect Park: prospectpark.org
— Riverside Park: www.riversideparkfund.org/

Museums

— American Museum of Natural History: www.amnh.org/
— Brooklyn Historical Society: brooklynhistory.org
— Brooklyn Museum: www.brooklynmuseum.org/
— Guggenheim Museum: www.guggenheim.org/
— Metropolitan Museum www.metmuseum.org/
— Museum of City of New York www.mcny.org
— Museum of Modern Art: www.moma.org/
— National Academy of Design: www.nationalacademy.org/
— New-York Historical Society nyhistory.org
— Queens museum of Art. www.queensmuseum.org
— Transit Museum nycsubway.org
— Whitney Museum of American Art: www.whitney.org/
— and lots more museums!: www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.html 

Tours, Lectures, Lore

— Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment: bcue.org
— Bronx River Alliance: bronxriver.org
— Bus & Walking Tours (Justin Ferate. Register to receive communications regarding NYC history, events, more. Highly recommended by Louis Kleinman): justinsnewyork.com
— Center for the Living City: www.centerforthelivingcity.org/
— City Lore: citylore.org
— Gotham Center for New York City History (sponsored by CUNY Graduate Center): gothamcenter.org
— Gowanus Dreders Canoe Club: gowanuscanal.org
— NYC Depart of Parks & Recreation: greenapplecorps.com
— Green-Wood Cemetary: green-wood.com
— Harlem Discover (Harlem Chamber of Commerce): harlemdiscover.com
— Historic Districts council (advocacy org): hdc.org 
— Historic House Trust: historichousetrust.org
— Park West Block Association: landmark76.org
— Municipal Arts Society: mas.org
— Newtown Creek Alliance: newtowncreekalliance.org
— Photowalks: nyc-architecture.com 

History & Architecture
See also: Resources: Environment & Preservation

— General Society of Mechanics & Tradesman (NYC architectural presentations): generalsociety.org
— Greater Astoria Historical Society: astorialic.org
— Forgotten New York: forgotten-ny.com
— Roosevelt Island Historical Society: www.rihs.us
— Tom Fletcher's New York Architecture: www.nyc-architecture.com

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