PLACEADDRESS:an address recorded in a dataset – NewYorkScapes https://newyorkscapes.org NewYorkScapes is a research community dedicated to exploring the literary, historical, and social aspects of the city of New York using digital forms of scholarship. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 12:15:41 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Official Records of Transfers, Leases, and Mortgages https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100024/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 04:16:21 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=860 A detailed listing of the price of various real estate dealings, as well as the parties involved in each mortgage, lease, or transfer. Transactions listed in each issue of the Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide.

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List of Art Galleries https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100023/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 03:24:18 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=858 List of Manhattan art galleries, including name and intersection or exact address. Occasionally includes type of art on display (e.g., photographic). Notes free admission where applicable.

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List of Secret Societies https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100022/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 03:03:31 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=855 Listing of categories of secret societies (e.g., Druids, Sons of Liberty, Masons) and the place or lodge names, addresses, and days of the week/month of recurring meetings. Also lists national/language affiliations. Some lines contain multiple addresses as a result of information provided about “subordinate lodges.”…

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List of Mail Stations https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100021/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:37:44 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=853 A list of mail stations, noting which stations are also money order offices; the stations are designated by letter for the city of Manhattan.

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List of Libraries in the City of New York https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100020/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:27:32 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=850 List of Manhattan libraries, organized alphabetically by name. Includes exact address or description of location; days and hours of operation; admission or membership fees at various tiers; and gender restrictions (e.g., separate reading rooms for women).

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List of Social Clubs in New York City https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100019/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:57:42 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=848 A list of social clubs with their name and address.

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Liquordom in New York City https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100016/ Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:52:46 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=760 Maps created by the Church Temperance Society purporting to show the location of liquor saloons and lager beer saloons in predominantly Lower East Side neighborhoods. The locations are shown spatially on a handrawn map with minimal attached characteristics.

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Racial Attitudes in Fifteen American Cities, 1968 https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100011/ Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:31:48 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=639 To summarize: This study explores attitudes and perceptions related to urban problems and race relations in 15 northern cities of the United States (Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Gary, Milwaukee, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington, DC). More specifically, it seeks to define the social and psychological…

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National Crime Surveys: Cities, 1972-1975 https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100010/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:56:57 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=601 This sample of the National Crime Survey contains information about victimization in 26 central cities in the United States. The data are designed to achieve three primary objectives: 1) to develop detailed information about the victims and consequences of crime, 2) to estimate the numbers and types of crimes not reported to police, and 3) to provide uniform measures of selected types of crimes…

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Deterrent Effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law, 1974-1984 https://newyorkscapes.org/dataset/100009/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:01:26 +0000 https://newyorkscapes.org/?post_type=dataset&p=593 This data collates monthly counts of arrests of juveniles for violent crime as reported by by police jurisdictions. Data are presented in counts broken down by type of crime; jurisdictions are grouped into regions. The original study was longitudinal and designed to assess the effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law (1978) on incidences of violent crime by juveniles.

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