Found 5 collections related to Streets -- New York (State) -- New York

The minutes of the Brooklyn Park Commissioners, 1860-1862, 1864-1873, in one volume, document the formative years of Brooklyn’s park system and its crown jewel, Prospect Park, as established and developed by acts of the New York State Legislature. After an initial commission was appointed by Act of April 18, 1859 to select grounds for a public park and parade ground in Brooklyn, the Act of April 17, 1860 appointed the first board of Commissioners of Prospect Park to carry out the development of designated lands. Minutes begin on June 28, 1860, the first convening of this board; the last entry is dated December 29, 1873. During that period, under the leadership of Commissioner James S. T. Stranahan, Prospect Park was laid out, designed and constructed, and adjacent roadways were developed. In 1867, the Commissioners were given oversight of the public parks within Brooklyn, and in 1868 the board was reconstituted as the Brooklyn Park Commissioners. The year 1873 marked the beginnings of an economic depression which halted most park work for several years. Entries for early meetings are sporadic, focusing on the valuation and clearance of private properties, protection of park land, and the hiring of engineer Egbert Viele to survey and map the park. Following the Act of April 28, 1864, the minutes document more frequent meetings, the creation of by-laws, and the hiring of landscape architects Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted, who submitted their proposal in January, 1866. Entries document discussions as to funding and expenditures, and dealings with Vaux and Olmsted and the implementation of their plans. Topics include the sale and purchase of land to change and extend boundaries, budgets, staffing, park security, plantings, water drainage, road work and transportation access, rules and regulations for the park, donations of animals and statuary, and the use of park land for entertainment, recreational, and commercial purposes. Roadwork projects include the improvement of the Coney Island Plank Road and the creation of Ocean Parkway to link the Prospect Park area to Coney Island. Plans for other parks, such as the proposed vault at Washington Park in Fort Greene for the remains of the Prison Ship Martyrs, are also mentioned. less

The Fifth Avenue from Start to Finish photographs (2014-2018), taken by Long Island-based freelance photographer Dominick Kosciuk, consist exclusively of black and white and color digital images that document New York's Fifth Avenue and expand the visual record of the evolution of Manhattan's built environment. Inspired by the 1911 book, Fifth Avenue, New York: From Start to Finish featuring images taken by Burton F. Welles, Kosciuk created contemporary views of each block in a similar style and composition as Welles' photographs taken a century earlier. less

This collection contains meeting minutes and condemnation proceedings for various public projects in New York City. Projects include widening and straightening Stone street between William and Whitehall streets (1836); the opening of 89th Street from 3rd to 12th Avenue (1837); the opening of 94th Street between 3rd and 8th Avenue (1837); and enlarging and improving Centre Market in the 14th Street ward (1837). The collection contains a map of the Centre Market region. Property owners mentioned include the Lorillard, Lord, Remsen, and Verplanck families less

Percy Loomis Sperr (1890-1964) was an American photographer known for his street photography of New York City. The Percy Loomis Sperr New York City photographs date from 1927 to 1943 and hold photographic prints of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. less