From Greenpoint to Coney Island, each Brooklyn neighborhood has a unique flavor and character. There are many resources in the City Hall Library to help you find your way around the borough.

The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn by Citizens Committee for New York City surveys 90 neighborhoods complete with maps, history and basic facts. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Book, published by The Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn, Inc. is a paperback with short profiles and drawings.

When Brooklyn Was the World: 1920 to 1957 by Elliot Wollensky. official Borough Historian at time of publication (1987), offers glimpses of Brooklyn through its neighborhoods and the people who lived there. Chapters cover subways, schools, ethnic communities and more plus there are many photos to pore over. Brooklyn: an Illustrated History by Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier is an exploration of Coney Island, Brooklyn Navy Yard, various neighborhoods with photos of the people who lived there and many famous sites.

Neighborhood files in the vertical files collection contain newspaper clippings, journal articles, pamphlets and other materials about Brooklyn in general and particular neighborhoods. City agency reports include Historic District Designation Reports from the Landmarks Preservation Commission and Department of City Planning materials on renewal and revitalization plans for neighborhoods.

The Brooklyn Cookbook, compiled by Lyn Stallworth and Rod Kennedy, Jr., presents 250 recipes from cooks in many Brooklyn neighborhoods and institutions from diverse ethnic. religious and racial backgrounds. You can learn to make calzone and fried calamari (Italian); sweet noodle pudding (Jewish), beef gulasz (Polish) and banana nut bread (Caribbean) among others. All in all, a tasty array of resources.

ACQUISITIONS LIST, MAY 2005

The following publications were received by the City Hall Library in the month of May. Additional government publications can be found online in our Government Publications section.

AKRF, Inc.
Draft environmental impact statement: 270 Greenwich Street. Prepared for N.Y. City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding. May 5, 2005. (CEQR No. 05DME011M)

Citizens Budget Commission.
The case for redesigning retirement benefits for New York’s public employees. April 29, 2005.

Citizens Budget Commission.
The myth of the uncontrollables: four ways New York City can take control of its financial future and save $2.5 billion per year. May 2005.

City Project.
“ Fiscal prudence” or piñata politics? New York City’s fiscal year 2006 executive budget. May 2005.

Fiscal Policy Institute.
Taking away the ladder of opportunity: hotel conversions and the threat posed to New York City’s tourism jobs and economic diversity. May 2005 (revised).

Gessing, Paul
Public funding of sports stadiums: ballpark boondoggle. Alexandria, VA: National Taxpayers Union, February 28, 2001.

Governor’s Island Alliance and Regional Plan Association.
Heart of the harbor: Governor’s Island planning workshop. June 12, 2004.

Governor’s Island Alliance [and] Regional Plan Association.
New York’s next great place: Governor’s Island Park planning workshop findings. June 12, 2004.

Historical Perspectives, Inc.
Stage 1B field survey: West Chambers Street Project, Manhattan, NY. Prepared for AKRF, Inc. March 2005.

Hoven, Christina, et al.
Psychopathology among New York City public school children 6 months after September 11. (Reprinted) Archive of General Psychiatry, vol. 52 (May 2005).

John Milner Associates, Inc.
Archaeological investigations: Conference House Park, Staten Island, NY. Prepared for the N.Y.C. Department of Parks and Recreation. February 2005.

John Milner Associates, Inc.
Phase 1B/2 archaeological investigations Block 456, Lot 1 Cooper Square Urban Area, New York, NY. Prepared for Avalon Bay Communities, Inc. April 2005.

Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Amended partial action plan no. 7: World Trade Center Memorial and Cultural Program and lower Manhattan tourism. As submitted to HUD 4/22/05.

Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Guiding the process: the public dialogue and lower Manhattan revitalization initiatives. April 2005.

National Taxpayers Union.
An open letter to Gov. George Pataki . . . from 106 economists on the likely impact of a . . . football stadium in New York City. Alexandria, VA. May 23, 2005.

N. Y. City. Commission on HIV/AIDS.
Recommendations to make NYC a national and global model for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care: draft report. May 19, 2005.

N. Y. City. Commission on HIV/AIDS.
Summary report. [May 21, 2005].

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the advertising revenue reported by Time Warner Cable of New York City for its CityCable Advertising Division. January 1, 2000—December 31, 2002. May 20, 2005. (Report no. 7632).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the compliance of the Association to Benefit Children with foster and child care payment regulations. July 1, 1999—June 30, 2001. May 20, 2005. (Report no. 7633).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the development and implementation of the city automated personnel system by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. May 19, 2005. (Report no. 7629).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the development and implementation of the paperless office system by the Human Resources Administration. May 2, 2005. (Report no. 7621).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the Fire Department procedures for replacement of front-line vehicles. May 17, 2005. (Report no. 7628).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the internal controls over cash receipts by the Hudson Beach café and its compliance with its permit agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation. May 2, 2005. (Report no. 7620).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on other than personnel services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional Operations Center for Regions 1 and 2. May 4, 2005. (Report no. 7622).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on other than personnel services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional Operations Center for Region 3 and District 75.

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on other than personnel services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional Operations Center for Regions 4 and 5. May 4, 2005. (Report no. 7624).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on other than personnel services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional Operations Center for Regions 6 and 7. May 4, 2005. (Report no. 7625).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on other than personnel services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional Operations Center for Region 8 and Alternative High Schools and Programs. May 4, 2005. (Report no. 7627).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on other than personnel services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional Operations Center for Regions 9 and 10. May 4, 2005. (Report no. 7626).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Second follow-up audit report on data processing controls and procedures of the Administration for Children’s Services. May 19, 2005. (Report no. 7630).

N. Y. City. Comptroller.
Second follow-up audit report on the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications call accounting system. May 19, 2005.

N. Y. City. Council.
Identity crisis: New Yorkers’ personal information needs protection. May 2005.

N. Y. City. Council. Education Committee.
The education budget for dummies: paying for public education. A reference for New Yorkers. May 2005.

N. Y. City. Council. Education Committee.
From the mouths of babes: New York City public school kids speak out. May 9, 2005.

N. Y. City. Economic Development Corporation, et al.
Telecommunications and economic development in New York City: a plan for action. A report to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. March 2005.

N. Y. City. Education, Department of
Summary report on the 2005 results of the state elementary and intermediate English arts assessments (grades 4 and 8). May 18, 2005.

N. Y. City. Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of.
Local government plan: alcoholism and substance abuse services. 2005.

N. Y. City. Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of.
Take care New York: a policy for a healthier New York City. First year progress report. April 2005.

N. Y. City. Human Resources Administration.
Commissioner’s special report. April 2005.

N. Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
The alternative minimum tax takes a rising toll on the City. April 2005. (IBO Fiscal Brief).

N. Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
Analysis of the Mayor’s executive budget for 2006. May 2005. (IBO Fiscal Brief).

N. Y. City. Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth (ICC).
Annual report fiscal year 2004.

N. Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Designation report: Keuffel & Esser Co. Building, 127 Fulton Street, aka 42 Ann Street, Manhattan. April 26, 2005.

N. Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Landmarks designation: Summit Hotel and Ralph Bunche House. May 17, 2005.

N. Y. City. Management and Budget, Office of.
Proposed city fiscal year 2006 Community Development Program. May 5, 2005.

N. Y. City. Police Department.
Scope of work for an environmental impact statement One Police Plaza Security Plan: draft. CEQR No. 04NYPD02M. April 6, 2005.

N. Y. City. Public Advocate.
Children raising children: City fails to adequately assist pregnant and parenting youth in foster care. May 2005.

N. Y. City. Public Advocate.
From low service to no service: how the city fails elderly low-income renters. A report. March 2005.

N. Y. City. Public Advocate.
Safety shortage: the unmet shelter and housing needs of New York City’s domestic violence survivors. A report: March 2005.

N. Y. City. Public Advocate.
Public Advocate’s guide to the earned income tax credit and free tax preparation services in New York City. March 2005.

N. Y. City. Workforce Investment Board.
Three-year local plan: draft for public comment. May 2005.

N. Y. State. Assembly.
The lower Manhattan economy after September 11th. March 2005.

N. Y. State. Assembly.
The lower Manhattan economy after September 11th: supplementary data. May 20, 2005.

N. Y. State. Comptroller.
Financial outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2005. (Report 1-2006).

Partnership for New York City.
Hidden revenue: regulating the underground economy of sports betting. (Issue brief no. 3). February 2005.

Texas Transportation Institute.
The 2005 urban mobility report. May 2005.

URS Corporation.
Phase III archaeological data recovery at the Van Allen Farmstead site and Price prehistoric site for the proposed residential development, the Tides of Charleston, Arthur Kill Road. Prepared for Allen Arthur, LLC, Bayonne, New Jersey. April 2005.

United Neighborhood Houses of New York.
Aging in the shadows: social isolation among seniors in New York City. Spring 2005.

U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Progress report on the Federal Building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster. 6 volumes. June 2004.

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