SPOTLIGHT ON: PUBLIC GARDENS

By Christine Bruzzese

Since the opening of the first public botanical garden in 1801, botanical and community gardens have provided oases in the middle of the urban landscape. Here are some publications from the City Hall Library collection on the subject of gardens.

Queens Botanical Garden Master Plan: New Facilities and Site Circulation Study was prepared in 1992, by Peter Gisolfi Associates, landscape architects, for the Department of General Services. This publication outlines a plan for adding new buildings and enhancing the existing landscape. Included are an evaluation of the garden's site, objectives for the proposed rebuilding program and a master plan with drawings. A summary of phasing and costs plus statistical tables offer additional information.

Community Open Spaces: Greening Neighborhoods through Community Action and Land Conservation by Mark Francis, Lisa Cashdan and Lynn Paxson examines ten community garden projects in New York City. These community gardens were established in the 1970's and early 1980's. Information on community and government participation is given as well as background on funding, site design and maintenance and future plans.

Struggle for Space: the Greening of New York City was written by Tom Fox, Ian Koeppel and Susan Kellam of the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition in 1985. This publication describes the work of the Coalition in creating community gardens in New York City neighborhoods. The history of the community garden movement and the formation of Neighborhood Open Space Coalition are chronicled. The process of building a community garden is considered. Recommendations for future improvements are presented.

Two publications from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden are of historical interest. Annual Reports offer financial statements, photographs of the gardens and other information. Holdings are from 1944 to 1968. Plants and Gardens was a quarterly journal featuring articles on horticulture, botany and related topics. Holdings are from 1967 to 1984.

By the Way

Did you know that June has been designated Caribbean American Heritage Month; Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Pride Month and Black Music Month? Explore the resources of the City Hall Library such as city agency publications, books and clippings on related topics and the contributions of diverse groups to New York City life, culture and history.

ACQUISITIONS LIST, MAY 2007

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

American Lung Association.
State of the air in New York: 2007. 2007.

Boston Consulting Group.
New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation: a plan for transformation and growth. [2007].

Center for an Urban Future.
Staten Island 2020. New York: April 2007.

Cerreno, Allison L.C. de.
Bi-state domestic freight ferries study. New York: Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, September 2006.

Cerreno, Allison L.C. de.
Dynamics of on-street parking in large central cities. New York: Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, December 2002.

Cerreno, Allison L.C. de.
Identifying and reducing institutional barriers to effective and efficient freight movement in the downstate New York region. New York: Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, December 2006.

Cerreno, Allison L.C. de. and My Linh H. Nguyen-Novotny.
Pedestrian and bicyclist standards and innovations in large central cities. New York: Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, January 2006.

Educational Priorities Panel.
Capital promises: why NYC children don't have the school buildings they need. New York: April 2007.

Environmental Advocates of New York.
Muddying the waters: the unknown consequences of New York's failed water pollution permitting program. Albany, NY: April 2007.

Fiscal Policy Institute.
New York State workers' compensation: how big is the coverage shortfall? A Fiscal Policy Institute Report. New York: January 25, 2007.

Fiscal Policy Institute.
One New York: an agenda for shared prosperity. Discussion paper. New York: November 2006

Fiscal Policy Institute.
State of working New York 2006: an uneven recovery. Western New York lags and wages stay flat while productivity rises. New York: Labor Day, 2006.

Fiscal Policy Institute.
The underground economy in New York City affordable housing construction industry. A Fiscal Policy Institute report. New York: April 17, 2007.

National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
NEC 2005. NFPA 70: national electrical code and international electrical series. Quincy, MA, 2004.

N.Y. City. Buildings, Department of.
New York City amendments to the 2005 National Electrical Code and related administrative provisions (Local Law 49/2006). Effective date: January 1, 2007.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
The Comptroller's comments on the fiscal year 2008 executive budget. May 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Emergency contraception: available at your pharmacy now: a staff report to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations. May 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
How well do you know your nanny agency? A staff report to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations. April 2007.

N.Y. City. Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of.
The regulation to phase out artificial trans fat in New York City food service establishments. February 2007.

N.Y. City. Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of. Bureau of Tuberculosis Control.
2005 TB annual summary. December 2006.

N.Y. City. Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services.
Work group report, January 2002-January 2007. 2 volumes. 2007.

N.Y. City. Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth.
Annual report: 2006. 2007.

N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
Analysis of the Mayor's executive budget for 2008. IBO Fiscal Brief, May 2007.

N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
More recycling needed to help lower city's trash costs. IBO Inside the Budget, No. 150. May 1, 2007.

N.Y. City. Investigation, Department of.
DOI's findings and recommendations on the DOHMH inspection of the KFC-Taco Bell on February 22, 2007. April 2007.

N.Y. City. Investigation, Department of.
Report on the use by FDNY members of bogus degrees issued by St. Regis University. January 2007.

N.Y. City. Investigation, Department of.
Taxi and Limousine Commission medallion auction report. May 2007.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Crown Heights North Historic District: designation report. (Designation List 391) April 24, 2007.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Manhattan Avenue Historic District: designation report. (Designation List 392) May 15, 2007.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Nathaniel J. and Ann C. Wyeth House: designation report. (Designation List 392) May 15, 2007.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
63 Nassau Street Building: designation report. (Designation List 392) May 15, 2007.

N.Y. City. Management and Budget, Office of.
Geographic report for expense budget, fiscal year 2007.

N.Y. City. Management and Budget, Office of.
January 2007 financial plan, and financial plan summary, fiscal years 2007-2011.

N.Y. City. Management and Budget, Office of.
Ten-year capital strategy: fiscal years 2008-2017. April 2007.

N.Y. City. Mayor.
Executive budget of the City of New York for the fiscal year 2008: expense, revenue, contract.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Conflict unresolved: DOE fails to recognize what works in school safety and student achievement. April 2007.

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 2007.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Twelve for 2030: responses to plaNYC: a greener, greater New York. April 2007.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Waiting for help: parents of students with disabilities find little assistance navigating New York City's Special Education System. March 2007.

N.Y. City. Transportation, Department of.
2006 New York City bridges and tunnels annual condition report. April 9, 2007.

N.Y. City. Youth and Community Development, Department of.
Annual report 2006. 2007.

New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc.
Recidivism among juvenile offenders in New York City. Final report. April 2007.

New York Jobs With Justice.
Getting our money's worth: the case for IDA reform in New York State. A report. New York, May 2007.

New York Power Authority.
Annual report 2006: keeping New York State cleaner and greener for future generations. 2007.

N.Y. State. Financial Control Board.
January modification review: staff report. March 13, 2007.

N.Y. State. Taxation and Finance, Department of.
Annual report on New York State tax expenditures: 2007-08. 2007.

New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy.
State of New York City's housing and neighborhoods, 2006. 2007.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Where we've been, and where we're going: annual report 2006.

Sypher, F.J.
Hanover Square in the British colonial period. New York, British Memorial Garden Trust, 2003.

VanDeCarr, Paul.
Call to action: how programs in three cities responded to the prisoner reentry crisis. New York, Public/Private Ventures, March 2007.

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