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Description: Greenwich House, founded in 1902 by Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, is a social settlement house in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. Initially founded to help New York’s immigrant populations adjust to life in a new country. The organization by offers social and health services, cultural and educational programs, and opportunities for civic involvement to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds, including a chemical dependency program, classes in music and pottery, a nursery, and a senior center.
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Subject: Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.), Social settlements--New York (State)--New York., Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions., Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
Creator: Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Description: Founded in 1987, TIME'S UP! is a New York City based direct-action environmental group that uses events and educational programs to promote a more sustainable, less toxic city. TIME’S UP! works to educate people about the environmental impact of everyday decisions, including transportation use and food purchasing. TIME’S UP! sponsors many ride events to promote cycling and a bike co-op program.
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Subject: Environmentalism--New York (State)--New York., Green movement--New York (State)--New York., Direct action--New York (State)--New York.
Creator: Time's Up! :: NYC Direct Action Environmental Organization.
Publisher: Time's Up! :: NYC Direct Action Environmental Organization.
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Description: Greenwich House, founded in 1902 by Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, is a social settlement house in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. Initially founded to help New York’s immigrant populations adjust to life in a new country. The organization by offers social and health services, cultural and educational programs, and opportunities for civic involvement to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds, including a chemical dependency program, classes in music and pottery, a nursery, and a senior center.
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Subject: Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.), Social settlements--New York (State)--New York., Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions., Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
Creator: Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Description: The Metropolitan Council on Housing, founded in 1959, is a membership organization dedicated to preserving and expanding New York City’s supply of affordable housing. Met Council focuses on preserving rental housing and strengthening tenants’ rights. They work through grassroots organizing, lobbying, direct action, including rent strikes, and public education. Met Council has a monthly newspaper (TENANT), a weekly call-in radio show (“Housing Notebook”), forums, and a volunteer-staffed tenant hotline.
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Subject: Metropolitan Council on Housing (New York, N.Y.), Landlord and tenant--New York (N.Y.), Tenants' associations--New York (N.Y.), Housing--New York (N.Y.), Rent control--New York (N.Y.)
Creator: Metropolitan Council on Housing (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Council on Housing (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Description: The Museum’s mission is to promote tolerance and historical perspective through the presentation and interpretation of the variety of immigrant experiences on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The Museum interprets the homes of immigrant families who lived at 97 Orchard Street from 1863 to 1935 as the starting point for public dialogues on immigration, the garment industry, cultural identity, and social welfare.
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Subject: Lower East Side Tenement Museum., Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions., Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs, Lower East Side--New York (N.Y.)--History. .
Creator: Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
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