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  The New York Times
 We are extremely grateful to Terry Schwadron and Richard Meislin of the New York Times for their support since 1993. We also acknowledge the assistance of the many New York Times reporters who continually work with us on the Census Collaboration project.
For samples of some of our work with the Times, click here		  
     
     
  National Science Foundation
This project is made possible with funding from the National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education. Myles Boylan's help is gratefully acknowledged. The series of unrelated projects includes the following:		  
     
  "Mapping and Exploring New York City Change, 1905-2000: A Set of Interactive
Web Based Tools" 		 
     
  "Collaborative Research - Visualizing and Exploring United States Urban and
Rural Social Change, 1790 - 2000 -- Interactive Multimedia and Web Based
Tools."
 		 
     
  "Collaborative Research: A Digital Library Collection for Visually Exploring
United States Demographic and Social Change"		  
     
     
  Ford Foundation and CUNY Institute of Software Design and Development
Other funding and support include the Ford Foundation through a CUNY
mentorship grant, the CUNY Institute of Software Design and Development, and CUNY/Computing and Information Services, as well as the Queens College Sociology Department.
 		 
     

Research Centers and Projects
NHGIS
(National Historical Geographic Information System)
Minnesota Population Center University of Minnesota
 
IPUMS
(Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) Censuses from 1850 to 1990
 
LeRoy Neiman Center
for the study of American society
and culture at UCLA
 
Census Materials in Teaching
 
   Bill Frey's Social Science Data Analysis Network

Books
  New York and Los Angeles: Politics, Society,
and Culture--A Comparative View
David Halle, editor
   
   Mass Migration to the United States
Are there any difference between the migration during the turn of the century and now? Find out!  
   
   Past Time Past Place
Published 2002, this book shows how GIS can illuminate history.  
   
  Mighty Change, Tall Within
A history of African American presence in the Hudson Valley region from the colonial period to the present.
  

   Articles   
  
  Gotham Gazette. -  Demography Archives
Prof. Beveridge writes a monthly column highlighting his findings on the 2000 U.S. Census and other topics for the Gotham Gazette
 
Some Examples from the Gotham Gazette Columns by Andrew A. Beveridge:
 
  Four Trends That Shape The City's Political Landscape
(May, 2005) Four demographic trends "define New York City's unique political
landscape," Andrew Beveridge writes, "all of which the candidates must
understand, even if they have little power to change them."

New York's Responders and Protectors
(March, 2005) The 70,000 or so people hired to respond to crises in the
city stand apart - as heroes to some; villains to others; but, they stand
apart demographically as well - whiter, less educated, more affluent.

Wall Street Bonus Babies
(January, 2005) Who are the Wall Street Bonus babies, and how much of this
year's $15.9 billion in bonuses is each one getting?

NEW YORK LAWYERS: A PROFILE
(December, 2004) People may conjure up million-dollar salaries and elegant
offices, but "New York lawyer" describes some 57,000 of diverse backgrounds,
practices and incomes.

New York's Creative Class
(October, 2004) Who are the individuals that make New York City the
creative center that it is? Where do they come from, how are they faring?

Portrait of Same-Sex (Married) Couples
(September, 2004) A demographic look at the same-sex couples who are most
likely to marry if it becomes legal to do so in New York.

The Affluent Of Manhattan
(June, 2003) Manhattan now has the highest disparity in income in the nation, with the top fifth of the population receiving more than 50 times more income
than the bottom fifth.

Can The US Live Without Race?
(November, 2002) After nearly 10 years of controversy, the federal Office
of Management and Budget determined that each United States resident must be
classified as a member of a racial group.