Community Districts and NYC.gov
Points of emphasis for critical thinking:
- NYC.gov is going to be a (if not the) primary research source for your Community District.
- Like almost all government web sites, the bulk of “the good stuff” is buried deep within NYC.gov. Never think the home page of a government web site is going to be intuitive. You need to dig.
- Do you necessarily trust every piece of information released by the government?
Along with NYC.gov, the following resources may also help you compile information for your beat memo:
- American Community Survey (Census Bureau)
- Infoshare Online
- ReferenceUSA
- Social Explorer
- Board of Elections web sites for New York State and New York City (more here)
My colleague Barbara Gray also has also compiled a CD resource guide that will help with your beat memo (CUNY WordPress login required).