Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Requests

This page has been created to help fill in some of the gaps in Wikipedia's coverage of the city. Some are persistent red links or unfortunate obvious omissions, others have been requested elsewhere on Wikipedia. There is also a list of those hopeful articles that fall just short of full greatness, and await only some finishing touches.

Editors are encouraged to add new requests in the appropriate section.

Please also help answer a large set of implicit requests by expanding some of the NYC-stubs.

Requests for uncreated articles

• Laurie Beckelman, former Chair of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, worked with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to save Grand Central Terminal, Associate Director of The Shed (Hudson Yards). See http://www.nypap.org/oral-history/laurie-beckelman/, http://livable.org/livability-resources/best-practices/76-laurie-beckelman.
• Adrian Untermyer: Urbanist and historic preservation activist in New York City. Best known for creating performing arts center in Port Authority Bus Terminal, helping to lead the Historic Districts Council, and his transportation advocacy, including the fight to improve Pennsylvania Station (New York City) and the New York City Subway. Fought to landmark the Waldorf Astoria New York's interiors, preserve the Bronx's historic neighborhoods, and raise awareness about Untermyer Park and Untermyer Fountain. Organized the commemoration of Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City's 40th anniversary. Worked alongside Simeon Bankoff and Justice Rosalyn Richter. Named "Emerging Leader in Transportation" by the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. Descendant of historical figures Samuel Untermyer and Irwin Untermyer and related to Samuel Untermyer II. References: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/nyregion/port-authority-piano.html ; http://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/6073-to-fix-penn-station-think-smaller ; https://untappedcities.com/2017/12/04/secret-piano-bringing-color-nycs-port-authority-bus-terminal/ ; http://www.alexblock.net/blog/2016/01/10/renovating-penn-station-as-an-institution-not-a-building/ ; https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/opinion/nyus-expansion.html#addenda ; https://deskgram.org/p/1820743642547807861_2226932184 ; https://nylegalhistory.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/celebrating-penn-central-day-the-40th-anniversary-of-penn-central-v-city-of-new-york/; https://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/2015/09/introducing-2015-emerging-leaders-transportation-fellows ; http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170727/TRANSPORTATION/170729907/the-mta-will-hike-subway-fares-in-2019-and-2021-despite-increased-delays ; http://hdc.org/prior-staff ; www.adrianuntermyer.com ; https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2016/08/04/20th-century-bronx-tour/ ; https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-untermyer-41100445/ .
• Russian Samovar (ru:Русский самовар, web), restaurant formerly owned by Joseph Brodsky and Mikhail Baryshnikov, meeting point of Russian literary and art circles in NYC) --Off-shell (talk) 10:22, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
• Darlington Hotel collapse, a 1904 disaster which killed 5 people. A nine-story building under construction at 6th Av and 46th St collapsed while it was under construction. An enquiry blamed flaws in the cast iron construction technique. Pburka (talk) 01:34, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
• Thomas F. Prendergast (railroad executive), former president of the Long Island Rail Road and later the entire Metropolitan Transportation Authority ---------User:DanTD (talk) 18:22, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
• Urban Assembly, a not-for-profit network of 21 schools (non-charter public) https://urbanassembly.org/ --Orange Mike | Talk 03:03, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
• New Visions for Public Schools, one of the myriad "education reform" outfits https://www.newvisions.org/ --Orange Mike | Talk 03:03, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
• German Americans in New York City - article on the history and culture of German-Americans in the city. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 23:17, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
  • If there is still interest in this subject I'd be happy to help contribute. German culture in NYC has some fascinating history, especially between the 1880s through 1920s! I'm not sure how best the article should be structured, but perhaps I can start working up a draft based on similar ethno-cultural articles. - Headphase (talk) 14:54, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

    era-neighborhood in chronological order, downtown to uptown to outer boroughs to further; churches; ... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 09:44, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

    • If this ever gets done, I suggest including a mention of The American Turners Club in the Bronx.[1]
• Estey Piano Company Factory, landmarked factory building in the Bronx [2]. Or maybe Estey Piano Corporation [3] -- RoySmith (talk) 14:44, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
  • Estey Organ is it. Might need redirects. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:56, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
• Brooklyn Academy of Photography
• New York City sewer system; or expand coverage of sewerage in the article on the New York City water supply system, which is currently 95% about water sources rather than treatment/disposal; or expand coverage of sewerage in New York City waste management system, which is currently 95% about solid waste. -- Avocado (talk) 14:37, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Articles needing photos

See Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in New York City.

Requests for expansion or collaboration

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, Wall Street - 42nd Street (Manhattan) - 1939 New York World's Fair - New York City Council - Bloomberg Tower - New York City Hotels - Brooklyn Paramount Theater - New York City steam system - Michael Mukasey - Staten Island Technical High School - New York City Department of Correction - Washington Cemetery (Brooklyn) - College of Insurance - Ritz-Carlton Hotel (New York) - Toby Orenstein - The Girl Puzzle - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Requests for help with the near-featured or failed-featured

1964-1965 New York World's Fair - New York City Subway - Gowanus Canal - 7 Subway Extension