Columbia University has received a new award from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to support the continued development and public use of [_Mapping Historical New York_](https://mappinghny.com/?lng=-73.9760&lat=40.7220&zoom=12.50&maps=[{%22center%22:{%22lng%22:-73.976,%22lat%22:40.722},%22demographicOpacity%22:1,%22demographicsFilters%22:{},%22filters%22:{},%22layers%22:[{%22id%22:%22dwellings-dot-density-birthplace%22,%22dotDensityValues%22:[{%22label%22:%22England+and+Scotland%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23FBD44A%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_41000%22},{%22label%22:%22Ireland%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23EC8457%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_41400%22},{%22label%22:%22Russia%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23F17CBA%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_3_46999%22},{%22label%22:%22Germany%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%235AC2CD%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_45300%22},{%22label%22:%22Caribbean+%26+West+Indies%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%2367D78D%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_2_14%22},{%22label%22:%22Italy%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23DE92F1%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_43400%22}]}],%22rasterOpacity%22:1,%22year%22:%221880%22,%22zoom%22:12.5}]&rasterOpacity0=1), a digital humanities project that brings more than a century of New York City history to life through interactive maps.
The new grant will sustain and expand work supported with Gardiner Foundation funding between 2017 and 2024, during which the project created an unprecedented spatial history of New York City across all five boroughs at multiple points in time. The continuation award will enable ongoing teaching and student research, public and community engagement, and the long-term management and enhancement of the project’s open-access website.
Mapping Historical New York is co-sponsored by Columbia’s Department of History and the Center for Spatial Research at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. The project’s interdisciplinary leadership team includes **Laura Kurgan**, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Center for Spatial Research, **Mae Ngai**, Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History; **Gergely Baics**, Professor of History at Barnard College and Director of the Urban Studies Center; **Rebecca Kobrin**, Knapp Associate Professor of History; and **Kim Phillips-Fein**, Gardiner-Jackson Chair in the History of New York. **Dan Miller**, adjunct assistant professor at GSAPP and project lead, continues to provide technical and scholarly expertise.
Since its launch, [_Mapping Historical New York_](https://mappinghny.com/?lng=-73.9760&lat=40.7220&zoom=12.50&maps=[{%22center%22:{%22lng%22:-73.976,%22lat%22:40.722},%22demographicOpacity%22:1,%22demographicsFilters%22:{},%22filters%22:{},%22layers%22:[{%22id%22:%22dwellings-dot-density-birthplace%22,%22dotDensityValues%22:[{%22label%22:%22England+and+Scotland%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23FBD44A%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_41000%22},{%22label%22:%22Ireland%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23EC8457%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_41400%22},{%22label%22:%22Russia%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23F17CBA%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_3_46999%22},{%22label%22:%22Germany%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%235AC2CD%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_45300%22},{%22label%22:%22Caribbean+%26+West+Indies%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%2367D78D%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_2_14%22},{%22label%22:%22Italy%22,%22dotDensityColor%22:%22%23DE92F1%22,%22fieldName%22:%22bpl_4_43400%22}]}],%22rasterOpacity%22:1,%22year%22:%221880%22,%22zoom%22:12.5}]&rasterOpacity0=1) has become a leading national exemplar of large-scale digital mapping. The project has geocoded more than 120,000 street segments and cleaned nearly 14 million historical census records, enabling users to explore demographic, economic, and social change at the household level from the 19th through the early 20th centuries. The project received two prestigious awards from the Cartographic and Geoinformation Society in 2022 and attracts an average of more than 7,600 unique customized views per month. The project maintains strong collaborative relationships with institutions including the New York Public Library, the Gotham Center for New York City History at CUNY, the Tenement Museum, New-York Historical Society, and the Jewish Museum. Most recently,
the maps have been incorporated into museum exhibitions and teacher training programs, extending their impact well beyond the university.
By sustaining Mapping Historical New York, the Gardiner Foundation continues its long- standing commitment to preserving and interpreting the history of New York and Long Island. The award will ensure that this innovative digital resource remains a dynamic platform for scholarship, education, and public engagement for years to come.
**The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation**, established in 1987, primarily supports the study of Long Island history and its role in the American experience. Robert David Lion Gardiner, who graduated from Columbia College in 1934, was the 16th Lord of the Manor of Gardiner’s Island, NY, until his death in 2004. The Gardiner family and their descendants have owned Gardiner’s Island since 1639, obtained as part of a royal grant from King Charles I of England. The Foundation is inspired by Robert David Lion Gardiner’s personal passion for New York history, which is reflected in projects the Foundation continues to support, like this one.
Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Awards New Grant to Columbia to Sustain“Mapping Historical New York”
Columbia University has received a new award from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to support the continued development and public use of Mapping Historical New York, a digital humanities project that brings more than a century of New York City history to life through interactive maps.
The new grant will sustain and expand work supported with Gardiner Foundation funding between 2017 and 2024, during which the project created an unprecedented spatial history of New York City across all five boroughs at multiple points in time. The continuation award will enable ongoing teaching and student research, public and community engagement, and the long-term management and enhancement of the project’s open-access website.
Mapping Historical New York is co-sponsored by Columbia’s Department of History and the Center for Spatial Research at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. The project’s interdisciplinary leadership team includes Laura Kurgan, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Center for Spatial Research, Mae Ngai, Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History; Gergely Baics, Professor of History at Barnard College and Director of the Urban Studies Center; Rebecca Kobrin, Knapp Associate Professor of History; and Kim Phillips-Fein, Gardiner-Jackson Chair in the History of New York. Dan Miller, adjunct assistant professor at GSAPP and project lead, continues to provide technical and scholarly expertise.
Since its launch, Mapping Historical New York has become a leading national exemplar of large-scale digital mapping. The project has geocoded more than 120,000 street segments and cleaned nearly 14 million historical census records, enabling users to explore demographic, economic, and social change at the household level from the 19th through the early 20th centuries. The project received two prestigious awards from the Cartographic and Geoinformation Society in 2022 and attracts an average of more than 7,600 unique customized views per month. The project maintains strong collaborative relationships with institutions including the New York Public Library, the Gotham Center for New York City History at CUNY, the Tenement Museum, New-York Historical Society, and the Jewish Museum. Most recently,
the maps have been incorporated into museum exhibitions and teacher training programs, extending their impact well beyond the university.
By sustaining Mapping Historical New York, the Gardiner Foundation continues its long- standing commitment to preserving and interpreting the history of New York and Long Island. The award will ensure that this innovative digital resource remains a dynamic platform for scholarship, education, and public engagement for years to come.
The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, established in 1987, primarily supports the study of Long Island history and its role in the American experience. Robert David Lion Gardiner, who graduated from Columbia College in 1934, was the 16th Lord of the Manor of Gardiner’s Island, NY, until his death in 2004. The Gardiner family and their descendants have owned Gardiner’s Island since 1639, obtained as part of a royal grant from King Charles I of England. The Foundation is inspired by Robert David Lion Gardiner’s personal passion for New York history, which is reflected in projects the Foundation continues to support, like this one.
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