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STRYCKER’S BAY HISTORY

Plaque at Wise Towers Plaza on West 90th St. commemorates Harry Browne, founder of SBNC.

In 1959, founding president Father Henry (Harry) Browne established SBNC to unite residents of the Upper West Side in a common effort to ensure that their community would remain ethnically, racially, and economically diverse. As the West Side Urban Renewal Area’s (West 87th Street to West 97th Street – Amsterdam Avenue to Central Park West) Project Area Committee, Strycker’s Bay assisted hundreds of families to relocate into decent affordable housing within the WSURA and to cope with the threat of displacement, poor housing conditions and inadequate community services. SBNC organized committees to advocate for the rights of urban renewal residents threatened with displacement, to fight for the 2,500 low-income housing unit commitment made to the community and to ensure that the urban renewal plan would serve all the people of the community.

Biographies and pictures of notable SBNC leaders Harry Browne, Sondra Thomas, Bob Schur, and Doris Rosenblum.

MISSION

For nearly five decades, Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council (SBNC) has assisted low-income residents of the Upper West Side in overcoming challenges related to affordable housing, economic self-sufficiency, and neighborhood revitalization. SBNC currently exists to:

Prevent homelessness through eviction prevention;
Educate about tenants' rights and fair housing practices;
Secure and preserve affordable housing for low-income families and individuals;
Ensure that eligible households secure the work supports they need;
Assist youth in becoming better learners with the desire and ability to be successful in school; and
Help neighborhood residents to develop programs that address critical needs they have identified, such as affordable food, education and employment.

Strycker's Bay? The name Strycker’s Bay is derived from the early history of the area. Jacob Strycker was the first of the early Dutch settlers in this section, building a large house on the banks of the Hudson River near what is now West 96th Street. By association with his estate, the area between West 81st and West 99th Streets, Central Park West and the river became known as Strycker’s Bay.

Strycker’s Bay Neighborhood Council

61 West 87th Street, Lower Level

New York, NY 10024

Phone: 212-874-7272

Fax: 212-874-2730

info@stryckersbay.org