Brooklyn Bridge

its lobby located over 1,000 feet above the ground, the view includes many of the city 's landmark like the East river that separates the Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs, and also the Brooklyn Bridge which stand over the Eats river connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn since its completion in 1883 which makes it one of the oldest bridges in the country not only in New…

ever-changing, the central issue of his career always remained the composition of his novel-length poem, "The Bridge." Hart Cranes poetry rarely documented his biography,…

Barbara Streisand is an American, songwriter, singer, actress, and filmmaker.. Barbara Joan Streisand AKA “Barbara Streisand” was born April 24th, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York the 2nd child to Jewish parents Diana and Emanuel Streisand. Her mother was a school secretary and her father was a teacher at the same exact High School where they first met. In August 1943 only a little bit after her 1st birthday her father died of multiple complications from an epileptic seizure at the age of 34. The…

this context, when in 1997 Arnold L. Lehman assumed the direction of the museum, “his strategy was to forget about Manhattanites and to concentrate on Brooklyn´s diverse population.” Hence, the Brooklyn Museum attempts to be a less touristy space and more committed with the community surrounding and its neighbors, as an institution that acts as a bridge between the heritage of its collection and the diversity of its visitors. One of Lehman tactics was to attract community surrounding by making…

down as well. Skyscrapers would not be possible without the invention of steel. Since it was light and cheap, it was ideal for buildings. It also allowed the creation of bridges. A good example of this is the Brooklyn Bridge, which was created using steel and allowed the passing of the East River and connected Manhattan and Brooklyn. Another important discovery during this time was electricity. Without electricity, cities would not be able to stay powered and illuminati efficiently to enable a…

What is the Industrial Revolution? What kind of changes did it make? When did it happen? Many wonder how it happened all I could say is that it was one of the most topics everyone talked about. These Revolution was transformations combined between social and economics that happen in some places around Europe. The Industrial Revolution made an enormous change in the 17th century. It took place in England Between the 17th and 18th century. The strong and brave Richard J Boyd once claimed “The…

ABC History and Geography 1883-1886 By Joel Opificius, Clyde Killingbeck, and AJ Geoit Sponsors: ’The Killen You Tribune’ and ’Fou Chien Fraîche Journal’ G is for Gompers Samuel Gompers was the first leader of the American Federation of Labor or AFL. He helped unions and union member become part of American Society. H is for Hayman Riot It was a strike for an eight hour workday, starting May 1st in Chicago. It eventually become…

In the late 1800s many large cities seemed to use political machines. Elected officials would cooperate with private businesses to get things done. At the top of these systems were political bosses, who may not have held office, they often knew who to talk to to get things done. The easiest way to get things done was through corruption. While driven by self-interest and the hunger for power, there was some positive influence to these political machines. The tammany hall machine came to power by…

and a Chinese restaurant two buildings down from there. In a two mile radius from my house there are three different types of doctors—my pediatrician, my mother’s PCP and my grandmother’s kidney specialist. There is nothing special about my small Brooklyn neighborhood, this is actually the case everywhere in New York City. My high school is located in the heart of Tribeca. No more than ten minutes away is a Lot-Less, a Target, and a Barnes &…

to an obstacle course. “Some days, between the high school students and the steady stream of texters, who fail to look up from their phones or walk at a New York pace, I barely make it to class on time, “says Carolina Guarrella, a student here at Brooklyn College. For Guarrella navigating this obstacle almost proved deadly when she almost got run over by a bus while crossing Bedford Avenue to get to the other side of campus. “I was rushing to class,” she said I was nervous I would be a bit late,…