Brooklyn

In reference to the Census Bureau, in 2010 Brooklyn population was 2,504,700 and in 2014, 2,621,793. The change in population of Brooklyn from 2010 to 2014 is estimated to have enlarged at about 117,093 residents, a 4.7% increase. As the population grows there is an increase in limited living space. Located in Brooklyn, Brownsville is a part of the Brooklyn community district 16. The community health profile as of 2015, in Brownsville alone the total population is 86,377. The black population…

The world financial plaza needs a new quote on their fences on the Hudson River. At the moment the quote in the fence says, "City of the Sea!¦City of wharves and stores-city of tall facades of marble and iron! Proud and passionate city! mettlesome, mad, extravagant city!" It is always good to change things up. The quote should be changed, but it should still come from the famous words of Walt Whitman. As everyone knows New York City is one of the most competitive places on earth. You need…

longer displayed, and the documentary panels were sold to the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Finally, the Heritage Panels are also absent, although the remaining pieces of the installation are still located within the Brooklyn…

take over by buying and increasing rent and property values, which affects the low-income families and small businesses. My classmates and I were assigned to go investigate small shops that were in process of gentrification in the documentary “My Brooklyn” by Kelly Anderson and interview them on what is like to be transferred from where their business was going well. The two shops we encountered on was the Hair Heaven on 316 Livingston Avenue and Official Collection of Books. Hair Heaven had…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum are organized in a style that shows a developing history of the United States through social and cultural representations. The iconic work that seems to unify both museums is the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington which significantly highlights the spirit of American history painting through the later parts of the eighteen hundreds. Being the American icon he is, George Washington and his portraits reveal that he is one of the…

My place of research interest is Brooklyn, which is located in Kings County in New York. Brooklyn is the fastest growing borough in the New York. This population increase has resulted in gentrification, which has caused displacement of certain racial groups due to higher property values. In 2014, Brooklyn’s population was 2,504,700. Of the total population, 97% classified them themselves as belonging to one race - 42.8% identify as White (1,072,041), 34.3% Black or African American (860,083),…

We should not build a nuclear reactor in Brooklyn due to the various dangerous effects it promotes. The reasons why we should not construct a nuclear reactor is that it’s expensive to build, the hazardous risks it produces towards human health, and the fact that it is not a clean energy source. Building a nuclear reactor requires excessive money that the government must provide. Its construction is extremely expensive because “Including Price Anderson limitations on nuclear liability, the…

Community Impressions The community I have been assigned to is Community board 16, Ocean Hill-Brownsville in Brooklyn. I have never been to this part of Brooklyn before but I heard from my peers that there is a lot of violence in this community. I do not know how cohesive the community is but I will have a better understanding of it after walking through the neighborhood. To find out more about this neighborhood, I also researched Brownsville and the first few articles that came up all…

One of the greatest accomplishments in United States history is perhaps one of the oldest bridges built in Brooklyn known as the Brooklyn Bridge completed on May 24, 1883, in New York City. The bridge connects to Manhattan and Brooklyn and part of the project may never have been completed without the assistance of no other than Emily Warren Roebling. Although Females are often recognized with stereotypes because of past history misrepresentation of females, Roebling helps motivate others to…

Location and physical description Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is located between Queens and Long Island. I have only been to Brooklyn once before I got my second year field placement. To me, it is a mysterious and unknown place. Therefore, when I first step on this borough this semester, I felt unsafe due to its totally difference style compared to Manhattan. The site of our agencies is located at East New York, Brooklyn. When I went outside of the subway station…