Manhattan

The article was about the rise of average home prices in Manhattan. It was reported that the rise in price was resulted by three factors: stronger economy in the U.S, continued demand for housing, and slow growth in supply or low inventory level. There is a slow growth of supply because some sellers were just hesitant to sell their property since they are often outbid, turned down for loans or they just could not find what they want. With the new developments in the market, not only the locals…

General Purpose: Saudis visiting NYC in the United States Specific Purpose: Empire State Building, Financial District, and Statue of Liberty I. Introduction A. Attention - There are many countries to visited, but we think the United States is one of the most interesting places to visited, due to its many well-known states and cities. Especially the many landmarks and historical monument’s that New York City have that are known world-wide. B. Thesis- Saudi Arabians visit to New York City in…

Street began on September 17, 2011, called together by groups such as Adbuster and Anonymous. From a tactical point of view, the movement drew inspiration from both the Arab Spring and the anti-globalization movement. Protesters began camping in Manhattan to protest corporate greed and a resulting loss of financial wellbeing for most of the population, as well as the loss of democratic representation by elected officials. After the Occupy Wall Street camp was established, other protests started…

Inwood Walking Survey Geography Inwood is a neighborhood that is at the most northern point of the borough of Manhattan. It consists primarily of apartment buildings, with a wide variety of mom and pop business stores. The neighborhood is full of hills and mountainous areas and bordered by two bodies of water; The Harlem River to the north and east, and the Hudson River on the west, which places most of the neighborhood in hurricane evacuation Zone 2 (“Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder”, 2016).…

expanded several times around the turn of the 20th century, with various additions being completions and its iconic façade added in 1926. In 1925, the museum acquired the Cloisters – then a separate museum dedicated to medieval art – in Upper Manhattan as a gift from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Later, the museum launched a new, 20-year architectural master plan in 1971 to make it more accessible and open to the public. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a number of new and renovated art galleries…

During the Civil War times, New York was full of many slums, including Five Points in Manhattan. It was full of gangs, crimes and several bars. It was full of many Irish immigrants trying to escape the Great Famine in Ireland. Five Points was considered one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in New York. This paper will tell you all about the neighborhood of Five Points. Five Points was completely made up of immigrants. Irish people came to escape the Great Famine, and many of them also lived…

Central Park Travel Guide In the center of the Manhattan borough of New York, visitors will discover a storied and idyllic green space known as Central Park. This highly famed attraction was first built in 1857, and originally only encompassed 778 acres. After a time, the popularity of the park forced an expansion to the current 843 acres that it now holds. As a celebrated collaboration between the architect Calvert Vaux and landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted, Central Park is the most…

it was really good pizza. The next day we took the train to Manhattan, it was my first time on a train, it was crowded if there wasn’t any more seats people would be standing up holding on to the pole, because the train moved very fast. When we got to Manhattan we then took a ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty it was huge, we took lots of pictures it was a beautiful day, when we was done we took the ferry back to Manhattan, now it was time to eat so we met up with my granddad…

airplanes were destroyed by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. That devastating day lead the United states into joining the World War two. The nuclear research quickly began after the war took place. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Manhattan project after gathering information that the Germans attempted to build an atomic bomb. Unsatisfied, the U.S took an even greater look into their research, in hopes of constructing a more destructible weapon. Years later, when Harry Truman…

residents, the 12 block deep and five block wide neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights is considered to be one of the most convenient commuting neighborhoods outside of Manhattan. This is due to the fact that the neighborhood is located directly across from the East River of lower Manhattan. It was one of the first neighborhoods outside of Manhattan to be developed and settled. Originally referred to as Brooklyn Village, Brooklyn Heights has been a prominent and relevant area of Brooklyn since 1834. …