Mayor of New York City

Michael Blanke English 2 Mrs. Fallert 15 February 2017 Terror struck the United States on September 11, 2001, destroying the twin towers in New York and killing over three thousand people and threatening the American homeland as it has never been threatened before. On April 27, 2006, construction of the Freedom Tower and the museum began. “By laying this magnificent cornerstone of hope, we are sending a message to the people around the world that freedom will always prevail” (Reyes 28).…

undoubtedly some of the bravest people of our time; sacrificing their own lives in the attempt to save others. Michael Burke, son to a fireman and brother of a firemen who perished on September 11th, has recognized this, but questions whether the mayor of New York City understands this. In Burke’s commentary, “No Firemen at Ground Zero this 9/11?” he discusses how atrocious the act of not allowing first responders from those attacks to visit ground zero on the 10th anniversary of their…

kept up between 1984 and 1990. In 1993 newly elected mayor Rudy Giuliani hired the NYC Transit Police head William Bratton as his police commissioner to implement the policing strategy throughout the city. Mr. Bratton referred to George Kelling as his “Intellectual mentor” and obviously believed in his theory. Giuliani set out to prove that New York’s image of being “too big, too unruly, too diverse, too broke to manage was wrong and that the city was manageable”. Police were writing…

killed. One hundred two minutes after being struck by Flight 11, the World Trade Center’s North Tower falls straight to the ground, going floor by floor, at 10:28 am. Lower Manhattan is covered in ash, smoke, paper, and even body parts. At 11:00 am, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani enforces an evacuation on Lower Manhattan. After burning for hours, the Seven World Trade Centers collapses at 5:20 pm. For the rest of the day and much longer after that, people continue to search for their loved ones among…

Jonathan Mahler, writer of the book, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning,” discusses the political, economical, and social fall of New York in 1977. The term originated in 1972 after a documentary series episode of the same title was aired. The term became more socially recognized during the 1977 World Series game where the New York Yankees faced the Los Angles Dodgers. Helicopter camera views show video clips of actual fires during the arson breakout caused by the economic fall of the…

through the person 's outer clothing to check whether the individual is carrying a weapon or other forms of contraband. The search is done to most suspected individuals (Dale, 2011). Beginning in the 1970s, in an attempt to reducing crime, New York City started urging its officers to stop individuals they viewed suspicious, to question them, and, if there was sufficient reason to suspect unlawful activities, to pat them down for things like paraphernalia and weapons. This kind of police…

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 was a morning that changed the lives of many and devastated our entire nation. A terrorists attack occurred when planes were flown through the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York then another plane crashing into the Pentagon building in the capital city of Washington DC. The importance of 9/11 is the impact it made on American history, the horrific attack upon our nation that killed and injured thousands is the reason this event is still relevant today.…

FUNDING NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HOUSING: ANALYZING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPTIONS New York City Public Housing is the biggest public housing program in the whole of North America. This claim presupposes a huge budget for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the agency that administers the public housing program. It is imperative to get a fair background about NYCHA so that one can fully appreciate the scope of its budget. NYCHA was established in 1934 to provide housing to the City’s low…

New York City is filled with jaw dropping skylines, buildings as high as the heavens and sites that will leave you speechless. It is known for its unique atmosphere and its endless beauty, but on top of all that, imagine it at Christmas time—streets filled with glimering lights, tons of jolly old santas parading down the streets, the sight of flawless ice skaters and the aroma of hot coco, but most importantly the one and the only enormous, beautiful and breathtaking Christmas tree thats stands…

Midtown Manhattan, known notoriously as the Boulevard of Death, is ultimately undergoing much needed reform. On July 23, Mayor De Blasio announced the implementation of a $100 million dollar project, called Vision Zero, which will completely reconstruct the boulevard, making it a safer place primarily for pedestrians and bikers. Queens Boulevard is the widest street in New York City (175-225ft) on which more than 60,000 cars navigate tedious traffic jams everyday. Since 1990 to date, an…