Midtown Manhattan

Beautiful Scars As I wander out of the subway station, I gaze at the marvelous city of Manhattan. It is a beautiful autumn morning in New York. The temperature is a perfect balance between warm and cold. The leaves that had fallen from the trees are bright and full of life. The air is crisp with a scent of bread and pastries from a nearby bakery. I decide to advance toward the bakery for a cup of coffee. The past five months have been different. Ever since the accident occurred, I’ve been…

Taking the time to go to a destination of culture and different ethnicities, gives the option to open the perspective of different ways of life. The journey from rural Manhattan to Jackson Heights and Flushing Queens opens the eye to many ethnic groups. From the moment on the Subway to the change to the No.7 train, the atmosphere changes and cultures clash. Many would be blindsided and oblivious to the diversity, but going to this destination with the intention of seeking different ways of life…

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…

unique version of the city. From the moment an individual steps foot in the city, she is “building [her] private New York,” (Whitehead 1). My personal New York —the food stands, pharmacies, and avenues I would come to call home—formed when I moved to Manhattan to attend New York University. When I envisioned what it would be like to live in New York City, I always pictured living around Washington Square Park because that’s where NYU is centered. After being accepted to the university, I spent…

Chapter 1: “Queued On An Evening In Roma” From waiting in unimaginably long, unorganized queues with hoards of people, just shuffling feet to add the pretext of movement, to the hustle and bustle of trying to move along in a group in a strange new place (assuming I was amongst mostly tourists), nothing ever changes when it comes to human behaviour regardless of the geographical location. That is my very first observation during my very first vacation to somewhere I did not grow up in. It’s…

My full name is Vincent Patrick Soccoa. I was born April 28th 1997 in Methodist hospital in Brooklyn, New York. My father is Sebastian Joseph Soccoa and he was born in February of 1953 also in Brooklyn New York, he has 3 younger sisters who are my aunts. My mother Denise Fitzpatrick (maiden name) was also born in Brooklyn and she has 1 older sister and had an older brother who died in a car crash when she was younger. I have one older sister myself her name is Meaghan Catherine Soccoa and was…

On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was officially open to the public.The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects San Francisco with Marin County.It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964 when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York.It is the only route that connects San Francisco with Marin County and about 112,000 cars cross it every day.That concludes to about 41 million cars a year. During the early 1800s to early 1900s, the only route to…

follows is remarkable. If you go in the time of day just before the sun sets, the sky sometimes turns an odd shade of peach. From the ferry you can take in views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the Governor's Island, New Jersey, the lower Manhattan skyline, and the Brooklyn Bridge. A three story high ferry with a deck all around it so you can enjoy New York’s lights. This ride is free of charge and a great way to see New…

is not only recognized as where you have fun or picnics, but because of its history. Liberty State Park began as the waterfront home for the Lenape. Then, it became the waterfront for the Dutch settlers. They later developed a ferry service to Manhattan in 1661. The northern part of the park follows the line Morris Canal. The Morris Canal’s barges transported Pennsylvania coal to the Urban markets in the nineteenth century. The eastern part of the park used to have railroads. Located at the…

Vivian Parker had it all, she was beautiful, smart, spoiled, yet sweet, and she was the funniest person you’d ever meet. She lived in the richest part of Upper East Side, New York, with her parents. Her house was made of stone and had the prettiest detailing. Her yard was always freshly cut with flowers at full bloom. Inside big and beautiful, as well and had too many bedrooms to count. She had a perfect view of New York outside her bedroom window. She had a maid, chef, and all the money in the…