New York City Subway

When I first visited New York, I was going to see “Cabaret” on broadway. I had recently become obsessed with the broadway actor, Alan Cumming, and I couldn 't miss the opportunity to see him live. I ended up falling deeply in love with the city, and I knew it would be my future home. My father and I navigated the city trying to find all the major sites. On our way to Rockefeller, Studio 54, and everywhere between, I was able to observe the people of New York City. New York is filled with…

Figure 3. Unlinked public transit trips by urbanized area in 2013, National Transit Database. New York’s public transportation system considerably impacts the geography of the City. Due to the people-driven nature of mass transit use, areas with developed transportation systems often facilitate more compact infrastructural projects to conserve and maximize space. Public transportation directly drives this high-density land development, and effectively reduces the distance people need to travel…

Point, Malcolm Gladwell talks about the crime epidemic in New York City in the 1980’s, and more so what happened to turn the epidemic around. With compelling and intricate arguments, he detailed how something called the Power of Context and the Broken Windows Theory managed to turn the New York subways, and eventually the city as a whole around from alarming high amounts of crime to the widespread belief that shooting someone on the subway was a radial notion. This discussion starts out with…

a friend of mine from southern California spent his first winter in New York City, New York. The drastic change in climate from California to New York seemed to impact him more than myself, a person from a similar environment and one who has grown up…

Professor Hagen Sustainable cities 13 October 2015 New York city The city that I decided to write about for this assignment is New York City. The reason that I decided to choose this city was because of the interesting historic events that have happened in the city of New York and how it has come to one of the most thriving cities that is also the culture capital of the United States. New york officially did not get its name until the 18th century when the British seized New Amsterdam…

to seek good fortune within its populated cities. There is an energy that is tangibly felt on the streets and seen within the spirit of the people who thrive there. A city best known for its lively scuttle is New York City; the city of dreams, the big apple, the city that never sleeps. A city that is recognized for its relaxed and sunny atmosphere is Los Angeles; the city of angels, the entertainment capital of the world. These are the two biggest cities in the United States and they each hold…

move after graduation? Should I remain in New York City or relocate to Los Angeles? Located at opposite ends of the continental United States, Los Angeles and New York City remain the two most popular and obvious options for those who love life in a big city. They both allow you plenty of options for work and entertainment and have the infrastructure to support nearly any passion and inclination you may have. At the end of the day, they are both big cities with so much to offer but are…

The streets were unusually quiet as I made my way from the 10th floor of the children's hospital to the McDonalds' on 31st Street. It was already 11 at night and I had to decide if I wanted to take the subway or pay the high fee for a taxi ride all the way from New York City to Hoboken, New Jersey. I ordered a Big Mac and a large fry to take home as my dinner and decided a taxi was the best way to travel for tonight. I lugged all of my sheet music into the backseat of the taxi with me and…

Bernard Goetz was born in New York in the year of 1947. He earned a degree in electrical and nuclear engineering from New York University by 1969, which then a few years later by 1975, he started his very own business out of Greenwich Village apartment where he stayed at the time setting up electronic equipment. Prior to shooting the four teenagers at a New York City subway in 1984, Goetz had been mugged before by three African-American men at a New York City subway also in 1981. With these…

atmosphere of such an eclectic city into a single word, phrase, or picture. Yet, artist Gregory Christie captures such tone like no other. Christie’s picture “The Subway Soiree” is a cultural reflection on the way music unites people of different races. Music is a universal language that is know by know all different groups of people. Using Time Square as the setting highlights a cultural convergence that is united under…