New York City

According to data from the American FactFinder, the total number of housing units in New York City is estimated to be close to 3.5 million and 42%, almost half of these residential units, are located in buildings that were built in 1939 or earlier. Furthermore, more than half of the pre-1940 historic buildings are one or two family type houses. The Greening NYC’s historic buildings manual by the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) stated in their report that solid masonry walls such as…

Air Pollution Exposure Approximately one million people in New York City, including 300,000 children, have been diagnosed with asthma. Air pollution from mobile sources, like construction equipment, contributes to over 90% of the air cancer risk in New York County. The cost of asthma hospitalization in New York City totaled more than $242 million in 2000. In 2000 there were 26.868 hospitalizations for asthma in New York City. Children ages 0-14 accounted for 37% of all asthma hospitalizations,…

of New York City, I think of bright lights and tall skyscrapers in Times Square, despite growing up in Queens where an extension of the Big Apple still lingers. After taking this class, my perspective of New York dramatically changed. In our assigned class reading “American Notes” by Charles Dicksons, he states in New York there were no "Punches, Fantoccini, Dancing-dogs, Jugglers, Conjurers, Orchestrinas, or even Barrel-organs." It was very hard for me to dismantle the idea of New York City…

alleys, and anything else you could imagine around here. We were in need of an adventure so we decided to take one. Our plan was to each pick a city to visit and we would visit each of these two cities for two days each. I picked Paris, France because I took French for five years and we studied the city a lot and I have always wanted to visit. He chose New York City because we have both really wanted to visit there for a long time. I am very excited for this trip. We have both finished packing…

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…

Known by many nicknames, including the “Empire State” and “The Big Apple” New York City is one of the most important places of the world. Throughout the diverse history New York has been the home of many talented and famous people. New York City has so many cultural attractions and many visitors flock more annually to experience the city. Did you know that the city was originally called New Amsterdam! Also during the 20th century more than 3 million people started immigrating to NYC due to its…

on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution” For as long as I can remember I loved the idea of living in the city, till this day if my family and I don 't travel to New york City at least once for the holidays it won’t really feel like Christmas at all. They say New York on Christmas resembles the milky way with all the bright lights and highlights of red and green but this beautiful city that brings peace and tradition…

to the World Trade Center attack, jobs issues and made many people lose their jobs around New York City. According to Eaton Leslie “The national recession and the attack on the World Trade Center cost New York City…bringing the city 's total job losses to about 223,000 in the last two years.” It’s a huge number of jobs that was lost just in New York City. The World Trade Center attack effected New York City community in job loss and that created more unemployment. However, which caused the…

why are nine out of twenty-five of the top cities for homelessness located in the U.S. (Castillo)? As of April 27, 2016, there are 7.4 billion people in the world (Current). Currently, there are 100,000,000 people worldwide (Castillo), 500,000 in the United States (Johnson), and 60,000 in New York City alone that are suffering from homelessness (Castillo). Homelessness in New York City is higher than the time of the Great Depression (Basic). The number of New Yorkers sleeping in a shelter has…

Over the previous decades, New York City was able to reform itself into the one of the most populated areas in the United States today. This city is known to embrace diversity for our population, which attracts the attention of immigrants who desired new opportunities and fortunes. Since the passing of the Immigration and Nationality Amendments of 1965, New York City experienced a wave of immigrants. New York City is currently the home to millions of people who came from different countries…