People from New York City

modernization of New York City Since Brooklyn Bridge was completed in the 19th century, it had been an iconic feature of the New York City. Being not only a bridge that connected Manhattan and Brooklyn for transportation convenience, Brooklyn Bridge had also become one of the greatest landmarks of New York City, even the U.S.A. To be honest, it is Brooklyn Bridge that contributes a lot to the development of the New York City and is the witness to the modernization of the New York City as well. …

industries and the growth of cities was noted by several sources in the first decade of the twenty-first century, but explanations relating to the nature of the link have thus far proven to be insufficient. The two dominant “scripts” were those of “creative clusters” and “creative/cities/creative class” theories, but both have significant limitations arising from how they privilege amenities-led, supply driven accounts of urban development and how they fail to adequately situate cities in wider…

Carlson Brebnor Policing Society Local Police Dept. NYPD The New York Police Department is the largest municipal police force in the United States. The primary responsibilities of the police force is to enforce the law and investigate crimes in the five boroughs. The New York Police Department is one of the oldest departments in the United States. There are approximately 34,500 uniformed police officers working within 76 precincts, 12 Transit Districts and 9 Housing Police Service Areas.…

The New York conspiracy trials of 1741 were a plot by slaves and poor whites in the British colony of New York in 1741 to revolt and level New York City with a series of fires. The conspiracy trials started off with a tavern burglary involving a slave, John Gwin who stole the goods, and a tavern keeper, John Hughson who helped dispose the goods. Then a series of fires occurred after the theft. In addition to the investigation of the tavern burglary and the series of fire, a hint from an…

Public Health Solutions (PHS) is one of the country's largest public health institutes and one of New York's leading non-profit organizations. It was founded in 1957 and since then has been leading the quest for innovation, better outcomes, and reduced disparities in public health for more than 50 years. The Public Health Solutions improves the health of individuals, families, and communities across a remarkable range of areas such as nutrition, reproductive health, maternal and Infant…

change to America, and specifically to New York. Throughout the 1920s, many Americans moved to cities to find work in factories and other businesses after World War I. After the war, real estate began to boom and tourism rose. This became an immediate cause for the expansions of highways and roads. During this period, newly developed technology allowed for the development of skyscrapers to be built, causing the establishment of the New York City, “Greatest City in the World”. The limited…

In two books, Open City and Portrait with Keys, the narrative voices differ greatly, yet both reflect similar realities about the existence of privileged individuals within cities stricken by extreme poverty, crime and sexual assault; both works demonstrate the desensitizing nature of cities on their inhabitants, and convey that the city itself allows violence and loneliness to exist as commonplace realities in an environment that simultaneously suppresses the visibility of individual action…

Pentagon. The two remaining planes flew into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. Cited as the deadliest incident for law enforcement officers, this day struck fear into the hearts of people around the world. On October 1, 20 days after the attacks, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani addressed the United Nations during a session about terrorism and how the attack impacted not only the city of New York, but also the world. In such a delicate time, it was important that Giuliani’s…

In the novel Jazz, by Toni Morrison, there are several instances of bird motifs. They are an African American couple who moved from the rural South to “the City”. Jazz was written during the harlem renaissance which was the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that occurred in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. This was the period of time when artist of miscellaneous types were displayed. It was an explosion of creativity that put a magnifying glass on what…

Saturday June 28th 1969, at 1:20 in the morning, police officers raided the Stonewall Inn leading to the revolutionary battle toward the LGBT liberations movement (The Historic Stonewall Inn). Stonewall Inn is a gay bar located on 53 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014, between West 4th Street and Waverly Place, in the Greenwich Village of Lower Manhattan. Stonewall Inn is a tavern open to all genders, but more specifically to the gay community of Lower Manhattan. This bar represents and brings…