Upstate New York

Niagara Falls is a place of raw natural beauty, that over 12 million tourists visit every year. This awe inspiring place is home to some of the most powerful waterfalls in the world. Every second, 748,051 gallons of water go over the falls. This display of natural beauty makes Niagara Falls one of the most amazing places to visit. There are also many hotels, casinos, and restaurants that are some of the nicest in the Northeast. This area is full of fragrant plants, many excited tourists, and…

Where is the best place to live in Canada? – Oakville The world is a small place, at least it now is. Away from the pollution of metropolitans, people want to live in calm, peaceful and naturally beautiful places. A small town in the Halton Region on Lake Ontario – Oakville, is one good example. Oakville’s perfect weather, great location, high household income, great schools and natural beauty make it the best place to live in Canada. These factors have made it gain the reputation of “The Jewel…

hosting programs on local history topics we draw in an audience that ranges in age and interest. Our bus trips appeal to a large variety of people. Our presence at community events puts us in the eyes of many of the community. By continually finding new ways to engage our visitors and Cortland County at large we continue to be a recognizable name. 4. Number of individuals served last year? 1,724 ; 2 years ago? 1,774 5. Geographical Area…

There are two main reasons I want to be at NYU: New York City, and music technology. First, the city. I went to LaGuardia High School, and when I first applied to college, I was searching for something new. I figured it would be a nice change of pace to leave the hustle bustle of the city and head off to some place quiet. As the semesters went by, my upstate campus began to feel isolated. After a certain hour, the whole county shuts down and heads to bed. Quite a shock coming from the city that…

New York State distinctiveness lies in its diversity of politics, cultures, economies and social programs. Described as a proactive and progressive state, New York represents a government unimaginable to many other states. Historically, state governments were looked at as “traditionalist and inactive,” because of their underrepresentation and ineffectiveness. However, New York State has overcome its once growing social problems, fiscal crisis, and having graded one of the least typical states in…

New York City From a New Yorker’s Point of View: A City Filled with Flaws New York City. The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. These phrases always seem to catch the attention of many people. When New York comes up in a conversation, most people think about well-known locations like Grand Central Station where you can travel to upstate New York or other states near New York, or Times Square where the lights shine the brightest and there are so many different things to do like shopping,…

org/aah/brown-dorothy-lavinia-1919-2004) Brown was born on January 7, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After a couple of weeks after her birth, her mother and Brown moved to upstate New York. Once she turned five-months-old she was placed in adoption at Troy Orphan Asylum (soon was renamed Vanderhyden Hall) in Troy, New York. This orphanage is where Brown's thought of her career took place. When Brown had her tonsillectomy at five, she had an immediate interest in medicine. She was never…

for mechanical engineering made me spend my free time disassembling broken machines and trying to fix them. Furthermore, I tend to be more curious and creative when I was 10th grade. I start my research, combined all of my formulas, and think about a new source of energy that can combine to my “innovative machine” and the combination can produce a magnetic field. What is the most special part about this innovative magnetic machine is it can lift an object from any type of surface using the…

These high desirable communities were New Yorkers who want to be close to Manhattan without paying Manhattans real estate prices. The other beautiful feature Long Island City has is the highest concentration of art galleries, art institutions and studio space of all the neighborhoods in New York City. When we were walking along the streets of this neighborhood, there was a lot of comparing the old to the new. There was also construction taking place of new skyscrapers that were going up, and…

The World of Mexican Migrants Migration of Mexicans is not a new topic, regardless of their destination. It has been going on for hundreds of years. Each migrant has a different story, and a different reason for moving. Of the Mexicans interviewed by Judith Hellman, the author of the book, The World of Mexican Migrants, it is clear that many of them migrated to the United States in order to create new and better lives for themselves, help their parents as much as possible, and raise a family in…