The school, Ps. 282, is located in Park Slope Brooklyn. The Park Slope district centers about the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway. Park slope is best known for its Victorian-era mansion and brownstones. It is one of the most romantic neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Railroad owner and land speculator, Edwin C. Litchfield, built the present neighborhood of Park Slope. Five hundred and twenty-six acres of land was bought by the city to design Prospect Park, resulting in giving the neighborhood its name. Park Slope experienced a horrible tragedy in 1960. December 16, 1960, United Airlines DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in the air, killing all 128 passengers on two planes …show more content…
You can see couples riding their bikes, others going to work or parental guardians riding their bikes with a child seat attached. Although there are many cyclists, there are many car owners in the neighborhood. As a result, parking can be a hassle due to the amount of drivers. While walking down 5th Avenue, there are different restaurant, clothing stores, bars and grocery stores. There are Spanish, Asian, Mediterranean and Halal restaurants. Park Slope has a store called the Chocolate Bar. The Chocolate Bar is a store that sells chocolate and other treats made in Brooklyn. Some of the chocolates are even made in the store. There are for activities for children and their family to take part in. On 7th Avenue, there is a playground and painted pots. Painted Pots is a paint your own pottery studio that offers painting pottery, mosaics, glass fusion, canvas painting, classes, summer camps and birthday parties. There is no reservation needed to paint your own pottery. On 6th Avenue, Puppet Works is a place where young children and their family can sit and enjoy a puppet show. The walk on 5th, 6th and 7th Avenue was very entertaining because of all the stores to explore or activities to
Like many parks in New York City, Prospect Park fell into decline after World War II but was revitalized thanks in large part to the establishment of the Prospect Park Alliance in 1987. Today the park is known as Brooklyn’s crown jewel and hosts nearly 10 million visitors each year as well as popular food festivals, concerts and other
At 9:03 United Airlines Flight 175 crashes in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the western façade of the Pentagon. While United Airlines Flight 93’ some believed it was destined for the White House, U.S. Capitol building, or other landmarks, crashes into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. At the end of this horrific terrorist attack, approximately 2,977 died. Many families lost fathers, mothers, daughters, brothers.
The closest farmers’ market to New Chinatown is in Echo Park, located approximately 5 minutes away via automobile, near the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Alvarado Boulevard. This market takes place every Friday from 3pm to 8 pm, where on an average day would bring in about 500 customers to this market of twenty stands. On rainy days and unfavorable weather conditions, however, only six stands are present, one of which – called Sweredoski Farms - sells produce. Sweredoski Farms is an urban farm in Bell Gardens that sells fresh, seasonal, and “all-natural” produce. Interestingly, this produce is only grown a mere fifteen minutes’ drive away from where the farmers’ market takes place.
The South Bronx, New York City: another northern portrait of racial divide that naturally occurred in the span of less than a century, or a gradual, but systematic reformation based on the mistaken ideology of white supremacy? A quick glance through contemporary articles on The Bronx borough convey a continuation of less-than-ideal conditions, though recently politicians and city planners have begun to take a renewed interest in revitalizing the Bronx. (HU, NYT) Some common conceptions of the Bronx remain less than satisfactory—indeed, some will still express fear or disgust, while some others have expressed the fundamentally incorrect racial ideas studied here—but others recall the Bronx with fondness, calling it a once “boring” and “secure” neighborhood.(BRONX HIST JOURNAL, p. 1) What are we to do with such radically different accounts between The Bronx of yesterday, and the impoverished borough of today? If we speak in known, contemporary cultural stereotypes, then segregation is strictly a Southern design, but natural otherwise—but to record this as a natural occurrence, no different than a seasonal change or day turning to night, would be to ignore the underlying problem. The changing role of white Americans from majority to population minority in the Bronx, coupled with the borough’s title of “poorest urban county in America” (as of 2012), is the result of careful orchestration and a repeating story of economic and political gain superseding civil rights. (GONZALES, BRONX) (BRONX HIST JOURN, HARD KNOCKS IN BRONX @ poorest note ) It is not coincidence.
Washington Square Park is home to thousands of New York University Students, families leisurely strolling through the park on afternoons, people cooling off at the fountain during the summer, couples lounging on the green grass, and even home to the New York City Pillow Fight held during the summer. At the center of Greenwich Village, it provides an escape from the busy traffic and city surrounding it. Most importantly, it is home to the Washington Square Arch.
apartment in the upper class part of Manhattan. While this book setting is from thirteen years
In October of 1927, Mt Rushmore started its building journey that involved the efforts of about 400 Men and Woman over a decade to finally complete. It is a project of colossal proportion, colossal ambition and colossal achievement. In Building Mt. Rushmore, It included jobs such as call boy to drillers to the blacksmiths to even housekeepers. With a compensation of $8 a day, the workers endured conditions from the blazing Hot Summers to the Bitter Cold Winters. Each worker would have to climb a total of 700 stairs to the top of the mountain to punch in and out of work. Although the workers loved coming to work on this historical project, it was also a dangerous worksite. 90% of the moutaint was carved using a dynamite.
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Coney Island besides the Cyclone rollercoaster. Now with development of businesses and maybe even condos, Coney Island will be the next hotspot in Brooklyn.
On March 28, 1979, an accident happened at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The accident started due to equipment failures, but was further escalated by operator errors. Reports of the disaster showed that had the operators kept the emergency cooling systems on, this accident would’ve just been an insignificant incident. The accident caused the core of the reactor to meltdown and release radioactive gas. There weren’t any injuries or health affects due to the radiation, however, the accident scared the nation away from nuclear power for many years to come.
San francisco the most cosmopolitan city on the American west coast, also known as the city by the Golden Gate. There are many different attractions to see, all with a different twist on them. Hundreds of elegant restaurants to visit and eat at. Also many modern and beautiful hotels. San Francisco, California is one of the most unique and fashionable cities in the world.
New York is often known for their bustling streets and extraordinary landmarks. Washington Square Park is used daily by the public for demonstrations, entertainment, a campus or simply a place to be idle nearly any time of the day. Many have argued that Washington Square is not a park or even a square but nonetheless, it is home to many for various demonstrations regarding political and social movements (Folple 1). It has become an important part of New York and their history due to its many protests that helped shape several legislations.
“An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state,” is how The Oxford Dictionary describes Capitalism(Oxford). Most people would not think about capitalism as a political system, but the economy has become more complex, the demand for government regulation was met and today they work hand in hand. If you don’t believe me, see who everyone blames or turns to every time the economy tanks (the president). Prior to the 80’s, the United States could have economically been described as being in a “golden age”. We saw years of consistent growth. Annual family incomes rose with the
New York is popularly known as the “City That Never Sleeps” for a reason: there’s always something to do, regardless of what time of the year you visit. New York City is made up of five very large neighborhoods known as boroughs. The boroughs include Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Majority of the tourists will be familiar with Manhattan, as it is considered the most visited travel destination of all the boroughs. It is also featured in a lot of TV shows and movies. For the fact that New York attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists annually, visitors will find a wide range of hotel accommodations and lovely attractions.
Over the years, my neighborhood has shaped me in many ways. I currently live in the Town of Cicero, and I have lived in the same neighborhood for my whole life. In my neighborhood, there are many things you can do. In the summer and spring, you can go swimming in the local pool, you can go play at the soccer & baseball field, you can go to the park,or you can go walking to the library. In the winter, there are many events at Cicero Stadium that you can go to. In my neighborhood, I would say there is an equal amount of males and females, and each household containing 4-7 family members. It is mostly hispanic residents, but a small percent are Caucasian and African-American.