threatened and may never be the same because of damage the recent storm Hurricane Sandy caused. In most parts of lower Manhattan‚ few signs remain of damaging flood waters and impacting winds from Sandy that nearly washed away this part of the city back in October. In some of the hard hit areas the power is back on and people are back at their desks working. Some may feel lower Manhattan is back to business but store owners and residents of the neighborhood may beg to differ. Historic cobblestone streets
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schools and financial markets‚ sending coastal residents fleeing‚ and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds‚ soaking rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet tall. New York was among the hardest hit‚ with its biggest financial income areas in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater flooding into the still gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center. The storm made it to New Jersey on Monday evening with 80 mph winds killed at least 16 people in seven states‚ cut power to more
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Ally Yelton Mrs. LaGrange Senior Composition 5 October 2012 “Ground Zero” “Ground zero is a great bowl of light‚ an emptiness that seems weirdly spacious and grand‚ like a vast plaza amid the dense tangle of streets in lower Manhattan” (159). This is the feeling the speaker gets when she sees the World Trade Center site for the first time after the attacks on ground zero. The day on which the speaker went was a cold‚ damp March morning on the corner of Vesey and Church Streets (158). At
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I was a tall skyscraper that was known to the world as World Peace Through Trade. In 1946‚ the New York Legislature came up with a group called The World Trade Corporation and they developed The World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. In 1958‚ the World Trade Center Corporations hired three guys named Skidmore‚ Owings‚ and Merrill to come up with a design for me. A year later the designs were released to the public. By the time they actually started constructing me it was August of 1968. It only
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Analysis of “Streets: A Memoir of the Lower East Side” by Bella Spewack There is a lot that we can learn from people who have experienced history. Bella Spewack‚ specifically‚ is a great example of the struggle immigrants endured while trying to survive in America after immigration. Today‚ it is beneficial to learn about the personal views of people who lived in the past so we can gain a better understanding of how communities today were developed. Reading “Streets”‚ you can understand what
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Research Paper Deborah Hickson 11/25/12 US History Period H Mr. Larson Explosions in the Distance: The Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project threw us into the age of nuclear warfare through the creation of a weapon that can kill thousands in seconds. But before we continue onto the story of The Manhattan Project‚ we first must know the reasons why it was started. During World War II‚ Germany‚ with some help from primarily Italy‚ tried to take over Europe. This was the rise of Hitler
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My Reflection On Central Park Imagine a topographical view of Manhattan in the early 1800’s; all you see is squares and streets. This was Clinton’s Commissioner Plan- to level all of Manhattan to make way for streets and buildings. However‚ what were not taken to account were parks and recreational areas. This would all change in the 1850’s as landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted architect Calvert Vaux won the right to build their project- the Greensward Plan (CentralParkHistory). This plan
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live‚ work and play in New York says something to New Yorkers about who you are. The five boroughs are: Brooklyn Queens The Bronx Staten Island Manhattan Most people think of Manhattan when they think of New York City‚ also known as The City. New York City is actually spread across five different counties - one borough per county. The island of Manhattan is long and narrow.
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public space‚ located in financial district of lower Manhattan‚ space owned by Brookfield Properties. Mostly‚ tourists and financial workers visit Zuccotti Park‚ and it was later used as the site of several events commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. In 2011‚ it became the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp. Many activists occupied the space and used it as a staging ground for their demonstration throughout the Manhattan Financial District. The Canadian activist group
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the world and the capital of world’s economy. There isn’t something you can’t find in NYC. Manhattan is the wealthiest area of the city‚ actually it is a group of islands in Hudson River. In this area there are stores of the most famous brands in the world‚ there is everything from clothes and restaurants to electronics and luxurious hotels. The World’s biggest Stock Market is in Wall Street in Lower Manhattan which gives the city the right to be called The Capital of the World. Brooklyn bridge is
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