based off of the book‚ Gossip Girl‚ written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl is six seasons long and full of the juiciest of drama. The background of the series is based off of Ziegesar’s own experience growing up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan‚ New York. Gossip Girl is about the lives of high school seniors whose parents happen to be some of New York’s most glamorous residents. The shows two central characters are Serena and Blair‚ who are best friends. They are both classified as rich
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Program in Bronx is ruled Unconstitutional In this article by Joseph Goldstein‚ facts point out that N.Y.P.D.’s rule to stop and frisk has been ruled Unconstitutional. Judge‚ Shira A. Scheindlin of Federal District court in Manhattan‚ said “Officers were routinely stopping people outside the buildings without reasonable suspicion that they were trespassing”. With this stop-and-frisk program innocent people are being stopped outside of Bronx Tap buildings. “During October
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Derek Naegle Dr. Cammie Sublette ENGL 2033 September 7‚ 2012 American Inequality in American Psycho Set in the Manhattan of 1989‚ Brett Easton Ellis ’s novel American Psycho sketches the life of Patrick Bateman‚ an attractive 26-year-old Harvard graduate who earns a six-figure income on Wall Street. Bateman and his Ivy League educated friends enjoy all the luxury Manhattan has to offer‚ including expensive restaurants‚ exclusive nightclubs and excessive amounts of cocaine. However‚ what their
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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Hurricane Sandy hit New York hard. Power was lost; there were floods‚ several casualties and deaths. But the neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan‚ Red Hook and Gowanus areas of Brooklyn‚ and Staten Island were perhaps one of the greatest affected by this natural disaster. Because scientists are predicting that by 2100‚ the century event of Hurricane Sandy will be an annual occurrence. So‚ because of this‚ the question of “How can we protect New York from this in the future
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first to use steel-wire – and dominated the New York City skyline as the tallest structure in the western hemisphere. The idea of a bridge linking Manhattan to Brooklyn was first formalized in a petition to the state legislature in 1802 (Feuerstein 24). From the time Dutch settlers arrived in Brooklyn in 1636‚ there had been a need to travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn (Feuerstein 98). There were many factors that made constructing a bridge there difficult‚ though. The East River was a wide and busy
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the scandalous lives of manhattans elite." Hooked yet? I know I was when I first heard this famous sign on II. What makes this show oh so delectable is 3 main components‚ the setting‚ the plot‚ and the love dynamics. III. I consider myself an expert on the topic because for two weeks over christmas break I did absolutely nothing but eat‚ sleep‚ and breathe Gossip Girl. IV. (synopsis) Gossip girl is about several main characters living in upper east side Manhattan. The main characters are
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It is well known that the origins of our modern hiphip stemmed from the boroughs of New York City in the late 1970’s. New York City at the time was a raw and racially diverse place in areas outside of Manhattan; further‚ New York was in the midst of one the worse crime surges in modern America. This tumultuous environment bred a new generation of artists and as such‚this crossculture integration produced a new forms of expression through music. Clive Campbell‚ Jamaican immigrant that went by the name Kool Herc
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number of alternative commuter services to points outside Manhattan. You can get news of service interruptions and download the most current maps from the website. City Buses | Driving | Subways Taxis & car services | Walking Getting to and from New York CITY BUSES MTA buses are fine...but only if you aren’t in a hurry. They are white and blue and display a digital destination sign on the front along with the route number (in Manhattan‚ look for the ones that begin with an M). If your feet hurt
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The poem Manhattan Thirties Flash is exactly what the title states. It is a quick description of Manhattan in the 1930’s. The author‚ Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was a well-known firebrand‚ Ginsberg was a leader of the "beat movement" of the 1950’s and of the cultural and political protests of the 1960’s. He often writes about spiritual survival in a dehumanized‚ repressive society. You can see the dehumanization throughout the poem for example in line one when Ginsberg writes‚ "repetitive machine
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comes as no surprise that the city of New York is among one of the most populated states and tourist areas in America. New York City‚ also known as‚ “The Big Apple” is divided up into five boroughs; Manhattan‚ Brooklyn‚ Queens‚ The Bronx‚ and Staten Island. Particularly‚ within the borough of Manhattan lies a neighborhood often referred to as “Hell’s Kitchen” which will be the focus of this study. The neighborhood streches a little over 0.8 square miles‚ starting from its southern border on 34th street
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