neighborhood into a trendy area with hip boutiques and a bustling arts scene. For some‚ this gentrification over time is a positive change for the neighborhood. For others‚ the gentrification has had a negative effect including loss of culture‚ businesses‚ and people. In the Lower East Side‚ Orchard Street Hotel‚ Extra Butter‚ and Round Two New York are local businesses that all show the effects of gentrification. To begin‚ the Orchard Street Hotel is located at 163 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side
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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous and iconic bridges in the United States along with The Golden Gate Bridge. The initial planning of this bridge took place in 1867 when New York State Senate approved a legislation about a New York Bridge Company and the largest suspension bridge project. The construction of the bridge started in 1869 by the designer and chief engineer John Roebling and officially opened for public on May 24‚ 1883. At that time‚ Brooklyn Bridge was considered the longest
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Greenpoint Greenpoint‚ Brooklyn is a culturally vibrant neighborhood full of a wide range of retail shops‚ restaurants‚ bars & venues‚ banks‚ and other services. It is largely occupied by people of Polish descent (43.6% according to the 2000 Census) and of Hispanic descent (19.2%.) The median income is $33‚578‚ significantly lower than the corresponding national average of $41‚994. Even with the median income in Greenpoint being almost $10‚000 less than the national average‚ it has many of the
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and developing a thriving community People from Gujarat‚ India‚ have also been settling in and around Sunset Park since 1974 Since the 1980s‚ Brooklyn Chinatown‚ located along 8th Avenue from 42nd to 68th Street‚ has attracted many Chinese immigrants. By 2009 many Mandarin-speaking people had moved to Sunset Park The 2000 Census [2] for Sunset Park‚ Brooklyn approximates that there were 120‚441 people living in the neighborhood; 50.5% were male and 49.5% female. The median age was 30.8; 17.8% of residents
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Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center‚ Inc. is an advanced medical center located in downtown Brooklyn‚ NY. They offer a vast array in supportive and preventative health care. On Thursday September 8th 2016‚ I did a walking visit at the Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center. Up on arrival I was greeted at the front desk and directed to an HIV/AIDS counselor. I was then taken into a private room‚ the counselor explain to me my rights to decline free testing as well as decline further testing or treatment. He then
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Betty Smith ’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn presents the problems of a child growing up‚ the coming of age when one meets challenges and overcomes obstacles. The protagonist‚ Francie Nolan‚ undergoes a self-discovery as she strives to mature living in the Brooklyn slum despite its poverty and privation. Thus‚ Smith ’s thematic treatment of the struggle of maturity has become for the reader an exploration of loneliness‚ family relationships‚ the loss of innocence‚ and death and disease. One of the
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After reading "My Brooklyn‚ Then and Now" by Wendell Jamieson‚ I couldn’t help but to think of the one line that caught my attention " Plenty of old places are gone‚ but many thrive. And the new places - the restaurants and bars‚ of course...have made Brooklyn a destination." Growing up in Ridgewood‚ Queens I saw many places disappear overtime. I also saw many new places blossom and make this neighborhood quite an attraction. From Norma’s bakery that is located just a few blocks away from my house
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Everyone’s life is a physical and spiritual journey—from birth to death. Each person’s experience is unique‚ yet very similar to those that came before and those that will come after. Whitman talks about the journey of life in “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”‚ as he is taking a ferry ride. He illustrates the similarities of his life to those that will take the same trip through the visions and emotions that he ponders while on his voyage. Walt Whitman speaks to not only the physical aspects of going
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Everyone possess different kinds of virtues In the novel a tree grows in Brooklyn‚ the protagonist‚ |Francie Nolan displays three virtues‚ courage‚ honesty and acceptance. Courage comes in many shapes‚ sizes and forms; it can be saving an old lady from a burning building or small encounters of courage‚ like asking out a secret admirer. Francies display’s courage when the doctor makes several comments about poor people being filthy‚ Francie feels hurt immediately. When the needle went into her‚ “…
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