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    NEIGHBORHOOD

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    Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southern part of Brooklyn and is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin‚ East 108th St.‚ and the L Subway line‚ on the North by Linden Boulevard‚ on the west by Remsen Avenue and on the South by Jamaica Bay. Canarsie is surrounded by the neighborhoods of East Flatbush‚ Flatlands‚ Mill Basin‚ Bergen Beach‚ and East New York. Canarsie was built on swamps near Jamaica Bay. The name “Canarsee”‘s etymology is in dispute‚ but it some scholars of Native American

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    Travel with Me and Jean

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    THE STORY… TRAVEL WITH M AND JEAN IN OUR DREAMS How you ever had adventure on your dreams? Do you dream about nightmares or adventures? I’m Gio and this is my best pal Jean always with me – we do everything together in my dreams. We are always going somewhere together‚ that’s probably why you will usually see us from behind. We love to travel‚ even if it is usually in our Dreams! The good thing about dreaming is that you can go places that may not even actually

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    My Turn Program

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    College‚ we have an umbrella of senior programs on campus; My Turn‚ 50+ Wellness and the Aging Mastery Program. This document will focus on the My Turn Program and the Aging Mastery Program. My Turn Program Here at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ there is a program designed to meet the educational needs of people 60 years of age and older. The “My Turn” program has been in existence for over 30 years. The program has increased the attendance‚ to the college for regular students

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    What Is Gentrification?

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    encourage middle income to settle down in D.C. In a 2005 study by the Fannie Mae Foundation discovered that a third of the run-up in housing prices between 1997 and 2001 were a directly caused by this new tax policy (Frank Ruta‚) meaning that gentrification is not just something that randomly happens but something that can also be sanctioned by the government itself‚ and this is how it first moved into U street. Modern Day U street has plummeting crime rates and is back to being a bustling neighborhood

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    Seminary

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    Seminary in Brooklyn Should be Encouraged In the beginning of twelfth many girls have the conflict of deciding whether they should attend a year in Israel for an experience in Jewish studies‚ or to stay home and have the same kind Jewish Studies of experience in New York without being in Israel and attend college. In this beginning time period of twelfth grade the chatter of whose going to seminary and whose not are the constant conversations. This causes way too much stress and tension on girls

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    Gentrification In America

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    Gentrification has always be a controversial subject in which it particularly deals with pushing out the blacks‚ and moving in the whites. Although many people believe this is how gentrification works‚ it is actually much more complex. In modern America‚ gentrification is more of an inconspicuous act in which the lower class is pushed out‚ rather than just a specific race. Although the majority of the lower class happen to be African Americans and latinos‚ it is focused upon the removal of the lower

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    OWOEYE DAWN CHISHOLM ETH/316 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY SEPTEMBER‚ 2012 Coney Island is a cape and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn‚ New York City‚ New York‚ in the United States. Coney Island is known mainly as amusement parks sites‚ and recently‚ the area has become the home of the minor league baseball team the Brooklyn Cyclones as of the opening of the MCU Park. Once According to the 2010 census‚ there were a total of 19‚378‚102 people living in Coney Island. Most

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    A fantastic summer respite from the hectic and steamy New York is to visit one of the best beaches in the city. It is exceptionally refreshing to feel the cool sea breezes and hear the breaking waves. The public has free access to the perks from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Here are twelve of our favorite beaches for summer fun. 1. Tilden Beach‚ Queens Tilden Beach has wild white sand dunes and vegetation that make you feel like you are in another world. This gorgeous oceanfront park is part of

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    position with an organization that will give me the opportunity to utilize my skills that will contribute to corporate goals. Education York College City University‚ Queens NY Bachelor of Arts in Psychology New York City Technical College Brooklyn NY Associate of Arts Experience Administration for Children ’s Services Office of Pre-Placement Services- New Y ork‚NY January 2005Performed children services and assist promoting the welfare of children. Completed periodic standardized forms

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    was ready to start my new life. We worked very hard to I waited five years before having my first son‚ Four years later I had my second son. Things were great until we grew apart. In March 17 St. Patty’s day and 1965 I was born. In the city of Brooklyn New York. The city that is known to never sleeps. I was the youngest of four I had three older brothers. Growing up in New York City was a lot of fun. There’s a reason why it’s called the city that never sleeps. City lights were on restaurants were

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