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    New York City Fire Attack

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    are people that respond to emergency calls when the EMTs or firefighters need assistance on the scene of an incident. Other names for first responders are FireFighter‚ EMT‚ or a Law Enforcement Officer. What fire apparatus were at the towers on the day of the attacks. There were‚ “18 pumpers‚ 7 rear mount ladders‚ 4 tiller trucks‚ 4 tower ladders‚ 2 heavy rescue units‚ 2 high-rise units‚ 1 tactical support unit‚ 3 haz-mat tenders‚ 1 hazmat tactical response vehicle‚ 1 satellite hose wagon‚ 1 field

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    New York City is known as a center of art‚ culture‚ fashion and finance with iconic sites such as Times Square‚ The Statue of Liberty‚ and The Empire State Building. There are certain aspects which are easily identified with New York City such as skyscrapers‚ rap‚ the subway‚ and Broadway. However‚ in my mind‚ there is one aspect of New York City which I feel represents the city as a whole. One place that can be found in each neighborhood with different ambiences and different people. Diners are

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    New York Knicks: The 20 Most Painful Postseason Losses in History It’s the offseason‚ which means there isn’t much news regarding Knicks basketball; after all. The gigantic news this week is the Knicks signing Sasha Vujacic‚ a guy who has played only 10 NBA minutes in the past four years. I figured it was still the right time to write a new blog; I’ll still write about three times a week‚ because I love you guys! Today’s topic: Knicks heartbreaking playoff moments I started to think about all

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    They call it the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA New York City Transit is the largest public transportation system in the world with 470 reported passenger station‚ plus 230 miles of routes translating into 660 miles of revenue track‚ and a total of 842 miles including non-revenue trackage. It runs 24 hours a day and all year long and is one of the most notable transit systems in the world because of such running hours. It is well- known as the subway‚ which means an underground

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    Title: New York City’s Immigrant Experience in The Late 19th Century During the year 1492‚ the history of American Jewish commenced which marked the eviction of Jews from Spain and thereby‚ landing in America. This marked the starting of Jewish communal society in North America. The colonial Jews never crossed the mark of being 1/10th of a percent of American population‚ but they managed to establish the patterns of Jewish community life which persisted for many generations. This marked the beginning

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    New York Electives New York City is a city of dreams. All the people in the world want to live in the Big Apple. It is famous for all the symbols present in it‚ its yellow cabs‚ its grid pattern‚ its international population and especially the height of its skyscrapers. This was the thing that impressed me the most; the lights‚ the billboards‚ and the huge buildings that I had never seen before transported me.                 I was like an ant in a forest of buildings. Locked in my little cab

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    Introduction The New York Giants are a professional football team‚ located in East Rutherford‚ New Jersey. The Giants have been around since 1925‚ and have become a well-known organization and one that other teams look to emulate. The Giants play their home games at MetLife Stadium which was just built in 2010. The Giants are a part of my life‚ everyday conversation‚ looking up breaking news‚ who they are interested in taking in this year’s draft. It’s something I can share with my Dad‚ a fellow

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    Jill Lepore Letters Based on New York Burning Brad Davis US History‚ Tuesday and Thursday‚ 1:00-2:25PM February 15‚ 2012 February 22‚ 1993 Dear Dr. James Thompson‚ It has been entirely to long since we have had a chance to catch up. I hope that you and your wife are doing well. How is the new job with The New-York Historical Society going? I hope it brings you as much fulfillment as your teaching job did. I can’t explain in words what a massive influence you had when you were my

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    Strengths Strong Brand The New York Islanders brand is embedded within their traditions. Even the change of something as small as the goal horn‚ from the original foghorn that commended the Long Islands maritime traditions to the sound of the subway-inspired goal horn caused an outcry due to the fact that it did not symbolize the team‚ creating an unfamiliar environment and disrupting a branding technique that had been established decades ago (Drance‚ 2016). The New York Islanders entered the NHL

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    John Etefia Tomek Research Paper The New York City Draft Riots that took place July 13-16 of 1863 during the Civil War are considered the largest civil insurrection in the American History. The riots started off as a protest against the Conscription Act passed in March of 1863‚ which made all single men age 20-45 and married men up to 35 were subject to the draft lottery. The part of the Conscription Act that really caused an uproar was not only the fact that it forced men to go and fight in

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