Alcohol in America Speakeasies during the Prohibition in New York City On January 16th‚ 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. This prohibited the transportation‚ sale‚ and production of liquor within the borders of the United States. This act had many unintended consequences: one of them being the rise of speakeasies mainly in major cities. With the evaporation of the big saloon came the birth of speakeasies‚ mostly hole-in-the-wall establishments that served illegal liquor. Many of these
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In April of 2007 an African American man studying to be a doctor‚ is stopped and frisked by three New York City Police Officers. The man‚ 33 year old David Floyd said he was not doing anything suspicious. This is the now famous case of Floyd v City of New York which challenged stop and frisks as discriminatory and unconstitutional. The judge ruled stop and frisk cases like Floyd vs New York are discriminatory and police tactics like this must be reformed. Because not only are people being treated
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2015 New York City The melting pot‚ the city that never sleeps‚ the big apple. What do all of these things have in common? There are simply nicknames for one of the most exciting places in America‚ New York City! New York city is full of various forms of entertainment. Since‚ I’m from the small part of New York‚ Brooklyn. I am very excited in informing you all on one of my favorite places to visit. Once I am in New York City I never want to leave there. In fact‚ I visit New York City every
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In New York the transportation was ran by a Omnibus. The Omnibus was ran by a horse-drawn carriage. The horse ran along a fixed route. The Omnibus was meant to seat fifteen passengers. There would often be more room with cramped people. The driver stopped when the people tugged on the strap around his ankle. The other New York transportation that was used was the Horsecars. Horsecars rode along Embedded iron or steel tracks. It was hard for the horses to go up hilly streets and to carry all
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Lewis Mumford‚ a famous American writer and historian‚ once said‚ “New York is the perfect model of a city‚ not the model of a perfect city.” That is to say‚ New York is an exemplary city that holds the essential qualities and abilities a city should possess. It is an ideal model because it is a place bursting with potential‚ as well as endless opportunities‚ for its inhabitants to grow and thrive. However‚ although it is overflowing with excitement and opportunities‚ it manages to retain its excitement
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TASK 2Create a powerpoint presentation‚ a prezi‚ a music video‚ a slide show‚ or a written essay with pictures that shows and explains the reasons for the fires that displaced people during the 1970’s in New York City and the effect these fires had on people and the neighborhoods. In this task the readings include: 1. An introduction 2. A reflection about the South Bronx written by a writer for The Post 3. An interview with a journalist who covered the fires in Bushwick 4. An oral history from someone
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rated based upon the information gleaned from the recruitment process including an evaluation of each candidates Knowledge‚ Skills Abilities and Other relevant criteria. Candidates will progress through a series of events leading to becoming a New York City police officer beginning with a pre-hire interview‚ a medical exam‚ a written psychological profile exam‚ a physical abilities test‚ an oral psychological interview and a character investigation. Additional requirements will be assessed and addressed
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Jill Lepore’s New York Burning is a novel about the 1741 slave conspiracy in New York City. When ten fires blazed through Manhattan‚ more and more evidence surfaced that it was slaves that set those fires and that they planned to set many more. Trials began and thirty slaves were either burned at the stake or hanged and over one hundred black men and women were thrown in jail. The question is‚ was there really a plot? Or were dozens of innocent people persecuted due to mass hysteria? After reading
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Introduction As a New Yorker‚ it is very difficult for one to avoid the reality that we are indeed surrounded by Chinese culture. From Chinese take-out restaurants serving delicious Chinese food to entire Chinese communities such as the one in Chinatown‚ Chinese culture is all over the place. Chinese art‚ cuisine‚ religion‚ festivals‚ and more can all be experienced in one place. This is why New York is considered to be the cultural center of the world. People from all walks of life come to New York for various
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In New York‚ We have many crimes that are unreported. We have many crimes that are occurring in our everyday lifestyle which we don’t notice. My group and I conducted research on different places in new york city in which crime occurs. The area that I am investigating is Lefrak City complex park. Lefrak City is located in Queens New York near queens center mall and where 114 precinct is found. I studied the area for about two weeks to get a conclusion on how the crime in the park is during the day
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