Philadelphia during the early 1970’s and spread to other urban cities‚ most notably New York. Many graffiti artists used it as means to showcase their art‚ while others used it as a public speech and highlight gentrification within the area. Despite its artistic nature‚ city governments quickly labeled graffiti as a form of “vandalism”‚ and instilled various programs to rectify the problem. Philadelphia and New York in particular had to most success in subduing graffiti and dealing with gentrification
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for impressive buildings and valuable real estate. Why Between 1821 and 1855‚ New York City nearly quadrupled in population. As the city expanded‚ people were drawn to the few open spaces‚ mainly cemeteries‚ to get away from the noise and chaotic life in the city. Before long‚ however‚ New York City’s need for a great public park was voiced by the poet and editor of the then-Evening Post (now the New York Post)‚ William Cullen Bryant‚ and by the first American landscape architect‚ Andrew Jackson
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Newspapers and print media have experienced increasing difficulty due to the shift in the way people consume information. According the Pew Research Center‚ 55% of New York Times readers read the Times on a phone or a computer. That trend holds true across the industry with 2012 numbers showing that over half of Americans consume news online‚ while only 29% claimed to have read a newspaper in the last day (See Exhibit 1). Declining print readership means fewer advertisers and declining price-leverage
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What is the result‚ after a reporter commits frequent acts of journalistic fraud while covering significant news event? The trend continues when there are not things or people in place to rectify it. When obvious warning signs are ignored‚ such as Jayson Blair’s mistakes it only weakens the credibility of the newspaper. Blair was caught in a plagiarism scandal that harmed the New York Times reputation; though he set the stage for more incidents like that to happen and history repeat itself. The fact
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New York City 1950’s Life in the 1950’s in New York was very different to the way people live today in the city. A number of things have changed to make the lifestyles and everyday life different from past generations. The transportation‚ tourist attraction‚ cost of general products and just technology in general. Transportation especially‚ has changed drastically. In the 1950’s trolleys‚ public buses and subways were common ways to get from place to place. Automobiles were common during this time
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could experience another place besides the one I was currently living in. Although I loved it‚ I wanted to see what else the world has in store for me. It wasn’t until my junior I finally got my wish‚ our theater department was going to New York City. Going to New York City was life changing‚ to say the least. The only two stops we had all week was to check into the hotel on the first day and to check of the hotel the last‚ other than that it
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easy thing. Especially now in the United States where immigration is seen as a problem with our new president. Our president has made decisions against immigration solely because of stereotypes that have been around for centuries. A great film that replicates the first sign of U.S. immigration and it’s first stereotypes in the late 1800s is Gangs of New York (2002). This movie takes place in New York where at this time there was a huge flow of a variety of Immigrants that had no one to relate to
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was a whole new level. New York City. The city where dreams were made and destroyed. The capital of the world. From that moment on I was hooked. I loved the food‚ I loved the sights‚ I loved the people‚ and I loved the rush I felt as soon as I walked out the door. I was mesmerized by the Phantom on Broadway and shocked by the people performing in Times Square. This was the place for me. I knew that this was the city I wanted to spend the rest of my life in. After my trip to New York last summer
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The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) is a leading provider of inpatient‚ ambulatory‚ and preventive care services in and around New York City. NYP is one of the nation’s largest health care facility that has over 2 million patient visits‚ about 15‚000 births‚ and processes over 310‚000 emergency room patients every year. This hospital‚ ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report‚ has six campuses‚ including two that are affiliated with medical schools. NYP has approximately 2‚600 beds and employs
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My First Visit to New York City Few years before‚ I visited New York City for the first time‚ so before I went there‚ I studied a travel guide for a long time. My cousin told me New York City is a beautiful city‚ especially during the Christmas season. She said I would see Christmas decorations everywhere. Therefore‚ I said to myself that I had to visit the city during the Christmas season. My cousin lives in Long Island City‚ so when I left from there to go to downtown Manhattan‚ I took an MIA
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