On March 18‚ 1970‚ history was made in America. Thousands of New York City postal workers expressed their frustration with Congress by simply refusing to work. Even though the strike was birthed in New York‚ postal workers from many other states also shared the same anger and concerns. Despite the miles that separated them‚ nearly 200‚000 postal workers from 30 major cities joined the strike. Prior to 1970‚ the United States Postal Service was known as Post Office Department and was also managed
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Along the walls of any major city‚ it is almost guaranteed to see sort of bright colored graffiti strewn across. The phenomena that is modern graffiti originated in 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”
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In fBallet 422 the film follows a choreographer by the name of Justin Peck. He been with the New York City ballet since 2007. He became the only current dancer to choregraph for New York City Ballet. He was commissioned to create the only ballet in the 2013 winter season. He chose three of the company’s elite principal dancers and it has ballet to a musical composition form 1935. I learned man things about the dance ballet for example they alone more men in ballet the I expected and they wear
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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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2005 New York City transit strike The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU). Negotiations for a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over retirement‚ pension‚ and wage increases. The strike began at 3:00 a.m. EST on December 20‚ 2005. Most New York City Transit Authority personnel observed the strike‚ effectively halting all service on the subway and buses. Millions of commuters
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the founders of New York State and approved the Dutch colonies to reclaim the area in 1609. In 1664 England bought the island of Manhattan and altered it into a foremost trading port for the 13 original colonies. New York City then turned out to be an area of prodigious population and diversity. The New York harbor was first discovered by an Italian man in 1524. His name was Giovanni De Verrazano. There is now a bridge named after this man. After Verrazano discovered the New York harbor‚ the Dutch
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that we may think they’re ridiculous. Personally‚ my fear is one that is feared by many Americans and other countries as well. My fear is another terrorist attack in New York City‚ mainly an attack on the Port Authority Bus Terminal and on the subway lines. This is a big issue for me involving fear because I’m always in the city due to the fact that I’m in a running club as well as being a runner for Nike. Traveling‚ I don’t know what might
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18‚ 1888‚ in New Haven‚ Connecticut. His family then moved to New York City in 1897 and grew up in Manhattan. He attended Yale University after graduating in 1909‚ Moses went on to study political science at Oxford and Columbia Universities. In 1913‚ Moses began his career at Municipal Research Bureau in New York. While he was working there‚ he suggested and completed a restructure of New York City’s civil service system. In 1919‚ Governor Al Smith made Moses chief staff of New York state’s reconstruction
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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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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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